How to Persuade China to Squeeze North Korea’s Lifeline
Beijing is reluctant to give Pyongyang a real ultimatum—but the U.S. can bring it round
Corporate China Hits Global Debt Market Milestone
Banks and other corporate borrowers quietly encouraged to raise money offshore
Picking a Fight over China’s Currency Will Snowball: Analyst
If U.S. President Donald Trump proceeds with plans to label China a currency manipulator, the confrontation would likely escalate beyond trade, David Roche, global strategist at Independent Strategy, told CNBC on Monday.
China Is Likely to Ramp up Its Naval Abilities in Response to Trump’s Unpredictability
The PLA Navy is likely to secure significant new funding in China’s upcoming defense budget as Beijing seeks to check U.S. dominance of the high seas and step up its own projection of power around the globe.
Fraud Case, Holiday Dispute Further Divide Old Rivals China, Taiwan
Relations between old rivals China and Taiwan have been shaken again over a foreign extradition case and Beijing’s re-interpretation of a Taiwanese political holiday, stalling any prospects for dialogue or cooperation.
China Is Making Life Hard for South Korea Because of an Antimissile System in over 40 Petty Ways
Relations between China and South Korea have been icy of late, to say the least.
Trump Accuses Chinese of Being ‘Grand Champions’ of Currency Manipulation
President Donald Trump declared China the “grand champions” of currency manipulation on Thursday, just hours after his new Treasury secretary pledged a more methodical approach to analyzing Beijing’s foreign exchange practices.
China Seeks Baby Boom to Counter Sluggish Birth Rates
Chinese authorities are looking at ways to encourage people to have more children, less than 18 months after dropping the country’s contentious one-child policy in a bid to boost birth rates and stave off a demographic decline.
China and North Korea Reveal Sudden, and Deep, Cracks in Their Friendship
For decades, North Korea could count on China as a loyal ally despite the erratic behavior of the ruling Kim dynasty. But by this week, things may have gone too far, with North Korea unleashing a tirade in which it deployed some of the most...
China Overtakes U.S. and France as Germany’s Biggest Trading Partner
China for the first time became Germany’s most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States, which fell back to third place behind France, data showed on Friday.
North Korea Mocks China for ‘Dancing to U.S. Tune’
North Korea appeared to lash out at Beijing in a state-media commentary published Thursday, aiming unusually pointed rhetoric at a powerful neighbor that Pyongyang has long relied on for economic and diplomatic support.
Mnuchin Says He Won’t Label China a Currency Manipulator...Yet
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin signaled no urgency to designate China a currency manipulator, saying he wants to use a regular review of foreign-exchange markets to determine if the U.S.’s largest trading partner is cheating.
The Biggest Loser If Trump Ignites a Trade War with China
There’s at least one big loser if President Donald J. Trump ignites a trade war with China: Taiwan. The island democracy has a heavily export-dependent economy enmeshed in billions of dollars in U.S. and China trade.
China Shakes up Top Economic Team ahead of Major Power Shuffle
President Xi Jinping is shaking up his economic team ahead of a major power shuffle as China battles rising financial risks at home and friction with its trading partners.
We Must Resist until China Gives Hong Kong a Say in Our Future
If Beijing allows human rights to deteriorate in Hong Kong, then the whole country will lose all hope of reform
Can China Expand its Beachhead in Hollywood?
With The Great Wall, a classic army vs. monsters tale, director Zhang Yimou has brought America the most expensive Chinese film ever created. The movie may be backed by a Hollywood studio and it may star no less an American icon than...
Chinese President Xi Jinping Has Vowed to Lead the “New World Order”
Chinese president Xi Jinping has vowed for the first time that China should take the lead in shaping the “new world order” and safeguarding international security, one of the latest moves putting him in stark contrast to Donald Trump and the U.S...
China Finishing South China Sea Buildings that Could House Missiles
China has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, two U.S. officials told Reuters.
