Cultural Listings
July 2012 Issue | by Wang Chen | Yunnan Bombing
A Most Convenient Suspect
A hastily-concluded investigation into the bombing of a government building in Yunnan Province has been re-opened due to public pressure. Why aren’t local residents swallowing the official line?
June 2013 Issue | by News China Magazine
It is time for the State to protect the property it claims to own
The State Council has pledged to enshrine property rights into law for the first time. But this could be the most daunting task it has ever undertaken
June 2013 Issue | by Qian Wei, Li Jia | Cancer in China
A Malignant Issue
China’s cancer rate has outpaced all expectations, hitting a wide range of demographics. Can the country deal with it?
June 2013 Issue | by Min Jie | Central and Local Governments
The Asset of Ambiguity
Blurred boundaries between central and local power are at the root of the disjointed enforcement of central policy in China. The recent “re-interpretation” of housing price regulations in local jurisdictions is a case in point
June 2013 Issue | by Hua Xuan | Laws & Regulations
Permanently Provisional
Many“provisional”regulations hurriedly imposed decades ago remain in force in China. But why?
June 2013 Issue | by Li Jia | Cancer in China
Refusing Treatment
Choices can have a big influence on China’s cancer problem, but whose matter more – those of individuals, or of policymakers?
June 2013 Issue | by Tang Lei, Yuan Ye | Hu Fayun
In Pursuit of Truth
In his novel Winter of Bewilderment, writer Hu Fayun tries to dissect the impact of the Cultural Revolution through individual stories, rather official interpretations
June 2013 Issue | by Liu Ziqian | Labor Rights
State of the Union
Lacking real independence and expertise, one of China’s first elected labor union leaders faces dismissal after a vote of no confidence
June 2013 Issue | by Xie Ying | Wu Renbao
No More Miracles
The death of Wu Renbao, the Party secretary who led impoverished Huaxi village to relative prosperity, has opened up debate on the viability of Wu’s successful, yet controversial, economic model
June 2013 Issue | by Liu Yanxun, Sun Zhe | Chi Susheng
Born Defensive
In a country that often brings charges against defense attorneys upon the conviction of their clients, lawyer Chi Susheng has stood out simply by standing up to power
June 2013 Issue | by Wang Yan | Polystyrene
Taking Back the Trash
China’s 14-year blanket ban on polystyrene containers is to be lifted on May 1. Banned in the name of public health and environmental protection, officials are now using the same arguments to justify returning polystyrene to the domestic market. Is lobbying now the norm in China’s corridors of power?
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