Shinzo Abe and Japan’s History
But Japan cannot credibly help the U.S. to counter China in Asia if it seeks to repudiate criticism of its past.
Snowden Revelations Just Gave China More Ammunition Against US Hacking
China concerned about New Zealand and U.S. intelligence plan to hack Chinese government buildings in Auckland.
China Defines Overall National Security Outlook in Draft Law
Economic security is the basis of national security, and military, cultural, as well as social security are safeguarding measures.
IBM Venture With China Stirs Concerns
IBM is running into Obama pressure to persuade Beijing to drop new measures that require American companies to hand over technology in exchange for market access.
China Cracks Down on Golf, the ‘Sport for Millionaires’
Party officials in Guangdong, home to the 12-course Mission Hills Golf Club, are now forbidden to golf during work hours.
US and EU Criticise Chinese Journalist’s Jailing for ‘Leaking State Secrets’
Gao Yu vows to appeal her 7-yr sentence for allegedly leaking Document 9, revealing Party hostility to human rights.
Opinion: Gao Yu Verdict Sends Clear Message to Regime Critics in China
Chinese journalist Gao Yu's seven year sentence again shows how Beijing authorities deal with critics of the regime.
Why Do the Chinese Hack? Fear
To ensure its survival, the Chinese Communist Party has decided that it must control the Internet.
New Asian Development Bank Seen As Sign Of China’s Growing Influence
Obama worries the new bank will compete with the Western-led World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
China’s Biggest Chip Maker’s Possible Tie-Up With H-P Values Unit at Up to $5 Billion
Tsinghua Unigroup in talks to buy a controlling stake in Hewlett-Packard unit H3C Technologies.
The Netflix of China Is Invading the US With Smartphones
LeTV launched its Internet video streaming service three years before Netflix (2004 versus 2007).
China Restricts Travel By Shenzhen Residents To Hong Kong
The move is designed to assuage Hong Kongers angry with mainlanders who buy up goods.
China Releases 5 Women’s Rights Activists Detained for Weeks
Police released five female activists detained after campaigning against sexual harassment on public transport.
China, US to Boost Cooperation on Repatriating Fugitives
China and the U.S. are boosting cooperation in sending home crime suspects amid a Chinese drive to ferret out corrupt officials and fugitives.
Hank Paulson: Economic Challenges, China — and the Birds
Paulson says the United States needs a clear-eyed, coordinated, consistent approach to the formidable challenge from China.
China Accused Of Decade Of Cyber Attacks On Governments And Corporates In Asia
“There’s no smoking gun...,but all signs point to China” Bryce Boland told TechCrunch.
China’s Island-Building Is Ruining Coral Reefs, Philippines Says
China’s South China Sea neighbors could lose up to $100 million a year because reefs are fish breeding grounds.
Sinica Podcast
04.07.15
Cyber Leninism and the Political Culture of the Chinese Internet
from Sinica PodcastKaiser Kuo and David Moser speak with Rogier Creemers, post-doctoral fellow at Oxford with a focus on Chinese Internet governance and author of the China Copyright and Media...
Environment
04.02.15
‘Wolf Totem’ Trainer Sees Risks, Rewards for Hollywood in China
from chinadialogueWolf trainer Andrew Simpson has just wrapped up three years in Beijing coaching wolves to perform in the film version of the novel Wolf Totem. The Sino-French adaptation of...
Features
04.02.15
Frank Talk About Hong Kong’s Future from Margaret Ng
Following is the transcript of a recent ChinaFile Breakfast with Margaret Ng, the former Hong Kong legislator in discussion with Ira Belkin of New York University Law School and Orville Schell, ChinaFile Publisher and Arthur Ross...
American Admiral Flexing Muscles
After taking aim at China's “Great Wall of Sand” China’s in the South China Sea, U.S. Admiral Harris has to make a plan.
‘Masturbation Will Lead to Homosexuality’: China’s LGBT Sex-Ed Problem in Chinese
In a country where sex and sexuality remain taboo topics of discussion, such misinformation remains common.
Taiwan’s Rash Decision to Join AIIB
Taiwan’s legislative branch was never able to approve the application or review the evaluation reports and proposals.
Claims of Retaliation in Detention of Chinese Anticorruption Campaigner
Ou Shaokun, 61, gained prominence by advising Guangzhou petitioners protesting government land seizures.
Xi Jinping Forever
Is China’s increasingly powerful president angling to break tradition and extend his rule indefinitely?
Viewpoint
04.01.15
China’s Government Is Serious About Fundamentally Reshaping Itself
Respected China scholar David Shambaugh recently set off a firestorm among other China specialists when he predicted the collapse of China’s ruling Communist Party...
Obama Expands Options for Retaliating Against Foreign Hackers - NYTimes.com
Obama used existing authority to impose economic sanctions on North Korea, but the new order will expand his options.
