The Ultimate Irony: Is China the ‘America’ of Asia?
Beijing’s claims in Asia are as valid as those made by the U.S. States against Mexico and Great Britain in the mid-19th century.
Made in Chindia: Giants Take Different Manufacturing Paths
Made in Chindia: Giants take different manufacturing paths http://www.livemint.com/Politics/5dpo7KGpdaYBigaTctF8BJ/...
Demand-Driven Data: How Partner Countries are Gathering Chinese Development Cooperation Information
United Nations
As China becomes one of the major development partners and South-South cooperation (SSC) providers globally, there is increasing demand from partner countries for more information on China’s financial flows. China has been taking initiatives to...
Chinese FDI in Europe and Germany
Mercator Institute for China Studies
The authors have—on the basis of a unique transaction dataset—analyzed the newest trends of Chinese direct investment in Germany and the E.U. The study is able to clearly establish that the new wave of Chinese investment offers exceptional...
China Cares Little for Other Countries’ Territorial Claims
Beijing’s actions in building man-made islands in the South China Sea are motivated by a desire to impose its sovereignty.
Conversation
05.29.15
Did the Game Just Change in the South China Sea? (And What Should the U.S. Do About It?)
As the 14th annual Asia Security Summit—or the Shangri-La Dialogue, as it has come to be known—gets underway in Singapore, we asked contributors to comment on...
Two Way Street
05.28.15
What China’s Lack of Transparency Means for U.S. Policy
from Two Way StreetI am a political scientist and former diplomat who has studied China for more than forty years, and yet I still can’t answer some of my students’ most basic questions about China’s policy-making process. Where—in which...
The China Africa Project
05.27.15
Chinese Racist Views Towards Blacks and Africans
When riots broke out in the U.S. city of Baltimore in May 2015, the reaction across the Chinese social web was sadly predictable as Internet users posted countless anti-black racist comments. However, what was interesting about their posts is how...
Should Authors Shun or Cooperate With Chinese Censors?
A PEN American Center report found some books were expurgated by Chinese censors without the authors knowledge.
The NYRB China Archive
05.27.15
China’s Invisible History: An Interview with Filmmaker and Artist Hu Jie
from New York Review of BooksThough none of his works have been publicly shown in China, Hu Jie is one of his country’s most noteworthy filmmakers. He is best known for his trilogy of documentaries about Maoist China, which includes Searching for Lin Zhao’s Soul (...
Corrupting the Chinese Language
The author fears Orwell’s prediciton: “If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”
Media
05.26.15
Weighing Mao’s Legacy in China Today
At the May 21 Asia Society event ChinaFile Presents: Does Xi Jinping Represent a Return to the Politics of the...
Sinica Podcast
05.26.15
Identity, Race, and Civilization
from Sinica PodcastIt doesn't take much exposure to China to realize the pervasiveness of identity politics here. Indeed, whether in the Chinese government’s occasionally hamfisted efforts to micromanage ethnic minority cultures or the Foreign Ministry’s soft-power...
How America Should Respond to China’s Moves in the South China Sea
U.S. military superiority is required to keep the Asia-Pacific region from getting out of hand.
Paris Can’t Be Another Copenhagen
The U.S. and China must rapidly increase collaboration on climate change both within and beyond the framework of the conference.
China Warned Over ‘Insane’ Plans for New Nuclear Power Plants
He Zuoxiu, a leading scientist, says China is not investing enough in safety controls after the Fukushima disaster in Japan.
Taiwan’s Hou Hsiao-hsien Wins Cannes Best Director Award for 'The Assassin'
The Guangdong-born director’s film is a study in contemplative art despite its action-packed premise.
This American VC Thinks He’s Getting Out of China Just in Time
The 52-year-old began venture investing in China in 2009 and ended up putting money into 50 startups.
Why the U.S. Needs to Listen to China
And why China needs to listen to the U.S. The importance of the mutual economic criticisms between two major world powers.
Conversation
05.21.15
Censorship and Publishing in China
This week, a new PEN American Center report “Censorship and Conscience: Foreign Authors and the Challenge of Chinese Censorship,” by Alexa...
Liu Xiaobo Locked Up in China, Locked Out of Translation of Paul Auster Novel
Liu Xiaobo’s arrest was cut from the Chinese translation of Auster's novel without his knowledge.
Media
05.20.15
China Liked TPP—Until U.S. Officials Opened Their Mouths
After a brief but frightening setback for proponents, U.S. congressional leaders looked set on May 13 to pass...
Censorship and Conscience
PEN International
In this report, PEN American Center (PEN) examines how foreign authors in particular are navigating the heavily censored Chinese book industry. China is one of the largest book publishing markets in the world, with total revenue projected to...
Caixin Media
05.19.15
Why Xinjiang’s Economy Is Sputtering
It has been almost one year since a terrorist bombing in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, shocked the nation and brought economic woes and social conflicts in the largely Uighur-populated area into the spotlight again.
I arrived...
‘Crotch Bomb’ in Anti-Japan War Drama Blasted by Chinese Netizens as 'Lewd, Bizarre'
When a prisoner pulls his hand from underneath the heroine's dress, he is holding a bomb, which he then detonates.