Tillerson Affirms Importance of Constructive U.S.-China Ties
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by telephone with China’s top diplomat on Tuesday and affirmed the importance of a constructive U.S.-China relationship, and the two agreed on the need to address the threat posed by North Korea
Is China Pushing Trump to Talk to North Korea?
Now President Xi Jinping of China has essentially said: We have done our part in enforcing sanctions. Over to you, Mr. Trump.
How the Communist Party Guided China to Success
One of Sebastian Heilmann’s major works is a comprehensive guide to how China is governed, now updated and translated into English as China’s Political System. This is a wide-ranging examination of how the system works—how it guides the...
‘We the Workers’: On the Front Lines of China’s Record-Level Labor Unrest
Zhang Zhiru is one of a shrinking number of Chinese labor activists helping workers in the world’s second largest economy fight for their rights—an ongoing crackdown has seen dozens detained and slapped with heavy prison sentences.
Trump’s Feminist Critics Gagged by Chinese Internet Giant Weibo
Chinese feminists have hit out at their country’s answer to Twitter after it gagged one of their movement’s most visible social media accounts in an apparent bid to stifle criticism of U.S. president Donald Trump.
China to Suspend All Imports of Coal from North Korea
China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea starting Feb. 19, the country’s commerce ministry said in a notice posted on its website on Saturday, as part of its efforts to implement United Nations sanctions against the country.
South China Sea: U.S. Carrier Group Begins ‘Routine’ Patrols
U.S. aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson has started what it calls “routine operations” in the South China Sea, with a fleet of supporting warships.
What Does Trump Want? China Scours Twitter, Cocktail Parties for Clues
Now one of the big questions is which view prevails in the White House: The more moderate voices of Branstad, Kushner and Pentagon chief James Mattis? Or China hardliners such as strategist Steve Bannon and trade adviser Peter Navarro?
Africa to Pivot to China as U.S. Support Fades Under Trump
In this episode, international economist Anzetwe Were joins Eric and Cobus from Nairobi to discuss her recent column in Business Daily (Kenya) on how Africa is bracing for a Trump-inspired shift towards to China in response to the new U.S....
China Opposes U.S. Naval Patrols in South China Sea
China said on Tuesday it opposed action by other countries under the pretext of freedom of navigation that undermined its sovereignty, after a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group began patrols in the contested South China Sea
China Orders GPS Tracking of Every Car in Troubled Region
Security officials in China’s violence-stricken north-west have ordered residents to install GPS tracking devices in their vehicles so authorities are able to keep permanent tabs on their movements
China’s ‘New Silk Road’ Is Derailed in Sri Lanka by Political Chaos and Violent Protests
It is now looking as if Sri Lanka’s biggest partner in the Hambantota endeavor, China, is pulling back from what seems to have become an all out fiasco
China Is Warning Lotte Group against Letting a Korean Golf Course Become a Missile Defense Site
China’s has a new target amid its ongoing economic retaliation against South Korea—the country’s fifth-biggest conglomerate
Chinese Theology
In this groundbreaking and authoritative study, Chloë Starr explores key writings of Chinese Christian intellectuals, from philosophical dialogues of the late imperial era to micro-blogs of pastors in the 21st century. Through a series of close textual readings, she sheds new light on such central issues in Chinese theology as Christian identity and the evolving question of how Christians should relate to society and state.
China Loses a Friend, and Leverage, with North Korean Murder
The mysterious death of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother removed a potential avenue for China to press the North Korean leader to rein in his nuclear ambitions.
New Chinese Missile Upgrade Likely Designed with Taiwan in Its Crosshairs
Earlier this month, the state-run English-language newspaper China Daily reported on the most recent public displays of the People’s Republic of China’s DF-16, designed, in large part, as a potential offensive weapon against the island...
He Called China’s President ‘Xitler’ on Twitter. Now He Faces Prison.
From his hometown in northeast China, Kwon Pyong used the internet to mock and criticize the nation’s rulers, including posting a selfie in which he wore a T-shirt that likened President Xi Jinping to Hitler.
China Moves to Keep Its Deadly Opioids out of U.S.
