Mary Kay Magistad

A police car is seen smashed and overturned as demonstrators protest against the construction of a waste incinerator in Hangzhou, China.

What makes people overturn police cars in authoritarian China?

China has a trash problem. Its landfills are brimming, often with wasted food. So the government is trying to attack the problem with a "clean plate" campaign and more incinerators. But burning the waste has people up in arms.

What makes people overturn police cars in authoritarian China?
The World's Marco Werman makes a call out to our #YourWorld hashtag.

Here are The World newsroom's favorite stories and conversations of 2013

Here are The World newsroom's favorite stories and conversations of 2013

China Past Due: Facing the Consequences of Control

China Past Due: Facing the Consequences of Control
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China's Xi Jinping Takes Taxi — or Not!

China's Xi Jinping Takes Taxi — or Not!

20,000 Birds Slaughtered in Shanghai to Prevent Spread of Avian Flu

20,000 Birds Slaughtered in Shanghai to Prevent Spread of Avian Flu

The Unique Challenges of Being Catholic in China

Catholics in China are following the Vatican conclave as closely as their brethren elsewhere. But being Catholic in China has its own unique challenges. There, loyalty to the Pope can land you in jail.

The Unique Challenges of Being Catholic in China

China's Careful Reaction to Hacking Report

A US computer security company has issued a report, tracing a wave of cyber attacks against American targets to one Chinese military unit in Shanghai. China suggests the allegations in the report are "groundless."

China's Careful Reaction to Hacking Report
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A Clean Air Act For China?

China is suffering through its fourth bout of extreme air pollution in the past month. It's gotten so bad that people online are calling for a China version of the Clean Air Act.

A Clean Air Act For China?
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Reddit Users Debate the Idea of 'Leftover Women'

Reddit Users Debate the Idea of 'Leftover Women'
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China Rebukes US Over Disputed Islands Comment

China's foreign ministry has strongly criticized the US for backing Japan's control of a disputed group of islands in the East China Sea. A government spokesman said the view, expressed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, "neglects the facts."

China Rebukes US Over Disputed Islands Comment

Beijing's pollution defies measurement, but not history

Residents of Beijing an other parts of northern China are still dealing with terrible pollution, but it's not nearly as bad as it was on Saturday, when pollution levels exceeded the scales used to measure such problems. But while the pollution is horrible, China's not the first place to deal with deadly pollution.

Beijing's pollution defies measurement, but not history

Beijing Residents Struggle to Cope with Off-the-Charts Air Pollution

Off-the-charts air pollution in Beijing has affected all residents of the Chinese capital in recent days, including The World's Mary Kay Magistad. She speaks with anchor Jeb Sharp about what life in Beijing is like when the air becomes unbreathable.

Beijing Residents Struggle to Cope with Off-the-Charts Air Pollution

Chinese Mayor Apologizes for Delayed Reporting of Chemical Spill

The mayor of a Chinese city is apologizing for waiting five days to report a chemical leak at a local factory. By then nearly nine tons of a toxic chemical had spilled into a local river and contaminated the water supply of a neighboring city.

Chinese Mayor Apologizes for Delayed Reporting of Chemical Spill

Chinese Wedding Rush on "Love You Forever" Day

Couples are lining up to tie the knot in China today. That's because "January 4, 2013" sounds similar to "I will love you all my life" in Mandarin.

Chinese Wedding Rush on "Love You Forever" Day
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How China's New Leadership Continues Efforts to Control the Media

China's government is increasingly trying to control the message and it's increasingly having difficulty doing that. The latest example happened this week in Guangdong. And people went ballistic online.

How China's New Leadership Continues Efforts to Control the Media