It seems that beggars in China can’t possibly run out of ideas. A while ago they were using children as… read more

The Chinese authorities are using trumped-up charges to target a prominent journalist who has been detained for disclosing state secrets,… read more

The purpose of this petition (without getting into a fur debate) is solely to prevent the skinning of live animals.… read more

Xu Zhiyong (Chinese: 许志永) is a lecturer at the Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications. He was one of the… read more

In China the death penalty is still being used to execute thousands and thousands of people yearly. It is estimated… read more

Each year, over forty million animals are killed for fur world wide, two million of which are dogs and cats.… read more

The One Child Policy in China allows families to have only one child, with few exceptions, in an effort to… read more

Zeng Hanlin is the former chairman of Guangdong Flying Dragon Group. In Oct 1997, Guangdong Flying Dragon Group acquired 40%… read more

Many readers may be aware that dogs and cats are eaten in China. However, dogs and cats are not only… read more

為「蘋果」代工的蘇州台資電子代工廠「勝華」的子公司「聯建(中國)科技」，2009年底因採用有機溶劑「正己烷」拭擦蘋果手提電話，以致工人集體中毒。沉默了一年多的蘋果已於2月15日發布的《供應商責任進展報告》，承認聯建為其供應商，並於2月22日派員向中毒工人了解情況，同日，工人向蘋果總裁喬布斯撰寫公開信，唯至今蘋果仍未正面回覆工人的訴求。 美國時間3月2日，當蘋果的平板電腦Ipad 2矚目登場時，仍有22名的中毒工友與聯建洽商，要求復檢及後續治療。工人亦指出，雖然車間已經安裝抽風系統，但替換正己烷的有機溶劑－「丙酮」及「異丙醇」仍具一定刺激性或毒性，可致頭痛、暈眩，具過敏甚或致癌等慢性損害，而工廠提供予工人的防護裝備明顯不足，只有每天一張薄薄的紙質口罩，不足以過濾溶劑揮發時的氣體。但直至3月3日，蘋果及聯建仍未給予工人正面的答覆。 read more