Northern China Workspace

Individual Case Studies

Group 
Member

Location in North China

Description of the Initiative/Case Study

Links & Other Information

Raissa Chua

Shanxi Province

Shanxi Black Brick Kiln incident in Northern China 2007 - condemnation of human rights abuses of child labour in illegal brick kilns

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6902459.stm>

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/285235/1/.html>

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/16/world/asia/16iht-china.2.6676112.html?_r=0>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_slave_scandal

Jason Pang

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/kindle/2012-08/25/content_15705373.htm

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/09/20/china-are-overloaded-vehicles-to-blame-for-harbin-bridge-collapse/

Matthew Wang

Beijing, Shanxi Province, village of Qinglonghu (district of Fangshan) 

Chinese government response to Beijing floods vs. the impact of social networks

http://irevolution.net/2012/08/01/crisis-map-beijing-floods/ 

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/china-news/censors-block-eyewitness-accounts-of-beijing-flood-271818.html

http://www.morningwhistle.com/html/2012/Chinese_twitter_0724/213203.html 

http://world.time.com/2012/07/26/after-the-beijing-floods-why-does-china-obscure-death-toll-statistics/

Eric Yu

Zhou Xiang: Green Activism in China, 'The Grassroots Way'

http://asiasociety.org/policy/environment/sustainable-cities/zhou-xiang-green-activism-china-grassroots-way?page=0,2