China Says Better US-Vietnam Ties Must Not Threaten Beijing
on May 24, 2016
China has underlying concerns that closer relations between the two would undermine its claims in South China Sea.
A New Language for Chinese Film
on May 24, 2016
Kaili Blues, an eccentric, remarkably assured first feature by the young Chinese director Bi Gan, is both the most elusive and the most memorable new movie that I’ve seen in quite some time—“elusive” and “memorable” being central to Bi’s ambitions.
How Much Debt Is Too Much in China?
A ChinaFile Conversation
on May 24, 2016
In the first quarter of 2016, Chinese debt rose to 237 percent of GDP—a level comparable to that of the U.S. or the Eurozone and yet much larger than that of most developing economies, according to analysis by The Financial Times. Additionally, China’s ratio of debt to GDP has climbed at rates that many economists say are worryingly fast, rising from 148 percent of GDP at the end of 2007, even as the overall growth rate of China’s economy has slowed.
Taiwan President Takes Cautious Line on China at Inauguration
on May 20, 2016
Tsai Ing-wen called on China to look beyond the divisions of history for the benefit of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Evaluation Results of Groundwater Quality (Provincial-based)
on May 20, 2016
The Chinese Trolls Who Pump Out 488 Million Fake Social Media Posts
New Research Exposes 50-Centers, a ‘Massive Secretive Operation’ to Fill China’s Internet with Propaganda
on May 20, 2016
They are the most hated group in Chinese cyberspace. They are, to hear their ideological opponents tell it, “fiercely ignorant,” keen to “insert themselves in everything,” and preen as if they were “spokesmen for the country.” Westerners bemoan their propensity to beat the drum of nationalism, bombard Chinese liberals with personal attacks, and pollute online dialogue with wave after wave of strident propaganda.
Is China Really the Most Welcoming Country for Refugees?
on May 19, 2016
When asked about letting a refugee stay in their home, the most welcoming nation was… China.
China and India Burdened by Untreated Mental Disorders
on May 19, 2016
Less than 10 percent of people in India and China with a mental disorder received effective treatment.
China: No, We Are Not Sending Cans of Human Flesh to Africa
on May 19, 2016
China's ambassador to Zambia released a statement, seeking to battle misinformation that was harming China's reputation in Africa.
In China, Government Workers Push Rosy, Diverting Views Online
on May 19, 2016
The common belief that people who post pro-party online messages are paid 50 cents per post leads people in China to call them the Fifty Cent Party.