A Merkel, a Map, a Message to China?—Map
on April 8, 2014
A map of China from the 1700s by cartographer Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville.
In a Test of Wills With China, U.S. Sticks Up for Japan
on April 8, 2014
For the first time, China will host the Western Pacific Naval Symposium, a meeting every two years of countries that border the Pacific Ocean.
As China Turns Toward Middle East, China and Israel Seek Closer Ties
on April 8, 2014
Israeli President Shimon Peres is visiting China, the latest sign of growing Chinese-Israeli ties.
Crimea Rattles the Chinese Dream
Will Chinese Really be Comfortable with Expansionism by Their Northern Neighbor?
on April 8, 2014
At the Sochi Winter Olympics, President Xi Jinping professed his affection for Russian letters. Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, and other literary giants made up the reading list of his youth, and his generation was raised on a diet of Russian culture. Ah, those lovely summer nights when young people crooned Katyusha in Chinese.
Conflicting Reports of Potential Flight 370 Pings shows China’s confused status in investigation
on April 8, 2014
Despite China's interest in finding Flight 370 and its efforts in the search, the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation does not offer it an official role.
U.S. and China Clash Over Contested Islands
on April 8, 2014
The United States and China clashed over Japan as the Chinese defense minister asserted that Beijing had “indisputable sovereignty” over a group of islands.
Solving China’s Schools: An Interview with Jiang Xueqin
on April 8, 2014
In December, China stunned the world when the most widely used international education assessment revealed that Shanghai’s schools now outperform those of any other country—not only in math and science but also in reading. Some education experts have attributed these results to recent reforms undertaken by the Chinese government.
In Conversation with Timothy Garton Ash
on April 7, 2014
This week on Sinica, Kaiser Kuo and Jeremy Goldkorn are pleased to host a conversation with Timothy Garton Ash, Professor of History at Oxford University and recent participant in the Capital M Literary Festival in Beijing. As one the world's leading historians of the end of the Cold War, Ash joins us for a conversation about history and revolutions, both in China and abroad.
Spy Vs. Spy: When is Cyberhacking Crossing the Line?
A ChinaFile Conversation
on April 6, 2014
Vincent Ni: For a long time, Huawei has been accused by some American politicians of “spying on Americans for the Chinese government,” but their evidence has always been sketchy. They played on fear and possibility. I don’t agree or disagree with them, but when Chinese commentators accuse U.S. companies of doing the same thing, Americans’ usual response is “where is the evidence?”
U.S. Tries Candor to Assure China on Cyberattacks
on April 6, 2014
The Pentagon’s emerging doctrine includes defending against cyberattacks on the United States and also using its cybertechnology against adversaries, including the Chinese.