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BBC and CNN journalists roughed up trying to cover trial of transparency activist

A team of BBC journalists were 'manhandled [and] detained' while reporting from Beijing on the trial of anti-corruption campaigner Xu Zhiyong.

by James Griffiths, 22 January 2014

Pollution in China is so bad they're running out of face masks

AFP reports that pollution in Beijing, where the second most severe pollution alert was issued for the first time this month, is so bad that stores are running out of face masks.

by James Griffiths, 26 February 2014

One dead after girl's admirers jump off bridge to prove their love for her

In an horrific twist to the old parental mainstay 'Well if so-and-so jumped off a bridge...', two teenage boys jumped into a river in Beijing in a misguided attempt to win a girl's affections....

by James Griffiths, 05 December 2013

Rich Chinese people are going crazy for stuffed polar bears

While they may look more at home in a Canadian hunting lodge, stuffed polar bears are becoming the new must-have item for China's nouveau riche.

by James Griffiths, 19 May 2014

Li Tianyi gang rape conviction appeal rejected

Surprising absolutely no one, Li Tianyi's conviction for gang rape has been upheld by a Beijing court. Li was sentenced to 10 years in prison in September.

by James Griffiths, 27 November 2013

Company decides time isn't right for movie about plane to Beijing crashing into the ocean

A film about a plane to China which crashes into the ocean has been postponed due to similarities to missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370.

by James Griffiths, 27 March 2014

Beijing named Chinese mainland's 'most global city'

A smoggy backwater in northern China has been named the country's 'most global city' by a major management consulting firm.

by James Griffiths, 15 April 2014

Oliver Stone calls for criticism of Mao at Beijing Film Festival

In a speech at the Beijing International Film Festival, renowned director Oliver Stone slammed the Chinese film industry for its failure to tackle sensitive topics such as the Cultural...

by James Griffiths, 17 April 2014