Singapore Former PM Meets with Chinese Leaders
Pepople's Daily photo archive of the late Lee Kwan Yew's meetings with five of China's top leaders.
China, Japan Start First Security Talks in Four Years
Step aimed at thawing ties plagued by the legacy of Japan’s wartime aggression and a territorial dispute.
Party Investigates CNPC Executive Once Seen as Company’s Next Leader
Liao Yongyuan, who oversaw gas pipeline project crossing country, becomes target of inquiry by party graft-buster.
Xi Meets with Kissinger, Calls for More Trust Between China, U.S.
Kissinger hailed the ongoing historic reform in China.
Qiu He, top Yunnan Official, Ousted for Corrupt Land Deals
Qiu was the catalyst for a swath of controversial infrastructure projects, including a new international airport finished in 2012.
Q. and A.: David Shambaugh on the Risks to Chinese Communist Rule
Shambaugh’s recent essay argued that the “endgame of Chinese communist rule has now begun.”
Shambaugh China Essay in Shambles
Shambaugh's deep flaw is that he looked at China with a bias, completely ignoring the positive aspects.
Chinese Debate Potential Collapse of Communist Party
Debate sparked by an essay by David Shambaugh, professor of international affairs at George Washington University.
Conversation
03.11.15
Is China Really Cracking Up?
On March 7, The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by David Shambaugh arguing that “the endgame of Chinese communist rule has...
Sorry, America: China Is NOT Going to Collapse
David Shambaugh bases his conclusion on flawed interpretations of recent socioeconomic and political developments.
China Blocks Web Access to ‘Under the Dome’ Documentary on Pollution
The drama over the video has ignited speculation over which groups supported it and which sought to kill it.
Books
03.05.15
Has the American Media Misjudged China
Thirty-five years after China's opening to the world, some of the key assumptions that have guided coverage are being tested by the presidency of Xi Jinping. This book is must reading for anyone involved in U.S.-Chinese relations or for anyone who is just plain curious about how the assumptions that have guided American media coverage of China are now being challenged by the presidency of Xi Jinping. He has a very different vision of his country's future than the one often presented in some media accounts. —William J. Holstein {chop}
In Beijing, Political Pomp Abounds as China Kicks off 'Two Meetings'
The dual sessions do telegraph the general national agenda for the coming year.
Conversation
02.27.15
Are China and Russia Forging a New Ideological Bloc?
With evidence of ties strengthening between Beijing and Moscow—over energy contracts, the handling of the Ukraine, and their diplomats' stance toward outside interference in internal affairs, especially if it's perceived as coming from Washington—...
Xi Jinping Hopes to Count in Chinese Political History With ‘Four Comprehensives’ -
Chinese President Xi Jinping has uncorked his own ordinal political philosophy.
China Starts Massive Promotion of Xi Jinping’s Political Theory the ‘Four Comprehensives’
Xi has created a slogan and formulated principles to guide his style of government.
Viewpoint
02.19.15
Beijing Touts ‘Cyber-Sovereignty’ In Internet Governance
It has been a difficult few weeks for global technology companies operating in China.
Chinese officials strengthened the Internet firewall by blocking...
In Sharp Words From Xi, Ominous Implications for China’s Legal Reforms
A Communist saying about the role of law states “the handle of the knife is firmly in the hands of the party and the people.”
Exclusive: U.S., China to Discuss Repatriation of Chinese Fugitives
The issue is a thorny one, as no extradition treaty exists between the U.S. and China.
Features
01.28.15
‘I Don’t Know Where Some Cadres Get Their Magical Powers’
Earlier this month, at the close of the Chinese Communist Party’s 5th Plenum, the official People’s Daily noted on its website that as this...
The China Africa Project
01.23.15
South Africa: China’s BFF in Africa
South Africa is emerging as one of China’s most important international partners as the relationship deepens across all levels. Economically, South Africa is the source of more Chinese investment than any other country on the continent. However,...
Obama’s Top Asia Adviser: Goal is for Complete Trade Pact in 2015
Evan Medeiros, senior director for Asia at the U.S. National Security Council, asked about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, said: "We are confident we can and we will get it done."
China Says Ousted Security Tsar’s Influence Corrupted Others
Last year, China arrested Zhou and expelled him from the party, accusing him of crimes ranging from taking bribes to leaking state secrets.
Media
01.22.15
Xi Jinping’s Pay Raise
It just got slightly less difficult to be a clean Chinese official. State media reported on January 20 that Chinese civil servants had received their first pay raise...
Macau Sex Ring Bust Shows China Expanding Crackdown on Graft
Police in the former Portuguese colony arrested Alan Ho, handcuffing him and covering his head with a black hood, for allegedly operating a prostitution ring out of the casino complex of his uncle, Stanley Ho.
Is ‘China’s Machiavelli’ Now Its Most Important Political Philosopher?
Much like a dragon, “the ruler of men has bristling scales. Only if a speaker can avoid brushing against them can he have any hope of success.”
Xi Calls for More Anti-Corruption Efforts Despite Achievements
Misconduct may have abated but had not vanished, he said, and although counter-corruption mechanisms had been developed, they were not perfect and temptations still existed.
Compilation of Xi Jinping’s Anti-Graft Remarks Published
A circular issued jointly by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the CPC's discipline agency asked Party officials to take the essence of the remarks to heart and behave in line with the decisions so as to ensure an...
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...
Maoists in China, Given New Life, Attack Dissent
They pounce on bloggers who dare mock their beloved Chairman Mao. They scour the nation’s classrooms and newspapers for strains of Western-inspired liberal heresies. And they have taken down professors, journalists and others deemed disloyal to...
The China Africa Project
12.23.14
China in Africa: 2014 Year in Review
Two thousand fourteen marked another landmark year in Sino-African relations as bilateral trade set new records while political, diplomatic, and military ties strengthened across the board. Yet despite the tangible progress made this year, this...
Maldives to Officially Join China's Maritime Silk Route Policy
"With projects such as oil exploration and bridge construction in the agenda for discussion, the meeting will benefit economies of both countries. This is a great achievement to us as well," Minister of Economic Development Mohamed Saeed told...
Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Make It Clear He's Cool with China
Lu Wei, the Chinese Internet czar who heads a censorship system that keeps many popular American sites—including, of course, Facebook—out of China, was touring American tech companies recently. Chinese media reported that when he arrived at...
The Sony Hack: China’s Half-Hearted Defense of North Korea
It’s not easy being one of North Korea’s only allies. Chinese President Xi Jinping doesn’t seem particularly fond of Kim Jong Un, the third-generation Kim scion who rules China’s erstwhile client state.
Viewpoint
12.11.14
Here Is Xi’s China: Get Used To It
from China Economic QuarterlyThe prevailing mood among China-watchers in 2014 was one of anxiety and skepticism. The year began in the shadow of Chinese assertiveness in the East and South China Seas. Economic concerns quickly took over: by February the property market...
Features
12.10.14
Why Beijing’s Troubles Could Get a Lot Worse
from Barron’sFew foreigners know China as intimately as Anne Stevenson-Yang does. She has spent the bulk of her professional life there since first arriving in 1985, working as a journalist, magazine publisher, and software executive, with stints in between...
Xi Jinping: The Growing Cult of China’s ‘Big Daddy Xi’
The construction of a cult of personality around president Xi represents a dramatic direction change for a country that sought to rule collectively after the devastation wrought during Chairman Mao's three-decade monopoly on power.
Caixin Media
12.09.14
With New Fund, China Hits a Silk Road Stride
China's ambitious plan to expand trade links westward into Central Asia in the spirit of the ancient Silk Road is taking shape now that the government has decided to shift foreign currency into a special fund.
The State Council will tap the...
