China Calls Out Cisco For Cyber Snooping
on May 27, 2014
China Youth Daily claimed that Cisco, “carries on intimately with the U.S. government and military, exploiting its market advantage in the Chinese information networks."
Wide Support on Chinese Social Media for Boat Attack
on May 27, 2014
After a Chinese fishing boat rammed and sank a Vietnamese fishing boat near a Chinese deep sea oil rig placed in waters contested by both countries, social media reaction appeared overwhelmingly supportive — even bellicose.
China Tensions Grow After Vietnamese Ship Sinks in Clash
on May 27, 2014
Hair-trigger tensions in the South China Sea escalated as China and Vietnam traded accusations over the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the vicinity of a Chinese oil rig parked in disputed waters off Vietnam’s coast.
China’s New Diplomatic Strategy in Africa: Humility
A China in Africa Podcast
on May 27, 2014
Just a few weeks after Chinese premier Li Keqiang admitted that China was going through “growing pains” in its engagement with Africa, Beijing’s central bank chief, Zhou Xiaochuan, acknowledged some of the 2,500 PRC companies operating in Africa are behaving “not so good, not so satisfactory.” Zhou made the comments after signing a landmark $2 billion financing deal with the African Development Bank in what seemingly appears to be a new, more humble diplomatic approach to its foreign policy engagement on the continent.
China’s Experiment with Deliberative Democracy
A Q&A with He Baogang
on May 27, 2014
Chinese pro-democracy protests begun in the late spring of 1989 led to the brutal military suppression on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square 25 years ago this June 4. Around the world, discussions of the events of that spring have been well underway for months to mark the anniversary.
China's Beachhead in U.S. Schools
on May 26, 2014
The Confucius education network shows the promise and peril of doing academic business with Beijing.
Investigation Confirms U.S. Snooping Activities Against China: Report
on May 26, 2014
A Chinese Internet information body said an investigation has confirmed "the existence of snooping activities directed against China" by the U.S., as exposed by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Close Call as China Scrambles Fighter Jets on Japanese Aircraft in Disputed Territory
on May 26, 2014
The fly-bys occurred in airspace claimed by both countries as part of their "air defense identification zones," while China carried out joint maritime exercises with Russia at the weekend.
US Wins WTO Luxury Car Ruling Against China
on May 23, 2014
The World Trade Organization found no basis for duties that China imposed on saloons and off-road vehicles between 2011 and 2013 in retaliation for US trade policies.
China warns Japan, Philippines Accuses China in Maritime Spat
on May 23, 2014
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, rejecting rival claims to parts of it from Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei.