China Bans Xinjiang Officials From Observing Ramadan Fast
Activists have accused Beijing of exaggerating the threat from Uighur separatists to justify a crackdown on the Uighurs’ religious and cultural freedoms.
‘There Are No Rules in China’
When dissident author Murong Xuecun returns home, he says he will tell Beijing authorities they can come and get him.
Is Japan Targeting China in Next Move?
The Japanese government’s endorsing of a reinterpretation of its pacifist Constitution on Tuesday for the right to collective self-defense is a dangerous move that will lead to security worries for other Asian countries....
China to Let Indian Experts Monitor Brahmaputra in Tibet
China has for the first time formally agreed to allow Indian hydrological experts to conduct study tours in Tibet to monitor the flows on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra, according to a new agreement signed here on Monday during the visit of...
Inside the Mind of a Chinese Hacker
In May, the U.S. announced the indictment of five Chinese hackers for breaking into the computers of U.S. companies. The men went by code names like UglyGorilla and KandyGoo. A recent report revealed that the hackers, who worked for Unit 61398 of...
China’s Complicated Relationship with Golf
Dan Washburn, managing editor of the Asia Society and author of the new book “The Forbidden Game,” tells Jessica Marksbury that golf in China is both banned and booming.
The Debate Over Confucius Institutes PART II
Last week, ChinaFile published a discussion on the debate over Confucius Institutes–Chinese language and culture programs affiliated with China’s...
Billionaire South African Family Sells Wine to China Rich
When 45 alumni of Tsinghua University, the alma mater of China’s last two leaders, stopped for lunch at La Motte vineyard in South Africa two years ago, they ordered 1.5 million rand ($141,000) of wine to take away.
China Housing Bubble Won’t Impact Global Financial Markets, Says Treasury Secretary Lew
The Treasury Secretary said China’s housing market was not connected to the rest of the world, and was generally not over leveraged like it was in the U.S. and Europe.
Pro-Democracy Activism Not in Hong Kong’s Interest, China Warns
As potentially hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens prepare to take to the streets in a now-annual display of public disapproval of Beijing’s interference in the city’s affairs, voices in China’s state-run press are warning that the...
China Pulling the Plug on Foreign Mainframes
E-commerce companies and banks in China are scrapping hardware and uninstalling software for mainframe servers made by American suppliers in favor of homegrown brands said to be safe, advanced, and a lot less expensive.
The movement has...
Big Brother Comes Wooing
For more than six decades after the Chinese civil war, the mainland did not allow its minister-level officials openly to set foot in Taiwan. This changed on June 25th when Zhang Zhijun, director of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, visited the...
Top China Military Official General Xu Caihou Accused
One of China's most senior military officials has been accused of accepting bribes and expelled from the Communist Party, state media report.
China Tries To Establish Foothold In Zambia, Tanzania
Howard French, author of China's Second Continent, talks to Steve Inskeep about why some African countries are of particular interest to Chinese leaders.
China ‘Baby Hatch’ Inundated With Abandoned, Disabled Children
In just 11 days, 106 children, all with disabilities or medical conditions, were dropped off at the Jinan Orphanage, according to local state media. That is more than the 85 orphans the city accepted the entire previous year.
Chinese Territorial Claims Driving Asia Closer to U.S.
Muscle flexing by the Chinese in the South China Sea is driving Asian neighbors into a closer alliance with the U.S. and feeding regional insecurity, cautioned one of Australia's most senior government ministers.
The (Continuing) Story of Ai—From Tragedy to Farce
In recent weeks Ai Weiwei has become embroiled, yet again, in apparent controversy.
Narendra Modi and Sino-Indian Relations
from Sinica PodcastThis week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy grab Ananth Krishnanin, correspondent for India’s national newspaper The Hindu, and drag him into our studio for a discussion of the state of...
U.S. Navy Official Says China Military Relations Have Improved ‘Modestly’
Relations between the U.S. and Chinese militaries have improved “modestly” in the past year, a senior U.S. Navy official said, despite discord over territorial tensions and strategic issues in the Asian-Pacific region.
