Almost a decade after China began curbing coal burning to stop thick winter smog, villagers in northern Hebei province are struggling to afford their heating bills with most gas subsidies now phased ...

Nearly two decades ago, the residents of a small Chinese village near Beijing were visited by a foreigner who is soon to become America’s most powerful man: Joe Biden. In August 2001, now ...

Villagers near China’s capital are facing a bitter winter, with many unable to afford gas heating after the phaseout of local subsidies intended to relieve the cost of Beijing’s campaign for cleaner ...

People trade at a traditional market in a neighbourhood affected by the heating subsidy policy, in Baoding city, northern China’s Hebei province on January 7, 2026. Beijing has long mandated that ...