Blog Author - Clemence Jiang

September Forecast: Nine Horrible Days of Traffic
Submitted on Sep 03, 2013
September means the arrival of autumn, back to school, shopping mall promotions, and of course, moon cakes. It also means some of the worst...
Travel Bound: Can China’s New Tourism Laws Truly Reform the Industry?
Submitted on Aug 28, 2013
  Chinese tourists may have a bad reputation for...
Nothing Can Stop Beijing’s Black Cab Explosion
Submitted on Aug 24, 2013
“Black taxis” (黑车) picking up passengers on Beijing streets are a familiar sight in the capital, but the side businesses that these private vehicles...
Changping Millworker "Goes Postal," Sets Off Explosion at His Workplace
Submitted on Aug 13, 2013
Another week, another violent outburst in Beijing: This past Sunday a man detonated a homemade explosive device in a steel mill's office building in...
All Wet and Nasty: Beijing's Polluted Waterways
Submitted on Aug 12, 2013
Water expert Zhao Feihong caused quite a stir when she told...
Another Knife Attack on the Subway - Why Has Everyone Gone All Stabby?
Submitted on Aug 07, 2013
It’s been a summer of stabbings in Beijing: Late Tuesday night a young woman...
Submitted on Aug 07, 2013
Today may not feel like the end of summer, but on the Chinese lunar calendar it is liqiu (立秋), the beginning of autumn. Aside from being a first...