China Eyes Innovation in Face of Economic “New Normal”
The growth target for 2015 was set at "approximately 7 percent," down from 7.5 percent in 2014.
Seeing Through the Smog
Potential impacts of the documentary Under the Domes on China’s Civic Participation.
China Reiterates Openness of AIIB After Shift in US Attitude
The China-proposed AIIB, has an expected initial subscribed capital of $50 billion.
Conversation
03.24.15
What Went Wrong With U.S. Strategy on China’s New Bank and What Should Washington Do Now?
Now that much of Europe has announced its intentions to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), was Washington’s initial opposition a mistake? Assuming the AIIB does get off the ground, what might it mean for future...
Caixin Media
03.24.15
Kissinger: China, U.S. Must ‘Lead in Cooperation’
Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. Secretary of State and the architect of former president Richard Nixon's historic visit to China in 1972, has continued to influence the shaping of the two countries' relations and America's foreign policy long...
In Lee Kuan Yew, China Saw a Leader to Emulate
Singapore won an outsize influence with China after they embarked on an experiment with controlled capitalism.
Singapore’s Lee Seen as an Inspiration for Modern China
Chinese leaders admired Singapore's founder Lee Kuan Yew for toughness, economic pragmatism, and insistence on respect for authority.
IBM to Share Technology with China in Strategy Shift: CEO
IBM must help China build its IT industry rather than viewing the country solely as a sales destination or manufacturing base.
Chinese Relic Experts Claim 1,000-year-old Mummified Monk Was Stolen
Fujian officials found photos and historical records suggesting the statue belonged to a village temple.
Singapore Former PM Meets with Chinese Leaders
Pepople's Daily photo archive of the late Lee Kwan Yew's meetings with five of China's top leaders.
How ‘Old Friend’ Lee Kuan Yew Influenced China
“Mr. Lee Kuan Yew was an old friend of the Chinese people,” Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote to Singapore President Tony Tan.
Media
03.20.15
China Has Its Own Anti-Vaxxers—Blame the Internet
While health officials in the United States and parts of Europe wrestle with a growing anti-vaccination, or “anti-vaxxer” movement, China is dealing with a less organized but similarly serious fear of immunizations. Social media reveals traces of...
China’s ‘Comfort Women’
Thousands of Chinese women were forced into sex slavery during the second world war. Here is one survivor’s story.
Chinese High School Students Riot Over Mass Food Poisoning
Thousands of disgruntled students smashed up their high school campus in Guizhou in the early hours of March 20 .
China on the World Stage: A Bridge Not Far Enough
China plans a new bank to help match Asia’s vast savings with its even vaster need for infrastructure.
Coal Boomtowns Fade as China Declares War on Pollution
China is headed towards peak coal which means cities reliant on coal mining struggle.
Yahoo to Shutter China Office and Cut “Around 350” Jobs
The move not a huge surprise as Yahoo has been retreating since 2013 when it ended email servies in China.
China Gloats as Europeans Rush to Join Asian Bank
Xinhua described the U.S. as “petulant and cynical” for declining to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Global Push Aims to Change China’s Mind on Bank Rules: U.S. Official
Lobby wants China to stop rules that would force tech vendors to Chinese banks to hand over source code.
Environment
03.19.15
World Coal Investments Increasingly Risky, Especially China’s
from chinadialogueThe investment case for coal-fired power is looking increasingly unconvincing, but more plants will need to be cancelled if the world is to avoid runaway climate change, a report published on Monday said.
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Conversation
03.18.15
Dark Days for Women in China?
With China’s recent criminal detention of five feminist activists, gender inequality in China is back in the spotlight. What does a crackdown on Chinese women fighting for equal representation say about the current state of the nation’s political...
Books
03.18.15
Confucius
Confucius is perhaps the most important philosopher in history. Today, his teachings shape the daily lives of more than 1.6 billion people. Throughout East Asia, Confucius’s influence can be seen in everything from business practices and family relationships to educational standards and government policies. Even as western ideas from Christianity to Communism have bombarded the region, Confucius’s doctrine has endured as the foundation of East Asian culture.
U.S. Urges Allies to Think Twice Before Joining China-led Bank
The move by U.S. allies to participate in Beijing's flagship economic outreach a diplomatic blow to Washington.
Party Investigates CNPC Executive Once Seen as Company’s Next Leader
Liao Yongyuan, who oversaw gas pipeline project crossing country, becomes target of inquiry by party graft-buster.
Xi Meets with Kissinger, Calls for More Trust Between China, U.S.
Kissinger hailed the ongoing historic reform in China.
The Constant Adaptations of China’s Great Firewall
Firewall-hopping technologies see activist programmers and Chinese censors engaged in a cat-and-mouse game.
China-Taiwan Relations: China's Bottom Line
Tensions will rise again if the winner of Taiwan’s next presidential election fails to back the One China notion.
South Korea Tells China Not to Meddle in Decision Over Missile System
The United States has made it increasingly clear that it wants South Korea to install a American missile defense system.
Defying U.S., European Allies Say They’ll Join China-Led Bank
Germany, France and Italy have agreed to join a new China-led Asian investment bank.
