What's the Best Way for Trump to Persuade China to Up the Pressure on North Korea?

A ChinaFile Conversation

By Michael Swaine, Bruce Klingner & more on April 25, 2017

China’s President Xi Jinping called U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday morning urging American restraint in reaction to North Korea. Tensions between the United States and North Korea have risen to new levels ever since Pyongyang’s April 16 failed missile test. Top U.S. officials have repeatedly warned Pyongyang against more provocations—a warning Pyongyang does not seem likely to heed.

Bruce Klingner

on April 25, 2017

Bruce Klingner is Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia at the Heritage Foundation. He previously served for 20 years with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Defense Intelligence Agency, including as the CIA’s Deputy Division Chief for Korea.

Are Activities Carried out by Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises Subject to the Foreign NGO Law?

on April 25, 2017

According to guidance given during a Q&A session in 2016, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Foreign NGO Management Bureau will allow WFOEs to donate money for public interest or charitable purposes in China as long as they carry out normal for-profit business in China and do not solely carry out “NGO activities.” As of April 2017, the MPS has offered no further guidance about what mix of activities and operations might be considered carrying out “solely” NGO activities, nor about what constitutes an “NGO activity.”

Chris Buckley: The China Journalist’s China Journalist

A Sinica Podcast

By Chris Buckley, Jeremy Goldkorn & more on April 24, 2017

Chris Buckley is a highly regarded and very resourceful correspondent based in Beijing for The New York Times. He has worked as a researcher and journalist in China since 1998, including a stint at Reuters, and is one of the few working China correspondents with a Ph.D. in China studies. Chris’ coverage has included politics, foreign policy, rural issues, human rights, the environment, and climate change. He also has an informative and sometimes very amusing Twitter account.

Xi, Trump Discuss Ties, Korean Peninsula Situation over Phone

on April 24, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Monday discussed bilateral ties and the situation on the Korean Peninsula on phone, pledging close contact by various means to promptly exchange views on major issues of common concern.

Economy, Politics
Economic Development, Trade, Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, Pyongyang, North Korea, Korean Peninsula, Nuclear Disarmament

China’s Leader Urges Restraint on North Korea in Call With Trump

By CHRIS BUCKLEY on April 24, 2017

China’s president, Xi Jinping, has urged President Trump to show restraint toward North Korea despite signs that the North may be preparing a nuclear test. Mr. Xi made the appeal in a phone call with Mr. Trump on Monday that reflected growing alarm over North Korea’s plans, which could tip the region into crisis.

Economy, Military, Politics
Xi Jinping, Missiles, Nuclear Disarmament, Donald Trump, Pyongyang, Korean Peninsula

China Is Sending the U.S. a New Message about North Korea

By Evelyn Cheng on April 24, 2017

Beijing appears to be sending fresh signals about its view on North Korea, in order to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to take less aggressive action against the rogue nuclear state, several political analysts say.

Economy, Military, Politics
Pyongyang, China-North Korea Relations, Trade, Missiles, Nuclear Disarmament, Xi Jinping, Beijing, Donald Trump

Why Xi Jinping Is Planning a Historic Move to Rename China’s Army Corps

By Minnie Chan on April 24, 2017

Army corps in China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) are likely to have their unit numbers changed for the first time in their history as part of President Xi Jinping’s efforts to reshape the world’s biggest army, military sources said.

Military, Politics
Xi Jinping, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, People’s Liberation Army