In January 2026, the regional government of Yangjiang, Guangdong passed a policy to clean upaquaculture facilities in the waters of the Dongping Fishing Port.This port was designated to be a prohibited zone for aquaculture. The coast of Guangdong had long hosted mass aquaculture before then. Such a policy altered the lives of numerous households living in Dongping, forcing them to abandon jobs they have been practicing for the past 30 years. Part One: The Rise of Aquaculture

Legislatures are central fora in modern systems of governance for representation, law-making and scrutiny. Across political systems, legislatures institutionalise political representation and formalise the process of making laws. Although the number and structure of legislative institutions vary between political systems, there are similarities between them. This pattern can be observed in a comparison between the Legislative Council in Hong Kong (LegCo) and the United States

“Anesthetics won't put you to sleep, hypertension won't be reduced, and laxatives won't cause diarrhea.” These shocking words came from Zheng Minhua, a department director at Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, one of China’s most well-known hospitals . When interviewed, he cast doubt on the effectiveness of generic drugs — drugs that are not originally developed but copied original drugs by making slight alterations to the formula. These “copycat drugs” are collectively purchased and