Up until recently environmental protection and nature did not play much of a role in Chinese ideas about economic growth. But now, there are plans to plant 666 million hectares of woodland by 2020 – that is, an area as big as all of Ireland. And the Chinese are aiming high: They want to have 43 percent of the whole country covered in forests by 2050. At the moment, it is only 22 percent.
The bookseller was imprisoned in China for selling political books. A conversation.
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In Beijing, some people on low incomes dwell in basements beneath the city. Photographer Sim Chi Yin depicted them in her photo series “The Rat Tribe”. A conversation.
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Reaching six stories under the ground, the state-of-the-art temple only opens its doors to the most powerful people in China
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How a traditional Chinese technique of building boats has won over tourists from around the globe.
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How I survived Tiananmen Square and became one of China’s most wanted dissidents.
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About a special animal in China
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