China’s Movie Industry: All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
on August 25, 2014
If we just looked at their success, on the surface, the Chinese film industry appears to be flourishing; but there is some cause for concern.
His Start in Oil Fuelled Zhou’s Rise to Top Cop
on August 25, 2014
Zhou Yongkang, a former member of the Politburo Standing Committee, the Communist Party's supreme decision-making body, has been the highest ranking Party cadre to be a target of a corruption investigation.
The Party's graft fighters announced the investigation into Zhou on July 29, after having rounded up a number of his allies in Sichuan province and China National Petroleum Corp., where he used to work.
The 31 years Zhou spent in the oil industry paved the way for his ascendance to the Politburo. They also meant a lot to him personally.
Beijing Independent Film Festival Shut Down by Chinese Authorities
on August 24, 2014
Organizers forced to sign documents promising not to hold festival, as China's crackdown on freedom of speech continues.
China Steps up in West Africa to Help Fight Ebola
A China in Africa Podcast
on August 24, 2014
China appears to be leveraging the Ebola crisis in West Africa to radically improve its controversial foreign aid record. In contrast to Western countries, many of whom have evacuated their medical personnel from the region, China has sent teams of experts along with millions of dollars in badly needed medical supplies. Their efforts appear to be paying off in the eyes of African public opinion, demonstrating that China’s commitment to the continent extends beyond the perception of a calculated mercantilist agenda.
Xi Jinping Wants to be Seen As on a Par with Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping
on August 23, 2014
Xi Jinping has amassed more power in 20 months than his two immediate predecessors, but it may be premature to call him China's new strongman.
Trust-busting in China
on August 22, 2014
Unequal before the law? China’s antitrust crackdown turns ugly, with foreign carmakers at the forefront.
Chinese Gadgets Signal New Era of Innovation
on August 22, 2014
Baseball Bat Sensors, Smart Bathroom Scales.
New Map Shows China’s True Expanse, General Says
on August 21, 2014
A new vertical map of China issued in June by the Hunan Map Publishing House, uses 10 dashes around the South China Sea to broadly delineate China’s claims to contested waters, shoals, rocks, reefs and islands there.
Under the Knife
on August 21, 2014
Reading Howl in China
on August 21, 2014
My generation, once impassioned by the Western literature of rebellion, is now lulled by ‘Wealthy Socialism.’