China Watchdog Says TV Censorship Rules Should Apply Online Too
A more censorious environment coincides with a boom in tie-ups between China and Hollywood. HBO and Tencent have agreed to make HBO content available on a broad basis in China, including shows like The Newsroom, Boardwalk Empire, Rome and Band of...
Leader Asserts China’s Growing Importance on Global Stage
Sounding confident after a burst of high-profile diplomacy, President Xi Jinping told Communist Party officials in a major address here over the weekend that China would be nice to its neighbors in Asia but that he would run an active foreign...
Xi and Peng Now Have a Song of Their Own
After a series of high-profile events highlighting their marriage bonds, China’s president, Xi Jinping, and his wife, Peng Liyuan, now have a song praising their relationship.
The China Africa Project
11.22.14
Report: Chinese Diplomats & Officials Tied to Ivory Trade in Africa
A recent report by the U.K.-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) alleges Chinese diplomats and officials have been directly involved in the ivory trade in Africa. Most damaging...
Conversation
11.19.14
Was the U.S.-China Climate Deal Worth the Wait?
Last week, Ann Carlson and Alex Wang, environmental experts at UCLA Law School, called the November 12 U.S.-China Joint...
China's ‘Fox Hunt’ Grabs 288 Suspects in Worldwide Anti-Graft Net
China has conducted activities in 56 countries, including the United States, Canada, Spain, South Korea, and South Africa, it said, citing Vice Minister of Public Security Liu Jinguo.
Viewpoint
11.14.14
The Domestic Politics of the U.S.-China Climate Change Announcement
The news from Beijing this week that the U.S. and China are committing to ambitious goals on climate change is, we think, monumental. No two countries are more important to tackling the problem than the largest carbon emitter over the past two...
Sinica Podcast
11.14.14
Behind the Curtain at APEC
from Sinica PodcastWith tensions between the West and Russia running high over Ukraine, China and Japan still wrangling over the Diaoyu islands, and America and China fighting over pretty much the same old petty stuff, it's easy to be cynical about APEC. But this...
What Brookings Experts Are Saying about Obama in Asia
Experts recently joined together in a full-day conference to examine the economic, environmental, political, and security implications of President Obama's trip to China and his interactions with President Xi Jinping.
Cut the Shawl Talk: Chinese Censors Wipe Putin’s Move on China’s First Lady
At an APEC event to watch the fireworks in Beijing on Monday night, Russian President Vladimir Putin created a few of his own by slipping a shawl over the shoulders of Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Obama’s Three-Day Visit to China: Charlie Rose
On “Charlie Rose,” a conversation about President Obama's three-day visit to China. The president arrived on Monday morning. We are joined by Edward Luce of the Financial Times, Orville Schell of the Asia Society and Chengi Li of the John L....
Obama’s Focus in China Is on Leader, Not Public
The White House has also changed its approach to the Chinese news media. In 2009, Mr. Obama gave an interview to Southern Weekly, a newspaper based in Guangdong Province that is known for pushing the limits of China’s censorship rules. The...
Frosty Meeting at APEC Could Be Start of Thaw Between China and Japan
The meeting between President Xi Jinping of China and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan lasted only 25 minutes, less than half the time usually given to formal encounters between the leaders of two nations.
China’s ‘New Type’ of Ties Fails to Sway Obama
Nearly three years ago, Xi Jinping was still China’s vice president and only the heir apparent to the Communist Party leadership. But even during that visit he spoke expansively of forging a “new type of great power relations” with the United...
Ten Fun and Fascinating Facts About Xi Jinping
While I can’t do justice to all the material presented in Xi Jinping: The Goverance of China, here are some things I learned from reading through Xi’s musings and the musings of others about him.
Conversation
10.31.14
What Should Obama and Xi Say to Each Other at APEC?
Next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Beijing (November 5-11) between Presidents Xi Jinping, Barack Obama, and other leaders from around the...
Media
10.29.14
A Talking Heads Video: China Strikes Back
In the first episode of the new VICE News series Talking Heads, Orville Schell, the Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China...