U.S. Navy Alarmed at Beijing’s ‘Great Wall of Sand’ in So China Sea
US Admiral says competing territorial claims in the South China Sea are “increasing regional tensions and the potential for miscalculation."
China Ban Hits Google’s Search Ad Share; Baidu Gains
Google’s share of 2015’s $81.59 billion search ad market at 54.5%, down from 54.7% in 2014 and 55.2% in 2013.
China Regulates Against Officials’ Judicial Meddling
To advance the rule of law China plans to name and shame officials who commonly interfere in judicial cases.
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Chinese Authorities Compromise Millions in Cyberattacks
Hijacking the computers of millions of innocent Internet users around the world shows China's disregard for Internet governance norms.
China Appears to Attack GitHub by Diverting Web Traffic
In recent attacks on sites that try to help Internet users in China circumvent censorship, the Great Firewall appears to have been used as a weapon.
Q. and A.: Adam Fisk on Evading Internet Censorship in China
GreatFire.org’s “mirrored” websites and the Internet bandwidth-sharing service Lantern have allowed users to access the open Internet.
How China Plans to Shape New Asian Order
At the center of these efforts is the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and plans for pan-Asian infrastructure .
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.
Fifty Shades of Xi
China’s confessional politics of dominance.
Full Text of Chinese President’s Speech at Boao Forum for Asia
Xi's speech, entitled, "Towards a Community of Common Destiny and A New Future for Asia"
China’s Zhou Says PBOC Has Room to Act on Growth Slowdown
The central bank chief's remarks follow China's weakest expansion since 1990.
U.S. Coding Website GitHub Hit With Cyberattack
The attack appears to underscore how China’s Internet censors increasingly reach outside the country.
Chinese Firms in Europe: Gone Shopping
Gone shopping More European businesses are coming under Chinese ownership.
U.S. About-Face on AIIB Would be Welcomed
US leaders have for years said Asia-Pacific nations do not have to choose between China and the US.
Environment
03.26.15
China Court to Hear NGO Lawsuit Targeting Polluter’s Profits
from chinadialogueAn environmental group has filed a lawsuit for 30 million yuan (U.S.$4.8 million) to seek compensation from a Shandong chemical company for pumping out harmful substances—a legal action thought to be the first public interest litigation for air...
US Risks Epic Blunder by Treating China as an Economic Enemy
The United States has handled its economic diplomacy with shocking myopia.
Car-Hire Services Compete for the Ride Stuff
Uber's deal with a car broker is a sign of growing competition among firms relying on car-hire and taxi-hailing apps.
China Reiterates Openness of AIIB After Shift in US Attitude
The China-proposed AIIB, has an expected initial subscribed capital of $50 billion.
Conversation
03.24.15
What Went Wrong With U.S. Strategy on China’s New Bank and What Should Washington Do Now?
Now that much of Europe has announced its intentions to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), was Washington’s initial opposition a mistake? Assuming the AIIB does get off the ground, what might it mean for future...
IBM to Share Technology with China in Strategy Shift: CEO
IBM must help China build its IT industry rather than viewing the country solely as a sales destination or manufacturing base.
Chinese Relic Experts Claim 1,000-year-old Mummified Monk Was Stolen
Fujian officials found photos and historical records suggesting the statue belonged to a village temple.
Indonesian President Says China’s Main Claim in South China Sea Has No Legal Basis
Jakarta says it wants to remain an "honest broker" in one of Asia's most thorny territorial disputes.
China’s ‘Comfort Women’
Thousands of Chinese women were forced into sex slavery during the second world war. Here is one survivor’s story.
China on the World Stage: A Bridge Not Far Enough
China plans a new bank to help match Asia’s vast savings with its even vaster need for infrastructure.
Coal Boomtowns Fade as China Declares War on Pollution
China is headed towards peak coal which means cities reliant on coal mining struggle.
China (Finally) Admits to Hacking
An updated military document for the first time admits that the Chinese government sponsors offensive cyber units.
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.
China’s Biggest Anti-Censorship Service is Under Attack
GreatFire.org has been under an unprecedented denial-of-service attack, receiving more than 2 billion requests per hour.
China Gloats as Europeans Rush to Join Asian Bank
Xinhua described the U.S. as “petulant and cynical” for declining to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Global Push Aims to Change China’s Mind on Bank Rules: U.S. Official
Lobby wants China to stop rules that would force tech vendors to Chinese banks to hand over source code.
Environment
03.19.15
World Coal Investments Increasingly Risky, Especially China’s
from chinadialogueThe investment case for coal-fired power is looking increasingly unconvincing, but more plants will need to be cancelled if the world is to avoid runaway climate change, a report published on Monday said.
The...
Conversation
03.18.15
Dark Days for Women in China?
With China’s recent criminal detention of five feminist activists, gender inequality in China is back in the spotlight. What does a crackdown on Chinese women fighting for equal representation say about the current state of the nation’s political...