Chinese Students in America Say ‘Not My President’
The first posters appeared on a bulletin board at University of California, San Diego on March 1.
How China Is Challenging American Dominance in Asia
As China grows more powerful, it is displacing decades-old American preeminence in parts of Asia. The outlines of the rivalry are defining the future of the continent.
China, Europe Slam Trump’s Tariffs as U.S. Metalworkers Cheer
China and Europe lashed out against new U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, while officials and executives from several American allies caught in the crossfire reacted more cautiously, embracing what the White House promised would be some...
Trump Takes the Bait from Musk, Attacks China Auto Import Duties
President Donald Trump may not follow Elon Musk on Twitter, but the Tesla Inc. chief’s posts decrying China’s automotive trade practices managed to catch his attention.
Francis Fukuyama: China’s ‘Bad Emperor’ Returns
Since 1978, China’s authoritarian political system has been different from virtually all other dictatorships in part because the ruling Communist Party has been subject to rules regarding succession.
New Chinese Agency Could Undercut Other Anti-Corruption Efforts
China’s National People’s Congress is expected to ratify legislation during the next two weeks to create a new supra-agency, the National Supervision Commission, to institutionalize President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-corruption campaign as a...
China Protectionism Creates Tech Billionaires Who Protect Xi
China’s tech giants will add star power to the country’s political festivities this week, paying homage to President Xi Jinping and endorsing constitutional changes for him to remain president indefinitely.
China Unhappy with US Aircraft Carrier’s Visit to Vietnam, State Media Says
Beijing is unhappy with the visit of a US aircraft carrier to a Vietnamese port, the first by such a vessel since the Vietnam war, and is monitoring developments, according to a state newspaper report on Wednesday.
Talks with North Korea? China Approves (No Matter the Outcome)
When China hosted the last serious talks on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, in the mid-2000s, the setting was a huge, hexagonal table covered in green felt, in a government guesthouse in Beijing.
The West Is Doing Its Best to Help China
Most of it is unintentional. Yet the west could not be helping China more if it tried.
India Is Willing to Snub the Dalai Lama to Please China
On March 17, 1959, a 23-year-old Buddhist monk disguised as a soldier fled Tibet, travelling for three weeks across the Himalayas before reaching the border with India.
Box Office: Will ‘Black Panther’ Conquer China?
At nearly $900 million worldwide and counting, Marvel’s latest is a certified historic hit, but Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster faces a final challenge to “conventional wisdom” in the world's second-largest film market.
China Boosts Defense Budget in Quest for ‘World Class’ Military but Tells Neighbors Not to Worry
China’s government said Monday that it will boost its defense spending by 8.1 percent this year, the biggest increase in three years, even as it insists that it poses no threat to other countries.
Conversation
03.02.18
How Will Trump’s Tariffs Affect U.S.-China Relations?
Arguing that America is harmed by other countries’ trade practices, President Donald Trump said on March 1 that the U.S. will impose a new 25 percent tariff on imported steel and 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum. “People have no idea how...
The NYRB China Archive
03.02.18
The Brands That Kowtow to China
from New York Review of BooksThere’s been no joking as the apologies to China have come thick and fast in recent weeks, issued not by teenage singers but by some of the largest and richest multinational corporations in the world—the German luxury car manufacturer Daimler,...
As Xi Tightens His Grip on China, U.S. Sees Conflict Ahead
A few weeks after Stephen K. Bannon left the White House in August, he was invited to a dinner at the Council on Foreign Relations to discuss American policy toward China.
A Summer Vacation in China’s Muslim Gulag
Since announcing a “people’s war on terror” in 2014, the Chinese Communist Party has created an unprecedented network of re-education camps in the autonomous Xinjiang region that are essentially ethnic gulags.
An Anbang-Linked Revolutionary Heir Dies in China. Speculation Begins.
The sudden death of a revolutionary scion linked to troubled Chinese insurer Anbang Insurance Group Co. is reverberating through China’s battered private business community.
