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Was the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing a Hit or a Miss?
A ChinaFile Conversation
on November 14, 2017
On November 8 and 9, Communist Party Secretary Xi Jinping and Donald Trump held their first Beijing-based summit, a year after Trump’s surprise victory and just weeks after the predictable announcement Xi would serve a second term. During the visit, Trump said that he doesn’t “blame China” for the country’s unfair trade practices. Rather, he added, he gives China “great credit.” How successful was the visit for Trump, Xi, and the interests of their two nations? —The Editors
Guangdong Public Security Bureau Talks Foreign NGOs with Cambodia; Beijing, Jiangxi, Chongqing, Shanghai Meet with Registered Foreign NGOs
Ministry of Public Security WeChat Posts—November 3-13, 2017
on November 14, 2017
Today, Guangdong Public Security Bureau (PSB) Executive Vice Director Li Qingxiong met with Cambodian Member of Parliament Suos Yara, who visited the PSB as part of an inspection team related to the Foreign NGO Law. Li said he hoped Suos’ visit would advance the Guangdong PSB’s cooperation with foreign NGOs from neighboring countries. Li also explained that Guangdong’s physical location means it is a portal to the south, with more and more foreign NGOs active in Guangdong as it deepens reform and opening. Suos indicated that Cambodia should take advantage of China’s “One Belt, One Road” strategy to cooperate with with the Guangdong PSB on foreign NGO issues and promote economic and social development. After the meeting, the inspection team went to one of the foreign NGO office’s service windows, where the employee explained how registration and filing is handled and gave the team relevant written materials.
After Ten Months, What Do We Still Not Know?
on November 14, 2017
As we approach one year since the Foreign NGO Law went into effect, these are some of the common questions and concerns we’re hearing from legal professionals, scholars, funders, and NGOs themselves—along with any answers we are able to offer. The questions run the gamut from practical to existential. Some of the questions are new, as the foreign NGO community’s collective experience working under the law brings to light additional issues, but some still remain unanswered from earlier in the year.
UCLA Players Depart China After Trump Asked for Xi's Help
on November 14, 2017
Three UCLA basketball players detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting were headed back to the United States on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had sought the help of Chinese President Xi Jinping in the case.
China or the U.S.? Asian Nations' Answer: Neither
on November 14, 2017
It’s a neat narrative: America’s inevitable decline means the inexorable rise of China. But Asian countries have more to say.
China Blocks Son of Human Rights Lawyer from Leaving Country
on November 14, 2017
The travel ban against Bao Zhuoxuan, 18, was seen by his family and human rights groups as retaliation against his mother, Wang Yu. Ms. Wang was a commercial lawyer who became involved in politically delicate cases, and was the first person targeted two years ago in a widespread crackdown on human rights lawyers in China.