China Official Makes Rare Cross-Strait Trip in Effort to Forge Ties With Taiwan
China's top cross-strait negotiator began a landmark visit to Taiwan aimed at forging ties with the Taiwanese people amid growing skepticism toward Beijing.
Congress Votes to Rename Road by Chinese Embassy After Jailed Dissident
Beijing is not amused by the “provocative action,” as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo “has been convicted in accordance with the law.”
Chinese Comfort Women
During the Asia-Pacific War, the Japanese military forced hundreds of thousands of women across Asia into "comfort stations" where they were repeatedly raped and tortured. Japanese imperial forces claimed they recruited women to join these stations in order to prevent the mass rape of local women and the spread of venereal disease among soldiers. In reality, these women were kidnapped and coerced into sexual slavery.
Tiananmen Exiles
In the spring of 1989, millions of citizens across China took to the streets in a nationwide uprising against government corruption and authoritarian rule. What began with widespread hope for political reform ended with the People's Liberation Army firing on unarmed citizens in the capital city of Beijing, and those leaders who survived the crackdown became wanted criminals overnight.
Top Political Advisor Investigated for Graft
A vice chairman of the country's top political advisory body is being investigated for "serious violations of discipline," the Communist Party's anti-graft fighter says.
The Central Discipline Inspection Commission (CDIC) did not provide...
Australia Says China Free Trade Deal Likely by End of Year
China and Australia, which have been trying to set up a bilateral free trade agreement for years, are determined to sign a deal by the end of this year, Australia's trade chief said on Tuesday after talks with Chinese leaders.
China's Legendary ‘Crazy Yang’ Oil Trader Dies
Legendary Chinese oil trader “Crazy Yang” Qinglong, who started China's oil business with Iran in the 1990s and was renowned as a hard-drinker who bear-hugged Iranian officials, has died, said company officials and...
Vietnam Vows Stand Against China as Sea Collisions Continue
Vietnam accused Chinese ships of ramming one of its fishing boats yesterday, saying relations between the two countries have been “deeply damaged” by the their standoff over a disputed oil rig in the South China Sea.
China Confirms Deadly Xinjiang Attack, Shows Graphic Footage of October Violence
Chinese authorities have confirmed an attack on security personal at a checkpoint in the restive far western region of Xinjiang, which a U.S.-backed radio service said left five dead.
China’s Economic Power Buys British Silence on Human Rights
For Prime Minister David Cameron and the British government, Premier Li Keqiang’s recent visit could not have gone better. Diplomatic relations, which turned frosty following Cameron's meeting with the Dalai Lama in 2012, are back on track.
Bangladesh Woos China in Snub to West
India is likely to be watching closely as Sheikh Hasina bolsters ties with Beijing to repair dented legitimacy.
Bangladesh Woos China in Snub to West
India is likely to be watching closely as Sheikh Hasina bolsters ties with Beijing to repair dented legitimacy.
China Threat: Air-Sea Battle vs. Offshore Control?
There are doubts in Washington that a US president would ever approve the bombing of China. This notion demonstrates that the Pentagon’s Air-Sea Battle operational concept is seriously flawed, said T.X. Hammes, a senior researcher at the...
The Debate Over Confucius Institutes
Last week, the American Association of University Professors joined a growing...
32 Terrorist Groups Smashed in Xinjiang, China Says
Officials in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang said an antiterrorism crackdown that began in late May had resulted in the smashing of 32 terrorist groups and the sentencing of 315 people to prison.
China Charges Former Senior Official with Graft
China formally charged Liu Tienan, former deputy head of its top planning agency with corruption, paving the way for his trial as the government pursues a high-profile campaign to root out graft.
Paramount Rushes for Beijing ‘Transformers’ Premiere Amid Dispute
The studio was hit by claims of a product-placement deal gone sour.
Yang Lan, the ‘Oprah of China,’ Expands Her Reach
Yang Lan is partnering with MAKERS to bring the women's-stories platform to China.