China Energy Group Bonds Crash after Detention Report
Bonds of mysterious Chinese energy firm CEFC crashed on Thursday amid reports that its chairman Ye Jianming had been detained, complicating its deal to buy a $9bn stake in Russian oil company Rosneft.
How the West Got China Wrong
Last weekend China stepped from autocracy into dictatorship. That was when Xi Jinping, already the world’s most powerful man, let it be known that he will change China’s constitution so that he can rule as president for as long as he chooses—and...
Why China Is Censoring Winnie the Pooh—and the Letter ‘N’
Chinese President Xi Jinping has had a fruitful five plus years in his current position.
Viewpoint
03.01.18
Maybe the Law Does Actually Matter to Xi Jinping
The February 25 announcement that the Chinese Communist Party (C.C.P.) has proposed a constitutional amendment that would remove term limits on the office of the presidency is arguably the most significant Chinese political and legal development...
Sinica Podcast
03.01.18
Can Chinese Journalists Criticize the Party-State?
from Sinica PodcastOutside observers typically view China’s media as utterly shackled by the bonds of censorship, unable to critique the government or speak truth to power in any meaningful sense. In part, this is true. Censorship and other pressures do create “no-...
China’s Media Is Struggling to Overcome Its Racial Stereotypes of Africa
For most Chinese people, the Spring Festival is a time to honor family ties, friendships and acquaintances.
China’s New Economic Guru Is Trying to Stop a Trade War
As trade tensions escalate between the US and China, one of President Xi Jinping’s most trusted advisers is paying a visit to Washington.
China: Big Data Fuels Crackdown in Minority Region
Chinese authorities are building and deploying a predictive policing program based on big data analysis in Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch said today. The program aggregates data about people – often without their knowledge – and flags those it...
Xi’s Power Grab Gives a Short-Term Boost with Long-Term Ramifications
China’s stock market and currency rallied Monday on news that the country would revise its constitution to abolish term limits for the president.
China Probes Report of Possible North Korea Sanctions Breach at Sea
China said on Thursday it is investigating a Japanese report that a Chinese ship may have carried out a ship-to-ship transfer with a North Korean vessel in breach of U.N. sanctions.
As China Puts Pressure on Taiwan, Signs of a U.S. Pushback
As China ratchets up pressure on Taiwan, the self-governing island it claims as its territory, the United States is cautiously starting to push back.
China Hands out Free TVs to Beam Propaganda into Poorest Regions
China is distributing 300,000 television sets to some of its poorest regions as Beijing seeks to spread its propaganda into some of the country's most hard to reach households.
Battleground Malaysia: China Extends Crackdown on Uygurs across Borders
Malaysia has emerged as the latest battleground pitting Chinese efforts to export its security notions against principles of the rule of law.
Terracotta Theft: Chinese Anger over Stolen Warrior Thumb
Chinese authorities have demanded “severe punishment” for a man who allegedly stole the thumb of a terracotta warrior statue on display in the US, Chinese state media report.
“Ignore the Missiles”: Duterte Says China’s South China Sea Militarization Is No Problem
Generally speaking, a sovereign nation dislikes it when a foreign power establishes new military bases within striking range of its capital. But when it comes to China doing just that to the Philippines in the South China Sea, Rodrigo Duterte, it...
Chinese Warships Enter East Indian Ocean Amid Maldives Tensions
Eleven Chinese warships sailed into the East Indian Ocean this month, a Chinese news portal said, amid a constitutional crisis in the tiny tropical island chain of the Maldives now under a state of emergency.
Chinese Envoy Says It’s ‘Dangerous’ for U.S. to Confront Beijing
China’s ambassador to the U.S. warned the Trump administration against adopting a confrontational approach to the world’s second-biggest economy.
Maldives Crisis Could Stir Trouble between China and India
As the Maldives’ autocratic president, Abdulla Yameen, cracks down on opposition to consolidate power ahead of another election, analysts and diplomats warn that the small nation’s troubles could provoke a larger crisis that draws in China and...
