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Forget Horse Meat, the New Scandal is Fox Flesh in Chinese Donkey Meat
While the horse meat scandal rocked our food industry, to the Chinese the UK must have looked a right picky ass — donkey meat is considered a delicacy over there. So imagine The People’s Republic’s...
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China’s J-15 Flying Sharks are Actually Russian Knockoffs
No surprise here. Like some of China’s other planes, its new J-15 fighter jet is really just a clone of an older Russian design. But can a clone surpass its master copy? China hopes the answer is yes....
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China Finally Suspends its Ban on Foreign Game Consoles
After 14 years of prohibition, the Chinese government has lifted a ban on the sale of foreign consoles inside the country’s border. This opens the door for Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony to tap in the...
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China’s Smog is So Bad that Hotels Now Give Guests Gas Masks
It’s no secret that China is choking on smog, but the problem has become so bad recently that hotels have started issuing guests with gas masks to use during their stay. Redditor Mthomaseddy posted...
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Chinese Leaders Cut Steel Industry to Curb Pollution
For nearly a decade, China’s burgeoning steel industry has spit out more than ten times the steel of Japan, the world’s second largest producer. But that’s quickly changing: as demand slows and China...
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A Full-Size Replica of the Titanic is Being Built for a Chinese Theme Park
King of the world! Or, at least, “King of the Inappropriate Theme Park Attractions” — a to-scale replica of the ill-fated Titanic is to become the centrepiece of a Chinese amusement park, it has been...
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5 of the Worst Traffic Jams in History
When not being used for poorly thought-out political revenge, traffic jams are making the lives of commuters suck on a daily basis. But sometimes, bad traffic can get spectacularly bad—even worse than...
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China is Testing a New Ultra-High Speed Missile Vehicle
According to Pentagon officials, China’s military has begun testing of a new ultra-high speed missile vehicle, which is designed to deliver warheads through US missile defenses. The Washington Free...
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China is Cloning Pigs on an ‘Industrial Scale’
A new report by the BBC reveals that China isn’t just experimenting with cloning—it’s doing it on an “industrial scale.” Which is at best interesting and at worst more than a small cause for concern....
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China’s New Hypersonic Missile Can Scream Past US Air Defences
Just what we need, another arms race. China’s stepping up its bid for ballistic missile superiority, having just successfully test-fired the country’s first hypersonic missile delivery vehicle, one...
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There’s So Much Smog in Beijing You Have to Watch the Sunrise on Video
In Tiananmen Square in Beijing, there’s a lot of smog. So much smog, in fact, that a huge LED screen is sometimes used to display a beautiful sunrise—which is useful, because you can’t see it...
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China Could Wash Away Smog With Artificial Rain Storms From Skycrapers
Airborne pollution is a major issue in China, with local hospitals opening up “smog clinics” and waves of city-dwellers migrating to more rural areas to escape. While Chinese officials are pursuing...
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Of Course, China’s Bad Air is Polluting America’s West Coast
The latest fear-mongering study about pollution in China has arrived, and it’s frightening. According to a new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, bad air in China is blowing...
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How Most of China’s Web Traffic Wound-Up at a Tiny Wyoming House
On Tuesday, many of China’s 500 million internet users were mysteriously rerouted to a bunch of web addresses registered to this unassuming house in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The New York Times says a fluke...
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China’s Lunar Rover Only Lasted a Month
China’s Yutu Lunar Rover landed on the moon just over a month ago, and promptly started sending back photos. Unfortunately, it looks like China’s triumph could be short-lived; the Xinhua news agency...
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The Worst Air Pollution in the World is NOT in Beijing
There have been lots of stories on Gizmodo lately about the poor quality of China’s air. But, as the New York Times reports, Beijing’s air pollution isn’t even that bad… relatively speaking. “Lately, a...
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Shop at Appla and Drink Sffcccks Coffee on China’s “Street of Fakes”
A cursory glance at this street in Wuxi, China would give the impression of a booming downtown marketplace that runneth over with only the hottest international brands. Look a little closer, and you’ll...
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Don’t Throw Stones (Or Use the Loo) in This House with Glass Ceilings and Floors
Privacy is a big deal in the home. That’s why we have walls and curtains and doors and things. Because after all, you don’t want even your closest friends and relatives to see what you’re up to all the...
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China’s New Research Station and the International “Rush” to Claim Antarctica
In 2048, a very important international event will occur: The Antarctic Treaty, which stops countries from mining the continent’s abundant resources, will come up for review. China, the US, the UK, and...
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Your Next Scuba Destination is an Entire Drowned City in China
An entire drowned city has become the world’s most mind-boggling scuba-diving attraction. Consider booking a trip to Qiandao Lake, China, where you can wreck-dive a 1,800 year old flooded metropolis....
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