Obama, the Pope, and the President of China Are Teaming Up to Save the World
Something big and strange is happening in the United States this week.
China Defends Xi Visit to U.N. Forum Despite Activists' Detention
President Xi's attendance at a U.N. women's summit, brushing off concern about its detention of women activists in March.
What Did China Bring to the Iran Talks?
While China stood with the Western powers in insisting Iran give up its ambitions for nuclear weapons, Beijing took Iran’s side in calling for more rapid sanctions relief.
Conversation
07.08.15
Are China’s Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Meaningful?
Last week, Premier Li Keqiang said China would cut its “carbon intensity”—the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per...
The China Africa Project
07.06.15
China’s Expanding Military Presence in Africa
China is steadily expanding its military footprint in Africa, highlighted by the recent deployment of 700 combat-ready...
Environment
07.01.15
China Deepens Planned Cuts to Carbon Intensity
from chinadialogueChina has mapped out how it will try and peak greenhouse emissions by 2030 or before, details that could have a major bearing on U.N. climate talks aimed at delivering a deal in Paris later this year.
The world’s largest emitter of...
The China Africa Project
07.01.15
China Starts to Play Nice with Foreign Aid Partners
New research from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in China indicates Beijing is starting to be more open about its international aid programs. If so, this would mark a significant change from the past where the Chinese government...
The NYRB China Archive
06.25.15
A Partnership with China to Avoid World War
from New York Review of BooksInternational cooperation is in decline both in the political and financial spheres. The U.N. has failed to address any of the major conflicts since the end of the cold war; the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference left a...
State Department Stays Quiet About Exit from Chinese-Owned Waldorf Astoria
UN general assembly will be held at different hotel for first time in decades.
Iran Nuclear Talks: What China Brings to the Negotiating Table
China is reportedly proposing a compromise between Iran's insistence on an end to all UN sanctions and US desires for gradual relief.
Environment
10.02.14
China ‘Not Ready to be a World Leader’ on Climate Change
from chinadialogueThe U.N. Climate Summit 2014 in New York last week passed, as expected, with public statements of intent but no sign of firm commitments to reducing climate emissions.
If a deal is to be reached in Paris next year, at the latest “last hope...
Environment
09.25.14
New York Climate Summit Fails to Bridge Rich-Poor Divide
from chinadialogueIndia reiterated its need to develop, China listed the steps it was taking and the United States repeated that all countries should control greenhouse-gas emissions.
Despite notable advances in many areas, the special climate summit...
Conversation
09.19.14
China and Climate Change: What’s Next?
Climate Week at the United Nations General Assembly is upon us and we asked a group of experts to bring us up-to-date about the areas where progress on climate change looks most possible for China, now the world's largest emitter of greenhouse...
Environment
06.19.14
What China Should Say at the U.N. Climate Change Summit
from chinadialogueWith a little more than 100 days to go, countries are gearing up for Ban Ki-moon’s New York climate summit, the first climate convention of world leaders since Copenhagen...
Russia, China Block Central African Republic Blacklistings at U.N.
The United States and France proposed U.N. sanctions of former Central African Republic President Francois Bozize for "engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security."
China Faults Report Blaming North Korean Leader for Atrocities
Chinese officials criticized a United Nations report serving notice to Kim Jong-un that he might be personally held liable in court for crimes against humanity.
China May Raise Iran Oil Imports With New Contract: Sources
China may buy more Iranian oil this year as a state trader is negotiating a new light crude contract that could raise imports from Tehran to levels not seen since tough Western sanctions were imposed in 2012, running the risk of upsetting...
U.S. Fiscal Failure Warrants a De-Americanized World
A recent op-ed piece published on Xinhua challenges America’s placement at the center of global matters, suggesting reforms in the world’s international economic and political organizations so that it may avoid America’s negative influences.
China Refuses to Blame Assad for Syria Gas Attack
Foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei refused to say whether a United Nations report into a sarin gas attack in Syria showed that government forces had used the banned weapons.
Conversation
09.09.13
What Are Chinese Attitudes Toward a U.S. Strike in Syria?
Chen Weihua:
Chinese truly believe that there is no military solution to the Syrian crisis. On the contrary, a U.S. air strike would only worsen the situation there. Chinese have seen many failures of U.S. intervention in...
Environment
07.03.13
Understanding China’s Domestic Agenda Can End U.N. Climate Gridlock
from chinadialogueLi Shuo of Greenpeace China has recently argued on chinadialogue that U.N. climate talks can drive more ambitious greenhouse...
Environment
02.19.13
China’s Disappointing Absence from U.N. Water Summit
from chinadialogueAfter recent heated debate over China’s mega-dam plans, any visitor to the launch on February 11 of the U.N.’s much-vaunted International Year of Water Cooperation ...
The Iran Nuclear Issue: The View from Beijing
International Crisis Group
The revelation in 2009 of nuclear facilities near Qom intensified international criticism of Iran’s opaque nuclear development. As Western countries prepare to pursue tougher sanctions at the U.N., China’s acquiescence as a permanent Security...
China’s Growing Role in U.N. Peacekeeping
International Crisis Group
Over the past twenty years China has become an active participant in U.N. peacekeeping, a development that will benefit the international community. Beijing has the capacity to expand its contributions further and should be encouraged to do so...
Advancing Food Safety in China
United Nations
Over the past year, intense media attention has focused on food safety in the People’s Republic of China. Since the headlines broke, the government of China has been quick to respond, both highlighting the work it was already doing and taking...