China’s Intelligence Reforms?
on January 23, 2013
The Chinese Communist Party is aware of the need to improve governance and recent rumors include a possible change of contols over the Ministry of State Security.
A Map of Two Chinas
Internet Penetration and Economic Development
on January 23, 2013
On Friday, China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced that income inequality in the country exceeds a warning level set by the United Nations.
China’s publication of its Gini coefficient—a widely used measure of economic equity—drew attention for a number of reasons. For one, China has not published its Gini coefficient since 2000. More significantly, China’s figure of 0.47 exceeds a UN-established benchmark of 0.4, indicating an increased risk of social unrest.
U.S. Cities Suffer Impact of Downwind Chinese Air Pollution
on January 23, 2013
Around 9,000 feet up, on a remote mountaintop in the state of Oregon, a group of researchers are on the lookout. It is not planes or wildlife they are tracking but pollution clouds.
The monitoring site is run by Dan Jaffe, professor of atmospheric and environmental chemistry at the University of Washington Bothell, who has spent the past sixteen years trying to understand how pollution is carried around the world. Specifically, how a growing amount of pollution from China and the rest of Asia is being carried over the Pacific and dumped on the West Coast of the U.S.
Ex-China Leader Steps Back, Fueling Speculation
on January 23, 2013
A decade after Jiang Zemin stepped down as China’s top leader he has used the death of a former rival to signal that he may allow his political shadow to recede.
Family’s Visit Confirms Chinese Dissident is Alive
on January 23, 2013
The family of one of China’s most prominent dissidents, Gao Zhisheng, got the first confirmation in nine months that he was still alive.
(Editorial) Fate of the World Rests with SIno-U.S. Ties
on January 23, 2013
The gap between the strength of China and the US will narrow. Previous experiences in international politics will be viewed as realistic reasons to exacerbate tensions between the two sides. This is a dangerous era.
When Tibet Loved China
on January 23, 2013
How Social Networks Skirt Censorship in China
on January 23, 2013
WeChat, the social network owned by Tencent—China’s largest listed Internet company—provides a way around the traditional text-based censorship rained down upon users by the state.
Pressures at Home, Tensions Offshore
on January 23, 2013
It is tempting to conclude that the increasingly dangerous dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands is driven in part by Beijing’s need to distract its populace from problems at home
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on January 23, 2013
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