China Resumes Ties with São Tomé, Which Turned Away from Taiwan
Beijing suspended its relationship with São Tomé in 1997 after the African island nation established diplomatic ties with Taiwan
The China Africa Project
12.25.16
China’s Risky Power Play in the Arab World
International Relations Professor Zaynab El Bernoussi from Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco, joins Eric and Cobus this week to discuss her recent column on China’s growing influence in the Middle East and North Africa....
Stoking Tensions with China
No relationship is more vital to international stability than that between the United States and China, but now there are dangerous new uncertainties
In China’s Tiny Catholic Community, Hopes Rise for Beijing- Vatican Ties
Beijing and the Vatican seem to want to come to an agreement, though who has the last word in appointing bishops is still a point of contention
The Memes That Took Over China’s Internet in 2016
This year's most popular memes reflected a more ruthless and aggressive—but also more fragile—China
The New Scramble for Africa: How China Became the Partner of Choice
In 2014 alone China invested £56 billion in African infrastructure. But is this colonialism in another guise?
Chinese Propaganda Video Warns of West’s “Devilish Claws”
The video has been widely promoted online by public security offices that oversee the police, including the Ministry of Public Security
Taiwan’s President to Visit U.S. Despite Objections from China
Planned trip causes speculation in Washington and Taiwan that Tsai Ing-wen may meet Donald Trump in person
China Weighs Response to New U.S. Trade Foe
Beijing considers retaliatory steps after Trump appoints China trade skeptic Peter Navarro
The Trouble With Trumps Dangerous Instincts on China
The President-elect has shown that his instinct is to turn the world’s significant bilateral relationships into frighteningly spectacular reality TV
“Brutal, Amoral, Ruthless, Cheating”: How Trump’s New Trade Tsar Sees China
Peter Navarro has been picked to lead US trade and industrial policy – a move that may upset Beijing
The NYRB China Archive
12.22.16
How Tibet Is Being Crushed—While the Dalai Lama Survives
from New York Review of BooksIf you read every page of Tsering Woeser’s latest book and skip the first and last chapters of Tsering Topgyal’s, the ultimate message about the situation in Tibet is often the same. Chinese rule, writes Woeser, is no less than “...
China Unveils List of Activities Permitted for Foreign Non-Profits
Law taking effect Jan. 1 is widely seen as targeted at groups working in areas such as human rights and rule of law
These Three Major China Themes Will Be Pivotal in 2017
China’s economic growth target, the depreciation of the yuan and a looming change in several senior Communist Party positions will be important factors
China in the World Podcast
12.21.16
China Rises to Challenge of Battling Climate Change
from Carnegie ChinaWith the U.S. leadership role in the fight against climate change now being called into question, China has found itself in the unique position of being a global leader of the cause. In this podcast, nonresident Carnegie-Tsinghua...
Photo Gallery
12.21.16
Seeing 2016 Through Eyes on China
In June 2015, a couple dozen China-based photographers—some Chinese, some not—founded the Instagram account Eyes on China. Their goal, as member photographer Gilles...
Books
12.20.16
The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom
From the clipper ships that ventured to Canton hauling cargos of American ginseng to swap for Chinese tea, to the U.S. warships facing off against China’s growing navy in the South China Sea, from the Yankee missionaries who brought Christianity and education to China, to the Chinese who built the American West, the United States and China have always been dramatically intertwined. For more than two centuries, American and Chinese statesmen, merchants, missionaries, and adventurers, men and women, have profoundly influenced the fate of these nations.
Drone Diplomacy
Trump's tweets at China over a drone are intensifying an already strained relationship
Norway and China Restore Ties, 6 Years After Nobel Prize Dispute
The news accompanied an unannounced visit to Beijing by the Norwegian foreign minister, Borge Brende, who met with Premier Li Keqiang
Thousands of Refugees from Myanmar May Have Fled to China Due to Fighting
As many as 15,000 people have fled across Myanmar's border into China in the past month as fighting between the army and armed ethnic groups intensifies, the UN says
Chinese Navy Returns Seized Underwater Drone to U.S.
A Chinese vessel returned the submersible drone to a United States Navy ship in international waters off the Philippines, near where it was taken
China’s State Media Has Been Mocking Donald Trump’s ‘Unpresidented’ Tweet
"Trump is not behaving as a President who will become master of the White House in a month"
U.S. Demands Return of Drone Seized by Chinese Warship
The episode threatens to increase tensions in a region already fraught with great-power rivalries
China to Return Seized U.S. Drone, Says Washington 'Hyping Up' Incident
The drone incident has raised fresh concerns about China's increased military presence and aggressive posture in the energy-rich South China Sea
Donald Trump Accuses China of 'Unpresidented' Act Over US Navy Drone
President-elect makes spelling error in belligerent early morning tweet; China says ‘hyping up’ of issue is not helpful but agrees return of vehicle
President Obama Says Donald Trump Should Deal Cautiously With Taiwan, China
President warns successor to think through the consequences of his actions
Where Trump Does (and Doesn’t) Have Leverage with China
Trump must keep his trade demands on Beijing specific and legitimate. The question is, does he have the discipline?
