China’s astonishing annual GDP growth of 18% between 1979 and 1996 was surpassed only by its even more impressive consumption of energy relative to its economic growth [1]. Since China’s annual energy consumption growth rate was only 5% during the same period, its average energy-to-GDP... MORE

China’s astonishing annual GDP growth of 18% between 1979 and 1996 was surpassed only by its even more impressive consumption of energy relative to its economic growth [1]. Since China’s annual energy consumption growth rate was only 5% during the same period, its average energy-to-GDP... MORE

There has been an upsurge of environmental movements in China over the past several years. During the spring of 2005, environmentalists staged a series of protests that eventually halted a construction project in Yuanmingyuan. Just one year earlier, Green Peace China prevented the Asian Pulp... MORE

There has been an upsurge of environmental movements in China over the past several years. During the spring of 2005, environmentalists staged a series of protests that eventually halted a construction project in Yuanmingyuan. Just one year earlier, Green Peace China prevented the Asian Pulp... MORE

Troubled by the widening disparities in socioeconomic conditions between urban and rural regions and among various demographics, China’s leaders have adopted what they believe will be a more equitable policy of development. During its Sixth Plenary Sessions in October, the 16th Central Committee issued a... MORE

Troubled by the widening disparities in socioeconomic conditions between urban and rural regions and among various demographics, China’s leaders have adopted what they believe will be a more equitable policy of development. During its Sixth Plenary Sessions in October, the 16th Central Committee issued a... MORE

Attracting little international and media attention, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) recently held its Second General Assembly in Munich, Germany from November 24-27. Some 40 activists took part in the meeting, representing Uyghur communities all over the world, including the United States, Canada, Great Britain,... MORE

Attracting little international and media attention, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) recently held its Second General Assembly in Munich, Germany from November 24-27. Some 40 activists took part in the meeting, representing Uyghur communities all over the world, including the United States, Canada, Great Britain,... MORE

China’s environmental problems are increasingly in the international limelight, as reports of the country’s mounting pollutants and stories of the choking air in major Chinese cities have made their way into newspapers throughout the world. The most serious of these challenges have been linked to... MORE