Many in the West Fear Chinese ‘Aid’ to Africa. They’re Wrong. Here’s Why.
Western pundits have a narrative about China’s activities in Africa.
This Nuclear Power Deal With China Is One of the Maddest Ever Struck
The grand kowtow continues its humiliating progress today, but beggars can’t be choosers.
Britain 'Sucking up' to China Is a National Humiliation, Says PM's Former Adviser
Steve Hilton denounces lavish treatment of President Xi Jinping, saying UK should consider sanctions on China ‘not rolling out red carpet’.
The Real Story Behind China’s Alleged Conquest of African Farmland
“A common perception is that China is supporting Chinese enterprises to acquire land abroad as part of a national food security strategy.”
Prince William to Give Ivory Trade Speech as China's President Xi Arrives
The Duke of Cambridge is to deliver a speech on the illegal ivory trade for broadcast on Chinese state TV.
A Remote Corner of China Wants Access to the Sea. The Obstacle Is North Korea.
You can almost smell the sea air from here, at the point where China, Russia and North Korea meet.
China to Build $5 Billion High-Speed Rail Line in Indonesia
China Railway International Co. Ltd and a consortium of Indonesian state companies will build the rail line from Jakarta to Bandung.
Vietnam Accuses Chinese Vessel of Sinking Fishing Boat
Vietnam said that a Chinese vessel rammed into and sank one of its fishing boats near disputed islands in the South China Sea.
Chinese Admiral Visits Iran, Wants Closer Defense Cooperation
China wants to deepen military ties with Iran.
Why China Doesn’t Mind Being Left Out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
In case you hadn’t heard, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a really big deal— unless you're China.
China and Europe May Team Up to Snub TPP
The world's largest trade deal in recent decades may wind up creating high school-esque cliques on the international stage.
Books
10.07.15
Unmade in China
If you look carefully at how things are actually made in China—from shirts to toys, apple juice to oil rigs—you see a reality that contradicts every widely-held notion about the world’s so-called economic powerhouse. From the inside looking out, China is not a manufacturing juggernaut. It’s a Lilliputian. Nor is it a killer of American jobs. It’s a huge job creator. Rising China is importing goods from America in such volume that millions of U.S. jobs are sustained through Chinese trade and investment.
U.S. Allies See Trans-Pacific Partnership as a Check on China
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal was welcomed as a win for the United States in its contest with China for clout in Asia.
Japan's Abe Says TPP Would Have Strategic Significance If China Joined
"It would contribute largely to our nation's security and Asia-Pacific regional stability, if China joined the system in the future."
Trans-Pacific Trade Deal a Setback for China
TPP marks a victory for Japan and other U.S. allies in the battle with China over shaping the future of global commerce.
Children of the Yuan Percent: Everyone Hates China’s Rich Kids
The fuerdai, China’s second-generation rich kids, are the most loathed group in the country.
Jack Ma to US: Quit Worrying So Much About China
"You American people worry too much about the China economy," Ma said at the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting.
Asia's Richest Man Li Voices Support For China's Leadership
Li said he resolutely supported China's path to reform and opening up.
Osborne Praised for 'Not Stressing Human Rights' in China
The Global Times praised Mr Osborne's "pragmatism regarding his China policy".
What Is China’s 'New Normal'?
What a difference two years make, in China.
Missing From The U.S.-China Tech Summit Class Photo: Uber, Google, And Women
Business leaders from some of the biggest global names in technology gathered in Seattle for a meeting with Xi Jinping.
China's Xi Promises Better Investment Climate, Cyber War Deal Seen
Seeking to warm bilateral ties and project a sunny climate for U.S. business, Xi Jinping vowed to cut restrictions on foreign investment.
Boeing to Sell 300 Jets to China Firms, Set Up China Plant: Xinhua
Boeing Co is becoming the first U.S. firm to clinch a business tie-up in the country since Chinese president Xi Jinping began a U.S. state visit.
Boeing to Sell 300 Jets to China Firms, Set Up China Plant: Xinhua
Boeing Co is becoming the first U.S. firm to clinch a business tie-up in the country since Chinese president Xi Jinping began a U.S. state visit.
Let’s Face It, China Runs U.S. Monetary Policy Now
What’s happening in China right now has limited the ability of the Federal Reserve Bank to do what’s right for the American economy.
Nuclear Technology - China's Next Great Export?
China will be part of building the next generation of UK nuclear power stations.
Working for A Chinese Boss Is Great, Ordinary Americans Explain in This Slick New Pro-China Video
The video is called “When China met Carolina”.
China Says Investigating U.S. Woman Suspected of Spying
An American woman suspected of spying is being investigated.
Warner Bros. Strikes Deal to Make Chinese-Language Films
China's movie market is thriving.
China Tries to Extract Pledge of Compliance From U.S. Tech Firms
Beijing has summoned American tech companies to a forum in Seattle next week.
China's Xi Says Economy Resilient, Has Huge Potential: State Radio
China's economy is resilient and has the capacity to maintain a long-term medium-to-high growth rate.
Obama and China: Trying to Play Well With A Close Frenemy
Obama plans to welcome Xi with the highest level of diplomatic pageantry for a foreign leader.
Caixin Media
09.15.15
Stock Market Volatility Is Not a Harbinger of Collapsing Growth
It would be a sad end to an amazing story. An economic miracle—one that lifted 300 million people from poverty and shifted the world's economic center of gravity—collapsing under the weight of risky investments and a financial crisis.
This...