China’s Henan Province Creating Jobs in US Hinterlands
Henan's Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group opened a plant that will employ more than 300 in a county known less for job opportunities than for lakes filled with bass, pine forests rich with wild turkey and boar.
13 ‘Thugs’ Die in Attack on China Police Station
Chinese police shot dead 13 people who attacked a police station in the restive northwest region of Xinjiang Saturday morning, according to a report on the local government website and the state-run Xinhua news agency.
A Showdown Looms
Hong Kong, China’s most prosperous city, is becoming dangerously polarized.
Isolda Morillo: Una Vida en China
from Sinica PodcastThis week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy are delighted to be joined by Isolda Morillo, a Peruvian journalist for the Associated Press whose life story is as interesting as they come. Growing up in Beijing in the 1980s, where she attended local...
China Bans Unauthorized Critical Coverage by Journalists
Reporters in China are forbidden from publishing critical reports without the approval of their employer, one of China’s top media regulators said on Wednesday.
China’s Retiring Migrant Workers Have No Place to Call Home
A generation of Chinese people from rural areas who moved to the big cities to find work is reaching retirement age, but many are finding they have been left outside the country's urban pension system despite extensive reforms in recent years....
Leaning In ... to Corruption
It's no secret that graft is an essential part of climbing the Chinese Communist Party ranks. Now, according to Chinese state...
The People’s Republic of Amnesia
On June 4, 1989, People's Liberation Army soldiers opened fire on unarmed civilians in Beijing, killing untold hundreds of people. A quarter-century later, this defining event remains buried in China's modern history, successfully expunged from collective memory. In The People's Republic of Amnesia, NPR correspondent Louisa Lim charts how the events of June 4th changed China, and how China changed the events of June 4th by rewriting its own history.
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China's Clampdown on ‘Evil Cults’
The government’s anti-religion campaign is not borne of concern for public security stemming from a horrific murder. This is a concerted effort to bring independent churches and their followers into line.
As China’s Leader Fights Graft, His Relatives Shed Assets
As President Xi Jinping prepares to tackle what may be the biggest cases of official corruption in more than six decades of Communist Party rule, new evidence suggests that he has been pushing his own family to sell hundreds of millions of...
To Bolster Its Claims, China Plants Islands in Disputed Waters
China has been moving sand onto reefs and shoals to add several new islands to the Spratly archipelago, in what foreign officials say is a new effort to expand the Chinese footprint in the South China Sea.
Foreign Direct Investment in China Declines
Foreign firms worry over arbitrary law enforcement, rising labor costs.
The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China
from Sinica PodcastThis week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy are joined by David Moser and Leta Hong Fincher, newly-minted Ph.D. and author of Leftover Women...
Arrested Chinese Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang Speaks from Prison
ISU Student Tried to Smuggle Technology to China
An Iowa State University graduate student has apparently been held in a New Mexico jail without bond since February, and a television station reported that he is suspected of trying to illegally transfer specialized equipment to China.
Rigged: Comradely Relations Go From Bad to Worse
Vietnam and China share a long history of enmity—and of managing to patch things up when they go wrong. But their latest dispute is not running true to form.
China Arrests Rights Lawyer Who Fought Labor Camps
The dramatic turnaround of Pu Zhiqiang highlights the thin line that activist lawyers often find themselves having to walk if they seek to drum up public support for causes that embarrass the ruling Communist Party: success can come at great...
Data Show Mixed Picture of China’s Economy
China’s economy is struggling to find equilibrium, data released Friday shows, with government stimulus measures gaining traction last month while the vital housing market continues its swoon.
Is That Leg Loaded? Ai Weiwei Starts Web Craze With Mysterious ‘Leg-Gun’ Pose
The Chinese artist has sparked an internet meme by posting pictures of people with their legs raised and pointing like rifles. Is it his latest revolutionary act? A new dance craze? Or the next Angelina Jolie's thigh? We weigh up the options.
China’s Top Taiwan Official to Make First Visit to Island
China’s top official in charge of relations with Taiwan will make his first visit to the island later this month, state media said, following large-scale protests there against a controversial trade pact.