Silence in the Face of Tyranny

Epoch Times In a Feb. 9, 2017 essay in Beijing Spring, Ma Qing, a blogger and internet activist in China, reflects on the thick network of social control that keeps many Chinese from expressing discordant political views. — Epoch Times translation team A few days ago, a cousin of mine, who is a retiree from […]

China’s desertification is causing trouble across Asia

Marijn Nieuwenhuis  |  The Conversation Creeping desertification in China is swallowing thousands of square kilometres of productive soil every year. It’s a challenge of gigantic and unprecedented proportions. The rate of desertification increased throughout the second half of last century and, although this trend has since stabilised, the situation remains very serious. More than a […]