Sinica Podcast
07.27.15
Beijing’s Great Leap Forward: Microbrew in China
from Sinica PodcastGreat Leap Brewing is an institution. As one of the earliest American-style microbreweries in China, not only has the company rescued us from endless nights of Snow and Yanjing...
Airbus Wins $18 Billion China Deal, Plans Jet-Completion Site
Airbus Group SE wins an order from China for 75 A330 jets worth $18 billion as it finalizes an agreement to open a facility for fitting out and painting the plane.
Caixin Media
05.19.15
Why Xinjiang’s Economy Is Sputtering
It has been almost one year since a terrorist bombing in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, shocked the nation and brought economic woes and social conflicts in the largely Uighur-populated area into the spotlight again.
I arrived...
The China Africa Project
02.19.15
Is Chinese Corporate Behavior Improving in Africa?
The list of grievances against Chinese companies operating in Africa is long and varied, from violations of labor...
Sinica Podcast
02.16.15
Business and F*cking in China
from Sinica Podcast
This week's show starts with us grilling James on "what you have to do to be part of Chinese business culture" and descends from there into stories of the sort of booze-and-ketamine-fuelled business deal-making that seems to consist of a large...
It’s Time to Peak
World Wildlife
Without additional efforts, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will continue to increase by 3.7 – 4.8 °C, a level well beyond the 2 °C temperature rise limit widely agreed among scientists and governments across the world as a limit above...
Food Detectives on a Tough Case
Behind the immaculate gray walls of the Customs and Border Protection’s laboratory here stands a cabinet containing three plastic vials filled with a sticky, yellowish substance. Honey, or so an importer has claimed.
Alibaba Is Planning a Big Move to Win U.S. Business
Anchored by Alipay, the dominant Chinese electronic payments system that works closely with Alibaba and is controlled by its executives, the world's largest Internet retailer is using the calling card of China's consumers to attract U.S. partners...
The China Africa Project
01.09.15
From ‘Made in China’ to ‘Made in Africa’
A growing number of Chinese companies are looking to outsource production overseas in a bid to lower costs and meet Beijing’s increasingly stringent environmental laws. Ethiopia and South Africa are among the beneficiaries of this new trend as...
Environment
01.09.15
China’s Polluters Hit with Biggest-Ever Fines
from chinadialogueTwo days before a new environmental law came into effect, six polluting companies in Jiangsu were ordered by the province’s highest court to pay 160 million yuan ($26 million) in restoration costs for illegally dumping almost 25,000...
Media
01.08.15
What Will Happen to Uber in China?
Ride-sharing app Uber has expanded around the world at a blistering pace, launching in a new city every one or two days. At first glance, China...
China to Boost Support for NGOs That Sue Environment Polluters
The nation will work to reduce court charges for NGOs in public non-profit environmental litigation, according to a statement on the website of China’s Supreme People’s Court. Defendants will be required to pay court costs when plaintiffs win...
Beijing’s Art Scene Raises Its Profile
On a recent Sunday afternoon in the sunken terrace of Beijing’s sleek Opposite House Hotel, an art event was in full swing. The wine was chilling, the dumplings steaming and a few dozen locals and foreigners were looking on with curiosity as the...
In China, a Rapid Jump to Mobile Advertising
Liu Xuelong, a television and documentary producer in Beijing, hasn’t used his television in years. He gets all of his entertainment on his iPhone 6 Plus, where he also taps a plethora of apps to buy plane tickets, pay bills, talk with clients....
China Said to Probe U.S. Claims of North Korea Role in Sony Hack
The dispute between the U.S. and North Korea is escalating after hackers forced Sony to pull a comedy movie about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, exposed Hollywood secrets, and destroyed company data.
Israeli Tech Startups Attract Chinese Investors
As China scours the world for tech investments, it is increasingly flocking to Israel for the next big thing.
Diversity the New Game for Macau as Gambling Revenues Tumble
When inaugural chief executive Edmund Ho Hau-wah threw the liberalisation dice that took Macau's flagging gaming industry into the 21st century in 2002, few could have predicted its stellar rise to become the top city for global gaming, leaving...
China Shocked by Fatal Riot in Madagascar
"We hope the Madagascar government will take necessary measures to properly handle the attack at the Morondava sugar plant and to erase the ill impact this incident has brought to the country's international image and its ability to attract...
China’s Baidu Set to Partner with Uber and Reportedly Invest up to $600M
If Baidu does put money into Uber, it will be a significant expansion of its international portfolio of products and investments. Baidu has focused on emerging markets, including Southeast Asia, Egypt and Brazil, where it recently acquired e-...
Patent Fiction
“What has long been predicted has now become a reality: China is leading the world in innovation.” So declares a press release promoting a new report by Thomson Reuters, a research firm, called “China’s IQ (Innovation Quotient).”
China Flexes Its High-speed Rail Muscles by Rolling out 32 New Routes in One Day
China has lofty expectations of becoming a global leader in high-speed rail technology, with projects in over a dozen countries, as well as plans to more than double its own domestic network of high-speed rail, which is already the world’s...
Warm West Coast Reception for China’s Web Czar (Chillier in Washington)
Mr. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, pointed to the book, “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” last week while giving a tour of the company’s office to Lu Wei, the de facto head of Internet policy in China.
Chinese Online Giants Eating Into U.S. Dominance of Digital Media
China now accounts for two of the six companies with the highest online media revenues and four of the 10 fastest-growing, according to a report from the global research and advisory company Strategy Analytics.
Why Beijing’s Troubles Could Get a Lot Worse
Anne Stevenson-Yang: China, for all its talk about economic reform, is in big trouble. The old model of relying on export growth and heavy investment to power the economy isn’t working anymore.