Dan Levin

In the pre-Christmas rush, few want to think about where their presents actually come from.

Vincent Wu’s lawyers say he’s being tortured as payback for crossing a corrupt official. By Dan Levin.

Officials backed down over the expansion of a toxic petrochemical plant—but don’t expect Beijing to get an environmental conscience any time soon, says Dan Levin.

<p>One of China’s best-known artists is prancing to “Gangnam style,” but the Chinese government found it to be anything but harmless. Dan Levin on why the video was censored—and Ai Weiwei’s response. Plus, <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/25/ai-weiwei-does-gangnam-style-to-make-a-point-about-freedom.html" target="_blank">Blake Gopnik on Ai’s point on freedom</a>.</p>

China’s Politburo expelled the disgraced politician—weeks before the power transition. Dan Levin reports.

A court struck down Ai's appeal against a tax fine. Will the famous dissident pay up? By Dan Levin.

Dan Levin reports from Beijing on the rumored abuses at the Foxconn factory that workers say makes the iPhone 5.

In Beijing, the secretary of state saw no substantive movement on any issue, from Iran to Syria, reports Dan Levin.

The Chinese government has kept the country's economic pistons pumping, but a new report shows ominous cracks in the facade.