Full Text of Chinese President’s Speech at Boao Forum for Asia
on March 30, 2015
Xi's speech, entitled, "Towards a Community of Common Destiny and A New Future for Asia"
China’s Zhou Says PBOC Has Room to Act on Growth Slowdown
on March 30, 2015
The central bank chief's remarks follow China's weakest expansion since 1990.
Comfort Women and the Struggle for Reparations
A Sinica Podcast
on March 30, 2015
Kaiser talks with Lucy Hornby, China correspondent for the Financial Times and author of a recent piece on China’s last surviving Chinese comfort women and their longstanding and often futile attempt to seek reparations in both China and Japan.
Also, other stories of reparations and post-war politics that may leave you—like us—somewhat less cynical going out than coming in.
U.S. Coding Website GitHub Hit With Cyberattack
on March 29, 2015
The attack appears to underscore how China’s Internet censors increasingly reach outside the country.
Chinese Firms in Europe: Gone Shopping
on March 28, 2015
Beyond Ai Weiwei: How China’s Artists Handle Politics (or Avoid Them)
on March 27, 2015
Westerners are often criticized for looking at Chinese art through a narrow political lens.
Lee Kuan Yew, the Man Who Remade Asia
on March 27, 2015
He preached ‘Asian values’ and turned a tiny, poor city-state into an astonishing economic success. Is Lee’s ‘Singapore model’ the future of Asia?
Apple is Hitler, says Chinese CEO
on March 27, 2015
Chinese tech firm LeTV is rumored to be entering the smartphone market.
U.S. About-Face on AIIB Would be Welcomed
on March 27, 2015
US leaders have for years said Asia-Pacific nations do not have to choose between China and the US.
Mikko Huotari
on March 27, 2015
Mikko Huotari is head of the Foreign Policy and Economic Relations Program at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), a new China think tank in Berlin. His current research and publication focus on Chinese foreign policy, Europe-China relations, and regional financial and monetary cooperation in East Asia. With Thilo Hanemann (Rhodium Group) he recently published “Emerging Powers and Change in the Global Financial Order” in Global Policy.