U.S. Navy Commander Implies China Has Eroded Safety of South China Sea
on December 15, 2015
A senior American naval commander has implicitly accused China of creating artificial islands in the South China Sea.
Animation: Wind Map of China 2015-12-14
on December 15, 2015
A map showing the wind patterns on the afternoon of December 14, 2015, which blew smog from northern China to the south and east.
China’s Workers Are Fighting Back as Economic Dream Fades
on December 15, 2015
For workers like Li Jiang, factory closings represent a failed promise of a better life earned far from home.
After ‘Star Wars,’ Studios Ready to Battle for 2016 Chinese Film Slots
on December 15, 2015
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will be the first Hollywood film to play in China in 2016.
Can an Alibaba ‘Morning Post’ Aid China’s Image Overseas?
on December 15, 2015
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is buying the Hong Kong media group of the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the leading independent English-language newspaper in the former British colony where freedom of the press has resisted control by the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. Will Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma, who has strong ties to mainland business interests and to the ruling party, support “objective, balanced and fair” coverage of China—and of his own business? Might the newspaper, as Alibaba’s executive vice chairman said it will, indeed broaden the world’s view of China?
China is ‘Rational’ Leader on Climate Change, Says Retired NASA Scientist James Hansen
on December 15, 2015
James Hansen, retired NASA scientist and “father of climate change awareness,” believes China, the world’s largest CO2 emitter, will now step up to provide the carbon emissions reduction leadership lacking from the U.S., according to a Guardian story. Hansen is very critical of the Paris talks as “bullshit” and “worthless words,” and, while there, called for a $15/tonne carbon tax.
The New Yorker on China
on December 14, 2015
R.I.P. SCMP?
Under New Ownership, Early Signs Do Not Inspire Optimism for Future of the Influential Hong Kong Daily ‘South China Morning Post’
on December 14, 2015
On December 11, Chinese Internet behemoth Alibaba announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire Hong Kong’s flagship English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The announcement came as no surprise, as the ailing paper was already known to have entered talks with Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma’s online empire. But the impending acquisition has raised fears about increasing mainland Chinese influence over the semi-autonomous port city and its strong traditions of rule of law and a free press—anxieties only heightened by Alibaba Group Executive Vice Chairman Joseph Tsai’s December 11 letter to SCMP readers.
China, U.A.E. Set Up $10 Billion Joint Investment Fund
on December 14, 2015
Deal to strengthen link between China and Middle East will focus on direct equity investments in both regions.
Abe and Modi Strengthen Ties to Counter China's Rise
on December 14, 2015
India and Japan took their biggest steps yet to deepen strategic ties, and it’s mostly thanks to China.