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'Movie-like' scenes in Beijing as cabbie chases and rams unlicensed taxi

Pedestrians on Beiyuan Road in Beijing were treated to a car chase 'just like the movies' on Tuesday, when a taxi driver chased an unlicensed cabbie at high-speed before ramming him,...

by James Griffiths, 24 October 2013

Face mask manufacturer 3M advert: 'Harbin, We're With You'

At least one face mask manufacturer has seen the ongoing airpocalypse in Harbin as the marketing opportunity that it is. American conglomerate 3M which makes, among many, many other...

by James Griffiths, 22 October 2013

The best Instagram photos from Harbin's airpocalypse

Harbin was hit by off-the-chart air quality index (AQI) pollution levels this week, causing schools to be closed and traffic stalled as the Heilongjiang capital was shrouded in Beijing-style...

by James Griffiths, 22 October 2013

Beijing Marathon featured runners pissing on ancient walls and Adidas team in blackface

There was uproar on the Chinese web following the Beijing Marathon over photos and accounts of people relieving themselves on the outer walls of the Forbidden City. A photo has also...

by James Griffiths, 21 October 2013

Schools closed and traffic stalled as Harbin hit by 'airpocalypse'

Visibility in Harbin, Heilongjiang dropped to less than 10 metres after the city on Sunday, after the government turned on the municipality's coal-powered heating system for the winter....

by James Griffiths, 21 October 2013

Interview: John Garnaut, author of 'The Rise and Fall of the House of Bo'

For six years, John Garnaut was Fairfax Media’s China correspondent, writing for publications such as The Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and Foreign Policy.

by James Griffiths, 18 October 2013

Commentator who accused Kaifu Lee of lying about cancer diagnosis allegedly runs porn site

An op-ed writer who claimed that ex-Google China head and Innovation Works CEO Kaifu Lee faked a diagnosis of cancer allegedly operated an illegal pornographic website, Beijing News...

by James Griffiths, 16 October 2013