Railroaded: The Chinese High-Speed Train Network No One Else Really Wants
on May 18, 2018
Li Guanghe has built some of the most technically complex railroads in China.
At the Height of His Power, China’s Xi Jinping Moves to Embrace Marxism
on May 18, 2018
Why is President Xi Jinping, the most powerful Chinese leader in decades, presiding over a wealthy and resurgent China, embracing the philosophical ideas of Karl Marx?
Chinese Bank Offered Clients Chance to Dine With Trump for $150,000
on May 18, 2018
China’s second-largest state-owned bank offered wealthy clients the opportunity to have dinner with the American president for $150,000 a ticket, spurring a complaint from Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to the U.S. Department of Justice.
On ‘Human Rights’ and Foreign NGO Work in China
on May 18, 2018
The term “human rights” has now been used three times in the information on the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) website about registered representative offices and filed temporary activities. The term is included in the titles for three temporary activities filed by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, which, perhaps unsurprisingly, also has the term “human rights” in its own name. The first of these activities started in May 2017, and the second two in April 2018.
Ketty W. Chen
on May 18, 2018
Ketty W. Chen is the Vice President of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. She received her Doctoral degree in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma, specializing in comparative politics, democratization, international relations, and political philosophy. Chen has been referenced in a number of publications and international media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Financial Times, Voice of America, and BBC-World. Her latest work on Taiwan’s social movement was published in Taiwan’s Social Movements under Ma Ying-jeou: From the Wild Strawberries to the Sunflowers (Rouledge, 2017) and Cities Unsilenced: Urban Resistance and Public Space in the Age of Shrinking Democracy (Rouledge, 2017). Chen is currently authoring a book on the political resilience of the Kuomintang.
Does China Have a Jobs Problem?
A ChinaFile Conversation
on May 18, 2018
In a surprise Sunday tweet, U.S. President Donald Trump said he supported helping the phone-maker ZTE, a Chinese tech giant which has been one of the hardest hit from U.S.-China trade tensions. “Too many jobs in China lost,” he wrote. Though Trump speaks often about bringing jobs back to America, he’s shown little concern for any labor issues in China. What sorts of labor issues does China face? And how might U.S.-China trade tensions exacerbate them?
Killing Spurs Didi, China’s Ride-Hailing Giant, to Revamp Its Service
on May 17, 2018
Didi Chuxing, China’s wildly popular ride-sharing service, said on Wednesday that it would overhaul its app and its safety and security practices, after reports that a passenger had been raped and killed by her driver.
China Has Decided Russia Is Too Risky an Investment
on May 17, 2018
On May 4, the planned investment by the Chinese company CEFC China Energy into Russian state oil giant Rosneft fell apart, eight months after it was first announced.
In Silicon Valley, Chinese ‘Accelerators’ Aim to Bring Startups Home
on May 17, 2018
Beijing’s unslakeable thirst for the latest technology has spurred a proliferation of “accelerators” in Silicon Valley that aim to identify promising startups and bring them to China.
From Folk Singer to International Finance Expert - Liao Min Is a New Face on China’s Trade Team in Washington
on May 17, 2018
On the official list of the Beijing delegation that arrived in Washington on Tuesday for trade talks, there is a new name.