Cameroon Highlights Pros and Cons of Chinese Infrastructure Development
A China in Africa Podcast
on March 18, 2015
When finished, the new deep-sea port in the southern Cameroonian city of Kribi will likely become a major gateway for all of Central Africa. This will be Cameroon’s only deep-sea port that can accommodate the larger inter-continental trading ships. This might explain why officials have placed such a huge financial bet on the project. The wager is that the billion dollars of low-cost Chinese loans Cameroon is taking on will be offset by revenue generated from a surge in trade and economic activity.
Chinese Businesses Eye Purchasing Power of LGBT Community
‘Pink Yuan’ Estimated at $300 Billion
on March 17, 2015
Chinese businesses are starting to show interest in the purchasing power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) consumer market, often referred to as the “pink dollar,” a trend led by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
The Constant Adaptations of China’s Great Firewall
on March 17, 2015
Firewall-hopping technologies see activist programmers and Chinese censors engaged in a cat-and-mouse game.
Why China Can’t Get too Angry at Burma for Dropping Bombs
on March 17, 2015
Burma remains a large importer of Chinese weapons amd China needs the country's energy and raw materials.
China-Taiwan Relations: China's Bottom Line
on March 17, 2015
Tensions will rise again if the winner of Taiwan’s next presidential election fails to back the One China notion.
South Korea Tells China Not to Meddle in Decision Over Missile System
on March 17, 2015
The United States has made it increasingly clear that it wants South Korea to install a American missile defense system.
Defying U.S., European Allies Say They’ll Join China-Led Bank
on March 17, 2015
Germany, France and Italy have agreed to join a new China-led Asian investment bank.
The Education of Detained Chinese Feminist Li Tingting
An Excerpt from “China’s Millennials: The Want Generation”
on March 16, 2015
It is probably fair to say no woman has ever taken more flak for walking into a men’s room than Li Tingting. In the run-up to Women’s Day in 2012, the feminist college student was distressed by the one-to-one ratio of public restroom facilities for males and females. She believed that women’s longer wait times necessitated legislation to enforce giving women twice as many toilets. Determined to correct the oversight, she organized demonstrations for true “toilet parity.” The “Occupy Men’s Room” movement involved...
China Becomes World’s Third-Largest Arms Exporter
on March 16, 2015
With just 5% of total exports from 2010-2014, China’s share was far less than the U.S., at 31%, or Russia, at 27%.