Trump Aide Plays Down Prospect of Upending 'One China' Policy
Trump aide Reince Priebus: "We are not suggesting that we're revisiting 'one China' policy right now,"
Trump’s and Xi’s Differences Magnify Uncertainties Between U.S. and China
Both came to power vowing to restore their nations to greatness...but that's where the similarities end
Facing a Transition of Power, China’s Xi is More Desperate Than Ever to Control Young Minds
With 2017 nearing, it’s likely China will expand its campaign to further instill the ideologies of the party in young minds
China Says Trump’s Description of Drone Seizure as Theft is ‘Inaccurate’
U.S., China militaries in smooth communication over drone, Chinese Foreign Ministry says
As Trump Tweets, China Quietly Weights Options to Retaliate
China’s leaders are biting their tongues as U.S. President-elect Trump uses Twitter to rattle relations between the world’s biggest economies
China’s Notorious City Management Officers in Legal Limbo Despite Expanding Role
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has been charged with regulating the force that earlier was under the sole purview of local governments
Finding Balance in the US-China Relationship
As Donald Trump ascends to the Oval Office, he must recognize the larger vision required to see clearly at the height of power
Tibetan Leader Urges Trump to Confront China on Rights
The head of the Tibetan government-in-exile said he was encouraged by Trump’s tough stand on China
When China Bullies Its Neighbors, India Gets More Muscular
China’s increasingly rough-handed and assertive foreign policy towards its neighbors is raising India’s diplomatic and economic clout in the region
China Police Confirm Detention of Human Rights Lawyer Jiang Tianyong
The activist’s family are still waiting to hear from him despite officials saying he was released more than two weeks ago
Books
12.15.16
Crashing the Party
It’s 1983. Scott Savitt, one of the first American exchange students in Beijing, picks up his guitar and begins strumming “Blackbird.” He’s soon surrounded by Chinese students who know every word to every Beatles song he plays. Savitt stays on in Beijing, working as a reporter for Asiaweek Magazine. The city’s first nightclubs open; rock ‘n’ roll promises democracy. Promoted to foreign correspondent for The Los Angeles Times and then United Press International, Savitt finds himself drawn into China’s political heart.
Taiwan is Both Exhilarated and Unnerved by Trump’s China’s Remarks
What does it mean for one’s homeland to be put on the table by Mr. Trump, in negotiations with China’s leaders, who are not known for making concessions easily?
New Chinese Law Puts Foreign Non-Profits in Limbo
Many NGOs could be made illegal on Jan. 1 amid campaign against unwanted foreign influences
China’s Digital Dictatorship
Turn the spotlight on the rulers, not the ruled: Instead of rating citizens, the government should be allowing them to assess the way it rules
China Puts New Weapons on South China Sea Islands, Report Says
China appears to be adding new anti-aircraft weapons to a string of artificial islands in the middle of the disputed South China Sea
For China’s State Media, Trump Victory Can’t Cure the ‘American Disease’
China’s ruling elite seems to be consoling itself with the idea that Trump will take charge of a country staggering into decline and disunion
GM China Reportedly Under Antitrust Investigation: A Warning for Trump?
The surprising report of an investigation of GM comes suspiciously close to President-elect Trump’s incendiary recent comments on Taiwan
‘Friends Forever’? China Wary of Rex Tillerson Wooing Away Russia
Trump will have close ties to Moscow via its Secretary of State, but relations with Beijing are frosty. Could Sino-Russian ties be under threat?
Popular Chinese Muslim Website Down After Posting Letter Critical of Xi
Users of China Muslim Net say they have been unable to access the website since Saturday
Attempts to ‘Clean Up Beijing’ Target Low-Cost Migrant Homes
"They came and banged on tenants' doors every day until they agreed to move out, and they cut off their power supply for a week"
China’s Richest Man Threat to Trump ’Should Things Be Handled Poorly’
Wang Jianlin says 20,000 American jobs and $10 billion in investment are at stake
China Stocks Drop as Insurers Face Crackdown
China’s top securities regulator has accused some big insurers of behaving like ‘barbarians’
Is Latin America of Strategic Importance to China?
For China, Latin American countries will be a key part of its bid to influence global governance
If Donald Trump Pushes, How China Could Push Back
Here are five ways the Chinese could make life difficult for a Trump administration
Beijing Concerned by Trump Questioning ‘One China’ Policy on Taiwan
President-elect Donald Trump questioned U.S. support for the idea that mainland China and Taiwan are part of ‘one China’
Trump Says China is Not a Market Economy. Here’s Why That is a Big Deal
In 2001, in China’s view, the U.S. promised it would treat the Asian country as a “market economy” starting in December 2016. Trump has a different idea.
Media
12.09.16
U.S.-China Relations As a Cycle of ‘Rapturous Enchantment’ and ‘Deep Disappointment’
from Asia BlogIn 1872, China’s imperial government began sending teenage boys to the United States to study science and technology. After a series of “humiliating” military defeats at the hands of technologically superior foreign powers, China’...
Viewpoint
12.09.16
I Think That Chinese Official Really Liked Me!
“Friendship” is everywhere in China, at least when it comes to dealing with foreigners. International societies are friendship associations. The...
China Universities Must Become Communist Party 'Strongholds', Says Xi Jinping
All teachers must be ‘staunch supporters’ of party governance, says president in what experts called an effort to reassert control
China Has Gained Hugely from Globalization, So Why Are Its Workers So Unhappy?
Now, more than ever, working-class Chinese fret about rising inequality, the impact of mass migration from the countryside into cities and job losses