Viewpoint
05.19.15
Hong Kong’s Not That Special, And Beijing Should Stop Saying It Is
As political wrangling in Hong Kong continues over changes to...
Chinese Professors Among 6 Charged with Economic Espionage
U.S. federal prosecutors allege Beijing sponsored economic espionage in the alleged theft of sensitive American made radio frequency filters.
China Issues Plan for Gleaming High-tech Future
China’s plan to promote advanced industry is supposed to aid its economy’s move away from low-value manufacturing.
Why Hong Kong is Clamping Down on Creative Writing
The decision to close City University’s MFA program is plainly intended to limit free expression.
Environment
05.19.15
Dredging For Disaster
from Foreign PolicyTensions are rising in the South China Sea. On May 16, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Beijing for talks which...
The Worrying Rise of Anti-China Discourse in the US
Forget U.S. patrols in the South China Sea. This is the real threat to U.S.-China relations.
INFOGRAPHIC: China's Wanted 100
Beijing's anti-graft watchdog released on April 22 a detailed list of 100 fugitives it wants to extradite back to China as part of its "Sky Net" anti-graft operation.
Duck-Rice, Honey Bees and Mandarins
There has to be a financial model which allows the farmers to see the impact of restoration on their business.
Despite Tension, Xi says U.S.-China Relations are Stable
John Kerry's trip has been dominated by security concerns about Beijing’s maritime ambitions in the So China Sea.
Toward a Free and Democratic China
Overhauling U.S. strategy in Asia.
Indians From All Over China Are Flocking to Shanghai to Hear Their Prime Minister Speak
More than 5,000 Indian expats are expected to attend an event on Saturday.
Kerry Expected to Bring Up China’s Sea Claims During Visit
The U.S. might send ships and aircraft to within 12 nautical miles of built-up reefs near the Philippines.
Dredging For Disaster
Beijing’s massive So. China Sea island-building is destroying the region’s irreplaceable coral reefs.
U.S., China Set for High-Stakes Rivalry in Skies Above South China Sea
Experts say it's increasingly likley that Beijing will declare an Air Defense Identification Zone in the area.
The NYRB China Archive
05.15.15
Mao’s China: The Language Game
from New York Review of BooksIt can be embarrassing for a China scholar like me to read Eileen Chang’s pellucid prose, written more than sixty years ago, on the early years of the People’s Republic of China. How many cudgels to the head did I need before arriving at...
How the South China Sea Could help Beijing Level the Nuclear Playing Field
China bases its nuclear submarines, including the four equipped to launch ballistic missiles, on Hainan Island.
China’s Economy: A Slower Slowdown
It's been nearly six months since China began easing monetary policy and there's little sign of a rebound in growth.
Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping Aim to Shelve Rifts Amid Economic Courtship
Indian and Chinese officials are promoting Modi’s three-day visit as a business trip filled out with displays of good will.
Why China and India Just Can’t Get Along
A stunning dearth of fraternal ties exist between the two Asian superpowers.
U.S. Gambit Risks Conflict With China
Option to challenge Beijing in South China Sea is fraught with danger.
China Lashes Out Over U.S. Plan on South China Sea
Pentagon proposal to use aircraft and Navy vessels in region prompts swift response: ‘We are severely concerned’.
Caixin Media
05.12.15
The Urgency of Continuing with Reform
Concern about the middle-income trap has grabbed public attention again. The minister of finance, Lou Jiwei, recently said at Tsinghua University that China had a “50-50 chance” of sliding into it in the next five to 10 years. However, many...
U.S. Military Proposes Challenge to China Sea Claims
Moves would send Navy planes, ships near artificial islands built by China in contested waters.
Pentagon Report: China Deploys MIRV Missile
For China to join the MIRV club strains China’s claim of having a minimum nuclear deterrent.
Chinese Investment Banker Fan Bao Searches for Next Jack Ma
If successful, the combined Didi and Kuaidi Dache could join Internet giants Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent.
Fatal Police Shooting Under Investigation: Ministry
There are clear rules on the carrying and use of fire arms by police officers, and it will take time to confirm whether police had opened fire legally in the case.
Sinica Podcast
05.11.15
India Comes to China
from Sinica PodcastThis week’s Sincia Podcast is about the upcoming visit to China of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who served from 2001 to 2014 as Chief Minister of Gujarat and was sworn into office almost one year ago this month. Modi’s visit comes at an...
Media
05.11.15
Interactive Map: Follow the Roads, Railways, and Pipelines on China’s New Silk Road
Foreign Policy has put together an interactive guide tracking Beijing’s victories and obstacles along the new Silk Road. The list of participating countries is still not finalized, but with China forking out billions in trade deals and...
Obama’s Quiet Nuclear Deal with China Raises Proliferation Concerns
Beijing could buy more U.S.-designed reactors and pursue a facility or the technology to reprocess plutonium.
China’s Best Economic Forecaster Says Economy Will Rebound Again This Year
The central bank cut the benchmark interest rate a third time in six months.