The World — Including China — Is Unprepared for the Rise of China
on November 9, 2015
For the first time in centuries, China affects the global economy as much as it is affected by the global economy
Chinese Farmer Burns to Death in Dispute over 'Nail House'
on November 9, 2015
Land seizures, driven by soaring prices and a push for urban expansion, have been a major source of popular discontent in China, often resulting in violent stand-offs between officials and the public.
Deng Xiaoping, 1979 | Illustration by David Levine
on November 9, 2015
Deng Xiaoping, illustrated by Davide Levine, 1979
Wei-chin Lee
on November 9, 2015
Wei-chin Lee is Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University. His books include Taiwan (1990), Taiwan in Perspective (2000), Sayonara to the Lee Teng-hui Era: Politics in Taiwan, 1988-2000 (2003), Taiwan’s Politics in the 21st Century: Changes and Challenges (2010), and The Mutual Non-Denial Principle, China’s Interests, and Taiwan’s Expansion of International Participation (2014). His articles have appeared in numerous scholarly journals, including American Asian Review, American Journal of Chinese Studies, Asian Affairs, Asian Security, Asian Survey, Asian Thought and Society, Issues and Studies, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Journal of Chinese Political Science, Journal of Contemporary China, Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Journal of Economics and International Relations, Journal of Northeast Asian Studies, Nonproliferation Review, Pacific Focus, Pacifica, SAIS Review, Ocean Development and International Law, Taiwan Journal of Democracy, and World Affairs.
Deng Xiaoping, Beijing, 1984
on November 6, 2015
Deng Xiaoping, Beijing, 1984.
Meeting With Taiwan Reflects Limits of China’s Checkbook
on November 6, 2015
For the past eight years, the Chinese government has showered its former enemies in Taiwan with economic gifts.
Vietnam Talks Trust With China, Invites Japanese Warship
on November 6, 2015
Vietnam agreed to build a "truly trustworthy" relationship with China on Friday during a visit to Hanoi by its President Xi Jinping.
‘A Brutality Born of Helplessness’
Overblown Western Fears of a ‘Population Bomb’ Helped Birth China’s One-Child Policy
on November 6, 2015
When China finally scrapped its one-child policy after more than three decades of brutality, almost no one lamented its passing. But Paul R. Ehlich, a Stanford-educated biologist and author of the 1968 fear-baiting classic The Population Bomb, was upset. On October 30, Ehrlich took to Twitter and in a comment on the decision, wrote (in all caps): “GIBBERING INSANITY - THE GROWTH-FOREVER GANG.”
Xi Jinping’s Taiwan Trap
on November 6, 2015
Before Chinese President Xi Jinping had a dream, his predecessor Hu Jintao had a wish: the “peaceful reunification” of China and Taiwan.
China Is on Track to Surpass U.S. as World's Biggest Movie Market by 2017
on November 6, 2015
Despite the recent economic slowdown in China, the country's film market is growing even faster than anticipated.