"If China is developing on their side of the
Burma’s Election Leaves Former Patron China with Uncomfortable Questions
How might China’s Communist rulers get along with a Burmesse civilian government?
China Corruption Fight Extends to Top Officials in Beijing and Shanghai
President Xi Jinping’s sweeping crackdown on corruption has claimed senior officials in China’s two largest cities.
Caixin Media
11.10.15
Mao’s ‘Proud Poplar’: Yang Kaihui
Yang Kaihui—who was killed 85 years ago this month—was the first of Mao Zedong’s three freely chosen wives. (Mao was forced by his parents to wed an older neighbor when he was just 14 but did not consider this a true marriage.) Yang’s dramatic,...
Fears Grow For Missing Hong Kong Publishers Who Were Critical of China
Their disappearance has alarmed the cultural community in a city already fearful of Beijing's growing encroachment.
China Softens Tactics in Global Hunt for Corruption Fugitives
China has changed tactics in its global man-hunt for fugitives wanted at home for corruption.
China to Philippines: No Sea Feud Talk at APEC Summit
“They said they hope that contentious issues will not be raised during APEC.”
Leaders of Taiwan and China Hold Historic Meeting
It was a brief encounter—an hour of discussions followed by a low-key dinner—but one of great historical resonance.
The World — Including China — Is Unprepared for the Rise of China
For the first time in centuries, China affects the global economy as much as it is affected by the global economy
Meeting With Taiwan Reflects Limits of China’s Checkbook
For the past eight years, the Chinese government has showered its former enemies in Taiwan with economic gifts.
Vietnam Talks Trust With China, Invites Japanese Warship
Vietnam agreed to build a "truly trustworthy" relationship with China on Friday during a visit to Hanoi by its President Xi Jinping.
Media
11.06.15
Xi Jinping’s Taiwan Trap
Before Chinese President Xi Jinping had a dream, his predecessor Hu Jintao had a wish: the “...
The China-Russia-Mongolia Trilateral Gains Steam
The Asian trilateral no one talks about is seeing some interesting new developments.
Infographics
11.05.15
All The Chairman’s Statues
from Chinese DoodlesMao Zedong, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and the founding supremo of its People’s Republic, is not a man who has retreated from history quietly. During the last decade of his life, during the Cultural Revolution he unleashed in part to...
3 Things Taiwan Wants From China
Here are three issues that are likely to be on the top of Ma’s agenda after seven decades without a face-to-face meeting.
China to Push Cultural 'Blending' in Xinjiang Stability Push
China will push the study of Mandarin and the "blending" of different races as part of a new stability push in the troubled far western region of Xinjiang.
How Smartphones are Solving One of China’s Biggest Mysteries
For decades, China has been engaged in a building boom of a scale that is hard to wrap your mind around.
Call Me Mister: Taiwan, China Presidents to Hold Historic Meeting
The leaders of Taiwan and China plan to meet in Singapore on Saturday for the first time since the Chinese civil war ended in 1949.
How China Wants to Rate Its Citizens
In certain respects, a national credit system of some kind is long overdue in China.
Did a Chinese Mogul Beat a Treasury Dept. Ban on Doing Business in the U.S.?
Records reveal NYC building is owned by company linked to man blacklisted for allegedly funding African dictators.
Q. and A.: Chan Koonchung on Imagining a Non-Communist China
We’re in Beijing — no, Beiping — Dec. 10, 1979.
Ailing Europe Looking for 'Chinese Medicine'
The Chinese have never seen so many European leaders beating their path to Beijing.
China Sends Armed Jets Over Disputed Waters In Response to U.S. Naval Presence
“It’s a signal China sent to the US that it is serious about its claims.”
China, Japan and South Korea Relations 'Completely Restored' After Summit
"All sides shared the view that trilateral cooperation has been completely restored in this meeting."
Conversation
11.02.15
How Far Have China’s Economic Reforms Come over the Past Year?
