Cyber criminals rely on forced labor. A recent scandal spurred authorities to crack down not just on the gangs, but also on those trying to set their victims free.
Tasked with preventing COVID-19 transmission across China’s border with Myanmar, officials in the small city of Ruili have mobilized everyone from bureaucrats to bankers.
From a salt substitute in China’s impoverished southwest to a fixture on tables nationwide, chili peppers have come a long way over the past 400 years.