China moved to stem its flow of deadly drugs to the U.S., adding four lethal heroin-like narcotics to a list of controlled substances after Washington had urged it to help combat a growing opioid epidemic.
Chinese Students in the U.S. Are Using “Inclusion” and “Diversity” to Oppose a Dalai Lama Graduation Speech
On Feb. 2, the University of California, San Diego formally announced that the Dalai Lama would make a keynote speech at the June commencement ceremony. The announcement triggered outrage among Chinese students who view the exiled Tibetan...
China Warns U.S. against Fresh Naval Patrols in South China Sea
China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday warned Washington against challenging its sovereignty, responding to reports the United States was planning fresh naval patrols in the disputed South China Sea.
Russia, China, ISIS: Rex Tillerson Faces Daunting Global Challenges
America’s new top diplomat will be tested during his maiden overseas trip to meet counterparts at a Group of 20 world powers gathering in Germany on Thursday and Friday.
EU Preparing Early China Summit in Message to Trump: Sources
The European Union is preparing an early summit with China in April or May in Brussels to promote free trade and international cooperation in the face of a more protectionist and inward-looking Washington, three EU officials said.
Fighting on Behalf of China’s Women—From the United States
Among hundreds of thousands of women who took to the streets for the Women’s March on Washington were Lu Pin and more than 20 other Chinese feminists who live in the United States and belong to the Chinese Feminism Collective
Why Chinese People Won’t Boycott Trump Fashion
In a week that saw a political storm after Nordstrom dropped Ivanka Trump fashion lines and reports in the U.S. media that her younger sister Tiffany Trump was “shunned” at New York Fashion Week, there was one unlikely win for the first family....
China’s Top Football Team Vows to Phase out Foreign Players
Fans worry beautiful game could lose luster if Guangzhou Evergrande makes good on pledge
Surprise Findings: China’s Youth Are Getting Less Nationalistic, Not More
Anyone who’s spent any length of time following Western press coverage of China is familiar with the notion that China’s leaders are obligated to look tough in order to appease a rising nationalism. Much has been written about the...
In China, a Lonely Valentine’s Day for Millions of Men
That’s because China’s gender gap remains huge. There were 33.59 million more men than women in China in 2016, according to figures from the country’s National Bureau of Statistics that were issued last month
U.S. Eyes New Tactic to Press China
Currency strategy would avoid singling out country in bid to avoid break in relations
Inflation in China Is Heating Up Fast
Chinese inflationary pressures went up a cog in January, led by another enormous surge in producer price inflation (PPI).
Foreign Passports Offer Little Protection for China’s Elite
Beijing’s corruption crackdown drives rush for second citizenship
The U.S. Should Not Demand In-Kind Reciprocity from China
In a well-drafted task force report issued this week by the Asia Society and the University of California San Diego, a group of scholars and former government officials recommend that the Trump administration take steps to make the U.S.-China...
China, Russia Condemn North Korea’s Missile Launch
China has voiced opposition to North Korea’s test of a reported new ballistic missile more than 24 hours after reports of the launch emerged. But the country shrugged off suggestions it should be doing more to intervene in the rogue state’s...
China Accused of Undermining Drive to Cut Steel Capacity
China’s cuts in steel capacity last year primarily targeted mills that were already idle, doing little to reduce the exports that have fueled trade tensions or address the blight of toxic smog, a study has found.
China, the Party-Corporate Complex
In December, 15 years after China’s accession to the World Trade Organization, the European Union, the United States and Japan formally refused to grant Beijing the coveted label, denying it important concessions on tariffs and other trade...
Trump Will Honor ‘One China’ Policy
from Carnegie ChinaPresident Trump agreed to honor the U.S. “one China” policy in his first phone call with President Xi Jinping since taking office, providing the basis for bilateral relations to move forward. Shortly after the February 9 call, Paul Haenle spoke...
U.S., China Coordinated Policy Reversal
Trump pledges to honor longstanding policy not to recognize Taiwan diplomatically