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Majority of Beijingers support establishing 'auxiliary' capital

76.5 percent of Beijingers support building an 'auxiliary capital' to address the city's traffic, pollution, and resource allocation problems.

by James Griffiths, 09 May 2014

Upstart New Delhi trounces Beijing in race to be world's smoggiest city

A new World Health Organisation report which measures pollution in cities around the world has found New Delhi admits to having the dirtiest air.

by James Griffiths, 08 May 2014

These photos show why public holidays in China are the worst time to go anywhere

Name any major Chinese tourist attraction – the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Hangzhou's West Lake, Shanghai's Bund – and chances were it was barely visible for a sea of people...

by James Griffiths, 05 May 2014

No, Chinese kids are not walking cabbages to cope with depression

A story which has gone viral in the English-language media about Chinese teens walking cabbages to cope with depression is, shockingly, not true.

by James Griffiths, 05 May 2014

Cholera Camp: Beijing's subway stops, literally translated

Inspired by the Hong Kong MTR translated map which went viral earlier this month, our friends at China Real Time have given the Beijing subway system the same treatment.

by James Griffiths, 24 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