Innovation in Britain and What it Means for China
on October 16, 2013
On the occasion of a high-level British delegation’s visit to Beiing this week, Vincent Ni, the long-time New York-based U.S.
Trust Issues: Hong Kong Resists Beijing’s Advances
on October 15, 2013
When Hong Kong reverted to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, expectations were high—in Beijing and among the pro-mainland forces in Hong Kong—that identification with the Chinese nation would slowly but surely strengthen among the local population, especially among the younger generations, eventually solving the problem of Hong Kong’s full integration into China. Once the colonial education system ceased poisoning young minds, it was thought, future generations would embrace the worldview and politics favored in Beijing. However, sixteen years later the situation is very different.
China Inflation at Seven-Month High, Limits Room for Easing Despite Export Tumble
on October 15, 2013
China's annual consumer inflation rate rose to a seven-month high of 3.1 percent in September as poor weather drove up food prices, limiting the scope for the central bank to maneuver to support the economy even as exports showed a surprise decline.
China Denounces Spanish Court’s Tibet Case Against Ex-President
on October 15, 2013
China denounced on Monday a decision by a Spanish criminal court to indict former Chinese president Hu Jintao for genocide as part of an investigation into whether his government committed abuses in Tibet.
Former Google China Chief Faces Online Attacks
on October 15, 2013
Major Chinese Internet portals have republished an essay from an official media website that implies that Kai-fu Lee lied about being diagnosed with cancer, in what some of his supporters are calling a coordinated ad hominem effort to discredit the influential tech figure.
5 Things About China’s New Aged-Care Law
on October 15, 2013
The changes in the law in China reflect an increasingly urgent dilemma across the world: As populations age faster than ever before, families and governments are struggling to decide who will protect and provide for the old. Too often, the answer is nobody.
‘Where Are the Riots?’: China Watches the Shutdown
on October 15, 2013
In China’s social media - what amounts to China’s largest and most liberal classroom - microbloggers are taking the opportunity to teach one another the difference between federal and local authority in America and the protections, and perils, of the democratic process.
Calm Down, Washington: China Doesn’t Really Want to ‘De-Americanize’
on October 15, 2013
We can calm down on the threat to "de-Americanize". The fact that China is so rightly panicked about the possibility of a U.S. default just goes to show that Beijing knows it is, and will long continue to be, reliant on a U.S.-dominated global order.
U.S. Fiscal Failure Warrants a De-Americanized World
on October 15, 2013
A recent op-ed piece published on Xinhua challenges America’s placement at the center of global matters, suggesting reforms in the world’s international economic and political organizations so that it may avoid America’s negative influences.
The World’s Most Active Twitter Country?
on October 15, 2013
In terms of active Twitter users (defined as those “who used or contributed to the platform at least once a month”), the country with the most users was China, with 35.5 million, even though Chinese netizens are restricted from using Twitter.