Zimbabwe’s Rural Communities Standing up to Chinese Mining Companies
ANDREW MAMBONDIYANI | EPOCH TIMES MUTARE, Zimbabwe—Zimbabwe’s rural communities are beginning to stand up to Chinese companies operating in the country, as evidenced by the recent demonstrations against plans for a mining project in the Domboshava area, north of the capital Harare. Villagers in Domboshava have been sending petitions to the government and holding protests against the quarry […]
China in Nationwide Security Crackdown During New Silk Road Forum
Qiao Long, Gao Shan and Wong Si-lam | Radio Free Asia China has ordered businesses to close and carried out mass detentions of petitioners and rights activists in a nationwide security operation during its “New Silk Road” forum in Beijing. As nearly 30 heads of state gathered in Beijing for President Xi Jinping’s “Belt and […]
Chinese Environmental Protester Seeks Refuge in Thailand Ahead of Earth Day
Qiao Long | Radio Free Asia A Chinese rights activist involved in recent environmental protests in the southern province of Guangdong has fled the country to seek political refugee status in Thailand. Wang Xili had been giving help and advice to residents of Junpu village near Guangdong’s Chaozhou city who were protesting pollution from a […]
China to Prosecute Ethnic Mongolian Over Tweet About Land Dispute
Wong Siu-san and Lee Lai | Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities in the northern region of Inner Mongolia have formally arrested an ethnic Mongolian activist who posted social media comments in support of his Mongolian herding community near Tongliao city amid a long-running dispute over land. Hai Wenming, 32, was detained on Dec. 12 in […]
Chinese Police Detain Eight Ethnic Mongolians Amid Dispute Over Grassland
Qiao Long | Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities in the northern region of Inner Mongolia have detained eight people in an eviction operation targeting a group of ethnic Mongolian herders and driving them from their summer pastures, activists and local residents said on Wednesday. Ethnic Mongolian herders in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia […]
China Declares ‘People’s War’ on Pollution As Smog Envelops Beijing
Yang Fan and Xin Lin | Radio Free Asia As Beijing geared up for the annual session of the country’s parliament on Thursday amid a grey pall of smog, a top government adviser declared a “People’s War” on pollution, sparking widespread ridicule and criticism at the use of old Maoist jargon. “The fight against smog […]
When 1.3 Billion Become Environmental Refugees
<!–[CDATA[Chu Hon Kueng | Global Voices I put forward the idea that China should move its capital when Beijing was covered by toxic smog early last year. A year has passed, and apart from the “shock therapy” of “APEC blue”, the air quality in Beijing is still sickening. While some people are worried that Beijing […]