To Speak is to Blunder
on December 27, 2016
My brain has banished Chinese. I dream in English. I talk to myself in English. It was a crucial decision to be orphaned from my mother tongue
Chinese Warships Enter South China Sea Near Taiwan in Show of Force
on December 27, 2016
Beijing’s only aircraft carrier cruises past Taiwan’s Pratas Islands in an exercise state media said showed the country’s improving combat capabilities
Xi’s Power Play Foreshadows Historic Transformation of How China is Ruled
on December 27, 2016
Party insiders say president wants to remain in office after his second term, breaking succession conventions
How George Michael’s Wham! Baffled Communist China and Inspired its Youth
on December 27, 2016
It was a culture shock to rival the best of them: the coiffured hair and exuberant dancing of British pop stars, and the Communist Party’s dour uniformity
China Replaces Anti-Pollution Charges with Beefed Up ‘Green’ Tax
on December 27, 2016
China will start collecting environment protection taxes in 2018 to strengthen enforcement that authorities said local governments had interfered with
As China Pivots, Trump Risks Fighting an Old War
on December 27, 2016
Incoming U.S. administration highlights trade retaliation as Beijing shifts to a form of high-tech protectionism
China Resumes Ties with São Tomé, Which Turned Away from Taiwan
on December 27, 2016
Beijing suspended its relationship with São Tomé in 1997 after the African island nation established diplomatic ties with Taiwan
China’s Risky Power Play in the Arab World
A China in Africa Podcast
on December 25, 2016
International Relations Professor Zaynab El Bernoussi from Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco, joins Eric and Cobus this week to discuss her recent column on China’s growing influence in the Middle East and North Africa. Professor El Bernoussi explains why she thinks China may be able to succeed in the region, as U.S. and European influence are in retreat across the Arab world.
China Reports First Two Human Deaths from Bird Flu This Winter
on December 23, 2016
Two people in China's Anhui province have died from H7N9 bird flu, the first fatalities in China among this winter's cases
Stoking Tensions with China
on December 23, 2016
No relationship is more vital to international stability than that between the United States and China, but now there are dangerous new uncertainties