United Airlines CEO to Visit China after Dragged Passenger Incident
on April 20, 2017
Facing a backlash over an incident this month involving an Asian-American passenger, United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz is planning a visit to China.
A Taiwanese Man’s Detention in Guangdong Threatens a Key Pillar of Cross-Straits Relations
on April 20, 2017
Recreating China’s Imagined Empire
on April 20, 2017
China’s influence in the world has become a persistent theme of these early days of the Donald Trump era. During his campaign, Trump portrayed China (not entirely incorrectly) as the leading malefactor in the politics of international trade—holding its currency down in order to pump out exports, while making it hard for foreign companies to enter its own vast market. Then, after his victory, Trump as president-elect came up with the provocative idea of accepting a congratulatory phone call from the Taiwanese president.
China Hits ‘Provocative’ US on North Korea after Saying USS Carl Vinson Was Headed to the Peninsula
on April 19, 2017
China has avoided directly criticising the United States for lying about the course of its nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, but warned that such actions might compromise regional peace.
ChinaFile Presents: Ian Johnson on ‘The Souls of China’
on April 19, 2017
On April 13, ChinaFile and The New York Review of Books co-hosted the launch of author Ian Johnson’s new book The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao at the Asia Society’s New York headquarters. Johnson discussed the book with Ian Buruma.
China Names Areas in Region Disputed with India to Assert Claims
on April 19, 2017
China has issued standardized spellings of the names of six places in a region disputed with India, in what China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday was an assertion of sovereignty.
China Reshuffles 84 Corps-Level Military Units
on April 19, 2017
China announced Tuesday a military reshuffle with 84 corps-level units newly adjusted or established, a move hailed by President Xi Jinping as another major step in strengthening the country’s armed forces.
China, EU Push Message of Free Trade, Engagement
on April 19, 2017
Top diplomats from China and the European Union pledged closer cooperation Wednesday, highlighting their common interests in peace and security and pushing a message of free trade and open engagement in contrast to fears that the U.S. is turning inward under President Donald Trump.
China’s President Is Playing Donald Trump Like a Fiddle
on April 19, 2017
President Trump thinks he has worked out a magnificent “deal” with China. The outlines of the deal are fairly simple to understand: Trump is prepared to drop his economic grievances against China in exchange for China's help in fixing “the North Korea problem.”
China Says Ivanka Trump Trademark Requests Handled Properly
on April 19, 2017
China is defending its handling of trademark applications from President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her company, saying that all such requests are handled fairly.