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Differences in the Sensitivity of Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration to Precipitation

Jan 15, 2025 | mdpi.com | Weirong Zhang |Wenjing Chen |Mingze Xu |Kai Di

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China's stability maintenance system kicks into high gear on ‘sensitive dates’

Mar 16, 2024 | rfa.org | Kai Di

On dates considered politically sensitive by the ruling Chinese Communist Party, police and local officials across China call up or visit anyone they think might cause some kind of trouble for the authorities, and take steps to silence or control them.
Younger Chinese feeling disconnected from family

Feb 19, 2024 | rfa.org | Kai Di

A nostalgic hit song from a 1990s China state TV extravaganza titled "Go back home to visit often" portrays an idealized world where several generations of family get together to eat and talk about their lives, offering each other support and advice in times of difficulty. But the reality these days for many of China’s young people is quite different.
Eight songs that didn't make it into China's Lunar New Year gala

Feb 10, 2024 | rfa.org | Kai Di

As people across China welcome the Year of the Dragon, the ruling Communist Party's propaganda machine has stepped up a campaign of "positive energy" and "good news" about the economy despite widespread reports of slashed bonuses, unpaid wages and youth unemployment and disenchantment. Yet the songs that have truly resonated with people during the past year weren't featured on the annual star-studded Spring Festival Gala show aired by state broadcaster CCTV on Friday.
New rules targeting illegal organ trade unenforceable: experts

Dec 19, 2023 | rfa.org | Kai Di

China has issued rules targeting the illegal trade in transplant organs, but analysts told Radio Free Asia that members of the political and financial elite procure replacement organs in secret via military hospitals, making the crackdown hard to enforce in practice. The new rules published Dec.
Nanjing police detain activist who spoke out about Sun Lin's death

Nov 22, 2023 | rfa.org | Kai Di

Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing have detained a dissident who spoke out about the death of outspoken journalist Sun Lin after state security police broke into his home, as government censors moved to delete and block any news of the incident, rights groups said. "Police in #China detained dissident Zou Wei who spoke up about the death of dissident #SunLin after brutal police beating," the overseas-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders group said via its X account.
In US visit, Taiwan presidential candidate stresses 'Three D’s'

Sep 19, 2023 | rfa.org | Kai Di

While visiting the United States, Hou Yu-ih, the opposition Kuomintang candidate in Taiwan’s upcoming presidential race, has called for a de-escalation of military tensions with China through dialogue alongside ongoing preparations for the possible threat of an invasion.
Top Chinese economist calls for a return to Deng Xiaoping economic reform era

Aug 10, 2023 | rfa.org | Kai Di

A top Chinese economist is making waves with a recent call for a return to the economic policies of late supreme leader Deng Xiaoping, as ruling Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping's government struggles to inject life into the country's economy after three years of the zero-COVID policy.
Nearly one fourth of China’s young people report mental health problems

Jul 11, 2023 | newsgram.com | Kai Di

Many of the young people who spoke to RFA cited external factors as the reason for their depression or poor mental health. The ICD-10 diagnostic manual in use in the United States lists both "reactive" and "situational" depression among its diagnoses. "Let me put it this way," 30-something Shanghai resident Zhao Di said, detailing a litany of economic reasons for depression among her social circle.
Nearly one fourth of China's young people report mental health problems

Jul 10, 2023 | rfa.org | Kai Di

The death of Hong Kong singer and Disney “Mulan” voice actress Coco Lee on July 5 has left many mourning an international star who struggled with depression to the extent of wanting to take her own life at a relatively young age. It has also focused attention once more on mental health in China, public awareness of which has burgeoned since the turn of the century, albeit amid an ongoing struggle to meet demand for psychological and psychiatric services.