What Would a U.S. War—or Peace—with Iran mean for China?
China is the largest buyer of Iranian oil, Iran’s largest trading partner, and arguably its most important positive political relationship. What do Trump’s threats to Iran mean for China’s relationship with the country? And how would a war...
Will China Beat the World to Nuclear Fusion and Clean Energy?
In a world with an ever-increasing demand for electricity and a deteriorating environment, Chinese scientists are leading the charge to develop what some see as the holy grail of energy.
China Creates Nuclear Powerhouse
China is putting two of its largest nuclear-power firms back together as it seeks to bolster its state-owned enterprises and create a corporate powerhouse that can better compete for contracts in other countries.
Is the United States Still the Predominant Power in the Pacific?
In late August, a U.S. destroyer collided with an oil tanker—the fourth such accident for the U.S. Navy in Asia since January....
Spotlight: Washington, Pyongyang Step up War Rhetoric, Further Escalate Tensions over Korea Nuclear Issue
In the latest of the increasingly intense war of words, Pyongyang said it would prepare a plan by mid-August to strike the U.S. territory of Guam with intermediate missiles, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Thursday.
A grand bargain with China could remove North’s nuclear threat — but it would destroy America’s global influence
With North Korea’s latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, one apparently capable of reaching California, the American foreign policy community is struggling to find a way — short of war — to end the threat from Pyongyang. In the...
Britain and Australia Urge China to Do More on North Korea Threat
Earlier this month North Korea, which has warned Australia could be the target of a strike, said it had conducted its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which experts say could reach Alaska.
No Room yet for India in NSG, Says China
Pakistan, China’s close ally, is the other declared nuclear weapon state, which has not signed the NPT. China on Monday said it would oppose India’s unilateral entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), pending a consensus on the membership of...
Pals Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Still Split on North Korea
Even President Trump’s newfound and well-advertised friendship with Xi Jinping may not be enough to overcome the sharp differences between the United States’ and China’s goals on North Korea.
China Reveals New Dongfeng Missiles
China has been staging its armed demonstrations recently, which seems to be aimed at suppressing rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
US Official: With Eye on North Korea, China Puts Bombers on ‘High Alert’
China put cruise missile-capable bombers ‘on high alert’ this week as the United States sees evidence the Chinese military is preparing to respond to a potential situation in North Korea, a US defense official told CNN.
China Criticizes North Korea, Praises US on Nuclear Issue
China may be getting fed up with continued nuclear bluster from long-time ally North Korea and tilting toward the United States.
China Left as Observer as Tensions Rise on Korean Peninsula
China’s foreign minister recently likened the U.S. and North Korea to two speeding trains hurtling toward each other, an analogy that would seem to place China in the role of helpless bystander. And indeed, while tensions have risen, Beijing has...
China’s President Is Playing Donald Trump Like a Fiddle
President Trump thinks he has worked out a magnificent “deal” with China. The outlines of the deal are fairly simple to understand: Trump is prepared to drop his economic grievances against China in exchange for China's help in fixing “the North...
Trump Dumps Russia, Woos China Instead
This month, during which Trump administration has stepped up US military action in Syria and Afghanistan as he looks to reassert US power, Trump said that “we’re not getting along with Russia at all, we may be at an all-time low.” He and Chinese...
Air China Clarifies Ticket Sales to Blame for Temporary Flight Cuts to Pyongyang; No Suspension of Services
Air China, the only Chinese carrier with regular services to North Korea, clarified on Friday that it was not suspending flights between Beijing and Pyongyang, state media reported.
FBI Files Say China Firm Pushed U.S. Experts for Nuclear Secrets
Summaries of the consultants’ interviews with agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation were filed this month.
Why China's Nuclear Exports May Struggle to Find a Market
from chinadialogueChina’s nuclear power industry has eyed up a big push to export its technologies as countries around the world...
China Has An Awful Safety Record — And Wants To Run 110 Nuclear Reactors By 2030
The country will have 110 working nuclear reactors by 2030.
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.
Weak Case for UK’s China-Funded Nuclear Plant, Critics Say
from chinadialogueThe U.K. and China moved closer this week to finalizing the finance of a highly controversial plan to build the first new nuclear power plant in the U.K. for a...
Nuclear Technology - China's Next Great Export?
China will be part of building the next generation of UK nuclear power stations.
China Warned Over ‘Insane’ Plans for New Nuclear Power Plants
He Zuoxiu, a leading scientist, says China is not investing enough in safety controls after the Fukushima disaster in Japan.
Can China Really Meet Its Clean Energy Goals? And How?
China is the world’s largest energy consumer, and its energy use is dirty and inefficient. But it is working hard to change that. Currently, coal accounts for nearly 70 percent of China’s total energy consumption, and this, coupled with an aging...
The Spy Cables: Chinese Espionage in Africa
Buried in the trove of secret intelligence documents known as “The Spy...
China's New Foreign Policy: Not Conflict But Convergence Of Interests
China will begin to underwrite domestic benefits in exchange for political support in Central and Southeast Asia.
Chinese Nuclear Disaster “Highly Probable” by 2030
from chinadialogueSome members of the nuclear power industry rely too much on theoretical calculations, when only experience can provide real accuracy.
The lifetime of nuclear reactors is calculated in “reactor-years.” One reactor-year means one reactor...
Drought and Earthquakes Pose “Enormous Risk” to China’s Nuclear Plans
from chinadialogueWhen the Fukushima nuclear disaster struck, China was building new nuclear power capacity at a rate unprecedented in world history: 40 percent of all reactors planned or under construction were in China. Targets for installed nuclear generation...