As the Chinese Communist Party leadership wrapped up its Fifth Plenum, the meeting at which the Party’s leadership set the Five Year Plan that will shape economic policy through 2020, what progress has been made on the “...
Media
10.30.15
Xi’s State Visits As Seen on the Cover of ‘China Daily’
The state visits of Chinese Communist Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping to Washington, D.C. in September and London last week were both significant milestones in China’s long term “rejuvenation,” a key element in Xi...
China’s Communist Party Approves Five-Year Plan
Economists will be watching to see whether it sets ambitious or moderate growth targets.
China to End One-Child Policy, Allowing Families Two Children
China’s Communist Party brought to an end the decades-old “one child” policy.
Two More Japanese Being Held in China, Says Chinese Official
"In addition to the two who were arrested, one is being held and one is being watched at home," the official said.
Li Floats New China Five-Year Growth Minimum of Around 6.5%
China’s goal of a “moderately prosperous society” refers to policy makers’ plan to double per-capita income by 2020 from 2010 levels.
Yan Lianke: Understand the Enemy
"I think that my fate cannot be separated from literature."
White House Moves to Reassure Allies With South China Sea Patrol, but Quietly
Lawmakers and national security hawks have urged President Obama to stand up to China’s land reclamation of disputed islands.
Conversation
10.28.15
Making Waves in the South China Sea
Challenging China’s newly assertive behavior in the South China Sea, this week the U.S. Navy sailed some of its biggest ships inside the nine-dash line, exercising its claim to freedom of movement in international waters plied by billions in...
Can Xi Jinping Control China’s Wave of Change?
“Party tightens grip on dissenting voices,” headlined the South China Morning Post on Friday.
Criticism of the UK’s New Approach to China Is Misplaced
Wait for some evidence before assuming that only bad can come from good relations.
America’s Society Is Wealthier Than China’s – And It Doesn’t Matter
The large gap in private wealth has limited significance.
Where Does Britain Draw the Line with Saudi Arabia and China?
UK economy needs the cash flowing in, but politicians should be wary of throwing out all principle in favour of business.
In the Race for Africa, India and China Aren’t All That Different
During the third India-Africa Summit, Indian officials are working hard to differentiate their country from China.
Psychedelic Video Sings Praises of China's Five Year-Plan
"If you wanna know what China's gonna do, best pay attention to the shisanwu."
China Says It Warned and Tracked U.S. Warship in South China Sea
Chinese government: Don't push us
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe Turns Down Confucius Peace Prize
Mr. Mugabe decided to reject the prize after learning that it had nothing to do with the Chinese government.
Sinica Podcast
10.27.15
Hope and Fear in the Age of Asia
from Sinica PodcastThe West has spent decades pleading with China to become a responsible stakeholder in the global community, but what happens now that China is starting to take a more proactive role internationally? In this podcast, Kaiser Kuo and David Moser are...
Culture
10.26.15
Xi Jinping on What’s Wrong with Contemporary Chinese Culture
from China Film InsiderAt the Beijing Forum on Literature and Art last October, President Xi Jinping spoke to a high-level audience of arts professionals about the role of arts and culture in China. The event, along with excerpts of the October 15, 2014...
Two-Child Policy Is Too Little, Too Late
When Chinese leaders convene this week for a four-day meeting on the future of the country’s economy, the biggest news might have to do with babies.
Leaving China? Your books, Maps and DVDs May Be Confiscated
An odd thing happened when movers came to box up Ruth Kirchner's furnishings as she was preparing to return to Berlin after a decade in China.
Mark Zuckerberg Courts China With Speech on People and Perseverance
Mark Zuckerberg knows how to court Chinese users.
Media
10.23.15
The Eagle, the Dragon, and the ‘Excellent Sheep’
Former Yale University English professor William Deresiewicz’s book, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the...
1 Month Later: What Are the Long-Term Implications of Xi's U.S. Trip?
While political and security matters dominated headlines, Xi’s U.S. trip was actually driven by economics.