China’s All-Seeing Social Control Network Brings an End to Fugitives’ Festive Fun
With most of China getting into the swing of the Lunar New Year holiday, two crime suspects in the southern city of Guangzhou could have been forgiven for thinking the local police force was taking a break too.
Harry Harris, Trump’s Pick for Australia Envoy, Slams Beijing’s Asia Ambitions
China is seeking to “undermine” the international order in the Asia Pacific, Adm. Harry Harris, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Australia, said in Washington on Wednesday.
Conversation
02.15.18
Is American Policy toward China Due for a ‘Reckoning’?
Former diplomats Kurt M. Campbell and Ely Ratner argue that United States policy toward China, in administrations of both parties, has relied in the past on a mistaken confidence in America’s ability to “mold China to the United States’ liking.”...
China and Russia Are Catching up with Military Power of US and West, Say Leading Defence Experts
China and Russia are challenging the military supremacy of America and its allies and the West can no longer rely on the strategic advantage it has enjoyed until now, a leading think tank states in its annual report.
“Shameless” and “Two-Faced”: China’s Astonishing Rebuke of Its Former Internet Czar
China’s former internet czar was expelled from the Communist Party and will be prosecuted for corruption, the party’s top graft-busting agency said yesterday (Feb. 13).
‘You Are Our Lucky Star’: Chinese Media in Overdrive on Xi Jinping’s New Year Tour
Xi Jinping has flown into one of rural China’s most deprived corners to champion his war on extreme poverty before the country’s week-long Lunar New Year holiday.
Sinica Podcast
02.14.18
China’s Rise and America’s Myopia
from Sinica PodcastChina, as we say at the beginning of each Sinica Podcast episode, is a nation that is reshaping the world. But what does that reshaping really look like, and how does—and should—the world react to China’s role in globalization?
The ‘Globalisation’ of China's Military Power
China’s modernization of its armed forces is proceeding faster than many analysts expected.
Former Chongqing Party Chief Charged with Bribery in China
A former top Chinese official once tipped as a potential successor to Xi Jinping has been charged with corruption, state media reported on Tuesday.
Britain to Test China by Sailing Ship in Disputed Sea
Anti-submarine frigate to sail through contested waters of South China Sea.
China to Select Theaters Nationwide to Show Propaganda Films
The state will boost the box office of these propaganda movies with group sales, discounted tickets and other financial backing.
How China Is Getting Serious About Financial Risk
Chinese leaders pledged to make controlling financial risk a top priority. Their challenge is to do so without derailing the economy.
Trump Taps Harry Harris, Known for Being Tough on China, as Australia Envoy
Trump announces plans to nominate a vocal critic of China as ambassador to Australia.
Catholics Warn of Church Schism If Vatican Makes a Deal with China
Influential Catholics expressed shock and disappointment about the Vatican's potential deal with Beijing.
The China Africa Project
02.12.18
Where China’s Leaders Go in Africa May Surprise You
Over the past 10 years Chinese leaders have made 79 official visits to 43 different African countries, according to new data from the Beijing-based consultancy Development Reimagined. Where the senior leadership goes offers some...
An Indian-Russian Supersonic Missile Could Be a Problem for China
BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India and Russia, has developed what it calls the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile. The namesake rocket may now be exported globally — a potentially concerning development for the world’s second...
Germany’s Daimler Issues ‘Full Apology’ to China over Dalai Lama
Daimler has issued a second emphatic apology to China after its subsidiary, Mercedes Benz, quoted the Dalai Lama in an Instagram post on Monday.
China Loves Trump
In January of last year, around the time of the presidential inauguration, as jitters about the relationship between Donald Trump and China mounted, I regularly joined the mob of reporters at the Chinese foreign ministry’s daily briefings in...
China Is Placing Underwater Sensors in the Pacific near Guam
China’s official People’s Daily newspaper reported in December that Chinese scientists had lowered acoustic sensors into the Mariana Trench, at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.