Excerpts
03.16.15
The Education of Detained Chinese Feminist Li Tingting
It is probably fair to say no woman has ever taken more flak for walking into a men’s room than Li Tingting. In the run-up to Women’s Day in 2012, the feminist college student was distressed by the one-to-one ratio of public restroom facilities for...
Stiffer Bank-Technology Rules Loom in China
Beijing presses for secure and controllable systems; suppliers fear intrusive measures.
Was News of Xu Caihou’s Death Buried?
Speculation mounts on demise of former PLA general.
Books
03.16.15
The China Boom
Many thought China’s rise would fundamentally remake the global order. Yet, much like other developing nations, the Chinese state now finds itself entrenched in a status quo characterized by free trade and American domination. Through a cutting-edge historical, sociological, and political analysis, Ho-fung Hung exposes the competing interests and economic realities that temper the dream of Chinese supremacy—forces that are stymieing growth throughout the global South.
China to Reveal Detailed “Belt and Road” Roadmap
Hundreds of major infrastructure projects could spread into Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan.
India Should Play Bigger Role in South China Sea, Says Singapore
India’s involvement in the region could give Southeast Asian nations a further buffer against China.
Qiu He, top Yunnan Official, Ousted for Corrupt Land Deals
Qiu was the catalyst for a swath of controversial infrastructure projects, including a new international airport finished in 2012.
Books
03.16.15
The China Collectors
Thanks to Salem sea captains, Gilded Age millionaires, curators on horseback, and missionaries gone native, North American museums now possess the greatest collections of Chinese art outside of East Asia itself. How did it happen? The China Collectors is the first full account of a century-long treasure hunt in China from the Opium Wars and the Boxer Rebellion to Mao Zedong's 1949 ascent.
Q. and A.: David Shambaugh on the Risks to Chinese Communist Rule
Shambaugh’s recent essay argued that the “endgame of Chinese communist rule has now begun.”
China’s Growing Middle Class Chafes Against Red Tape
As China’s middle class—wired, ambitious and worldly—grows, its members increasingly are intolerant.
China Carbon Emissions Decline as 2014 Global CO2 Stays Flat
New data from the International Energy Agency a sign that efforts to control pollution are gaining traction.
Shambaugh China Essay in Shambles
Shambaugh's deep flaw is that he looked at China with a bias, completely ignoring the positive aspects.
Chinese Debate Potential Collapse of Communist Party
Debate sparked by an essay by David Shambaugh, professor of international affairs at George Washington University.
US Anger at Britain Joining Chinese-led Investment Bank AIIB
U.S. statement says of U.K. membership that it is ‘worried about a trend of constant accommodation’ of China.
The China Africa Project
03.13.15
The Spy Cables: Chinese Espionage in Africa
Buried in the trove of secret intelligence documents known as “The Spy...
Conversation
03.11.15
Is China Really Cracking Up?
On March 7, The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by David Shambaugh arguing that “the endgame of Chinese communist rule has...
China’s Tensions With Dalai Lama Spill Into the Afterlife
Chinese Communist Party leaders are deathly afraid that the Dalai Lama will not have an afterlife.
China’s Tensions With Dalai Lama Spill Into the Afterlife
Chinese Communist Party leaders are deathly afraid that the Dalai Lama will not have an afterlife.
Sorry, America: China Is NOT Going to Collapse
David Shambaugh bases his conclusion on flawed interpretations of recent socioeconomic and political developments.
Henan Delegates Protest Inequality in University Admissions
Henan people say big cities are given preferential consideration for education funds and places in universities.
Under the China Dome – A Reality Check
China’s left foot wants to go north, and China’s right foot wants to go south. Both feet have the same goal, and, that is, to maintain the one-party rule.
Foreign Non-Government Groups in China Fear Clampdown Under New Law
The draft law stops NGOs violating "Chinese society's moral customs."
China Blocks Web Access to ‘Under the Dome’ Documentary on Pollution
The drama over the video has ignited speculation over which groups supported it and which sought to kill it.
The Cowboys (and Indians) of Sichuan: Photographers Search for China's Billy the Kid
The people of remote Tagong in the southwestern grasslands resemble the cowboys and Indians of North American history.
China’s Real Inconvenient Truth: Its Class Divide
Solving China's air and water pollution will require addressing the gap between rich urbanites and rural peasants.
China NPC 2015: The Reports
Downloadable versions of the reports on the Work of the Government (Premier Li Keqiang); the Plan for National Economic and Social Development (NDRC); the Budget Report (Ministry of Finance).
Books
03.05.15
Has the American Media Misjudged China
Thirty-five years after China's opening to the world, some of the key assumptions that have guided coverage are being tested by the presidency of Xi Jinping. This book is must reading for anyone involved in U.S.-Chinese relations or for anyone who is just plain curious about how the assumptions that have guided American media coverage of China are now being challenged by the presidency of Xi Jinping. He has a very different vision of his country's future than the one often presented in some media accounts. —William J. Holstein {chop}
China 2015 Defense Budget to Grow 10.1 Pct, Lowest in 5 Years
Projected spending of $144.2 billion lowest in five years as country confronts economic slowdown.
China’s Premier Vows to Promote Film, TV Industries, “Core Socialist Values”
Li Keqiang pledging to promote entertainment industry as delegates renewed calls for film classification system.