Hug
on October 19, 2017
Singers from the Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir (left) and the Xiamen-based Keystone Gospel Choir (right) hug after a joint rehearsal in a hotel, Suzhou, May 1, 2017.
Chopsticks
on October 19, 2017
Pastor Frank Haye dines at a local restaurant, Shanghai, April 29, 2017.
China Warns US to Drop Its Bias after Tillerson’s ‘Blunt’ Message
on October 19, 2017
Beijing warned the United States to drop its bias against China after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington wanted to “dramatically deepen” ties with New Delhi to counter China’s influence in Asia.
Chinese Property Boom Props up Xi’s Hopes for the Economy
on October 19, 2017
Ocean Flower Island is a vision of luxury, Chinese-style. A man-made archipelago off the coast of the tropical island of Hainan in the South China Sea, it will boast thousands of apartments, 28 museums and 58 hotels including one which is “7-star level” and another shaped like a European castle.
China’s Reform Hopefuls Watch for Names. Only One May Matter.
on October 19, 2017
A decade ago, this city in southeastern China had a reputation as one of the country’s grimmest, with smoggy skies, chronic traffic jams and streams so foul that they had to be paved over to contain the stench.
China’s "Rogue Aid" to Africa Isn't as Much or as Controversial as We Thought
on October 19, 2017
A decade ago, a New York Times columnist coined the term “rogue aid” to describe China’s financial assistance in the developing world: nontransparent, nondemocratic, and above all self-interested. Since then, the label has stuck.
Move over, America. China Now Presents Itself as the Model ‘Blazing a New Trail’ for the World.
on October 19, 2017
American presidents are fond of describing their nation as a “city on a hill” — a shining example for other nations to follow. But China is now officially in the business of styling itself as another polestar for the world, with a very different political, economic and cultural model.
Xi Jinping: China's President ‘to Get Own Political Theory’
on October 19, 2017
It will be known as “Xi Jinping Thought” and has 14 principles, the agency says.
Could Xi Jinping Stay in Power After He Retires? Here’s How Deng Xiaoping Did It
on October 19, 2017
It was the worst kept secret in Chinese politics. From 1978 until his death in 1997, Deng Xiaoping was Beijing’s ultimate decider, even though he never held any of the top official titles in this period: not general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, not president of the People’s Republic of China, not premier of the State Council. The word of “Comrade Xiaoping” remained paramount even after he retired from the Central Committee in 1987.
Open and Honest Communication with Public Security Bureaus Advised by One Foreign NGO
on October 18, 2017
On October 17, the China Philanthropy Research Institute (CPRI) at Beijing Normal University published an interview with The Asia Foundation in both English and Chinese. The Asia Foundation noted that the Foreign NGO Law offered them the ability to formally register in China for the first time, “so the promulgation of the law is indeed a good thing for us.” Prior to the law being enacted, The Asia Foundation had to spend significant resources overcoming logistical hurdles due to their lack of official status.