HP Sells Control of China Units for $2.3 Billion to Tsinghua
on May 21, 2015
HP Sells Control of China Units for $2.3 Billion to Tsinghua http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-21/hp-says-tsinghua-holdi...
This American VC Thinks He’s Getting Out of China Just in Time
on May 21, 2015
The 52-year-old began venture investing in China in 2009 and ended up putting money into 50 startups.
Why the U.S. Needs to Listen to China
on May 21, 2015
And why China needs to listen to the U.S. The importance of the mutual economic criticisms between two major world powers.
Two Way Street Comments
on May 21, 2015
Censorship and Publishing in China
A ChinaFile Conversation
on May 21, 2015
This week, a new PEN American Center report “Censorship and Conscience: Foreign Authors and the Challenge of Chinese Censorship,” by Alexa Olesen, draws fresh attention to a perennial problem for researchers, scholars, and creative writers trying to reach readers in China. The lure of China’s book market is powerful—revenues are projected to top $16 billion this year—but at what cost to freedom of expression?—The Editors
The Dark Side of Chinese Investment in Africa
A China in Africa Podcast
on May 21, 2015
Sam Pa is a mysterious man, largely unknown to the outside world. Yet Pa, who goes by at least seven different aliases, represents the nefarious side of China’s engagement in Africa. Sam Pa and his associates in the Hong Kong-based consortium known as the 88 Queensway Group represent a new breed of predatory investors who work in the shadows to close billions of dollars in questionable deals that have no oversight of any kind.
PLA Daily Warns of Internet's Revolutionary Potential
on May 21, 2015
The military should not only safeguard traditional national sovereignty and security, but also "protect ideological and political security on the invisible battleground of the Internet".
Liu Xiaobo Locked Up in China, Locked Out of Translation of Paul Auster Novel
on May 20, 2015
Liu Xiaobo’s arrest was cut from the Chinese translation of Auster's novel without his knowledge.
Q. and A.: Luo Yufeng, a.k.a. Sister Feng, on Life as a Manicurist in New York
on May 20, 2015
Sister Feng, whose real name is Luo Yufeng, is an Internet celebrity with more than 4.7 million followers on Sina Weibo
Can China Really Meet Its Clean Energy Goals? And How?
on May 20, 2015
China is the world’s largest energy consumer, and its energy use is dirty and inefficient. But it is working hard to change that. Currently, coal accounts for nearly 70 percent of China’s total energy consumption, and this, coupled with an aging manufacturing infrastructure, a growing fleet of cars on the roads, and inefficiently insulated buildings, is the main reason why China alone produces almost 30 percent of world CO2 emissions.
