Regions / East Asia / China
Articles about China, ordered by date. 
Coal? No thanks
In China large protests are taking place against coal pollution, writes Dinah Gardner
The unpalatable reality of working for Apple
A fresh wave of reports unveiling exploitation in the iPad empire are forcing Apple to clean up up its act, reports Mark Engler.
Southern Exposure
Chinese artist Sun Ji blends past and present Shanghai in his photo collages.
Whose miracle?
An epic migration to the cities has been responsible for China’s turbocharged economic performance. But, as Richard Swift explains, the cost for many workers has been too great and they refuse to be quiet any longer.
Hard road to justice
Three personal stories of the battles being fought for workers’ rights.
iSlave
Electronics giant Foxconn employs over a million people in China – in conditions that drive them to despair, reports Jenny Chan.
Wheel back the factories
Chinese investors may bring manufacturing back to the West, discovers Libby Tucker.
The next dynasty
Resource wars? Climate armageddon? What business-as-usual in China will mean for the rest of the world.
The yuan plays the dollar
Egyptian economist Gouda Abdel-Khalek talks with Rowenna Davis about China’s political plays in the Middle East.
Breath of the dragon
China’s aid and arms are promoting one-party governments, argues Rebecca Tinsley.
On the world’s factory floor
Facts and figures about China’s growth and what it costs.
The Cultural Crusades
Throw away the guns. Nick Young reports on the conquering power of Chinese culture.
Made in China
Chris Richards meets ‘Capi-communism’ – the Chinese version of capitalism that’s plundering Papua New Guinea.
Inside China’s prisons
It’s difficult to know for sure how many political prisoners there currently are in China, but it’s safe to say that there are thousands of them.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Coal? No thanks | Mental health | May, 2012 |
| The unpalatable reality of working for Apple | Adapt or die | April, 2012 |
| Southern Exposure | Adapt or die | April, 2012 |
| Whose miracle? | China - makers of the miracle | April, 2011 |
| Hard road to justice | China - makers of the miracle | April, 2011 |
| iSlave | China - makers of the miracle | April, 2011 |
| Wheel back the factories | China in charge | June, 2009 |
| The next dynasty | China in charge | June, 2009 |
| The yuan plays the dollar | China in charge | June, 2009 |
| Hu’s who | China in charge | June, 2009 |
| Breath of the dragon | China in charge | June, 2009 |
| On the world’s factory floor | China in charge | June, 2009 |
| The Cultural Crusades | China in charge | June, 2009 |
| Made in China | China in charge | June, 2009 |
| Inside China’s prisons | Viva Yasuní! Life vs Big Oil | July, 2008 |
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