As ‘Health Attacks’ Persist, U.S. Pulls More Americans Out of China
By Te-Ping Chen via Wall Street Journal
July 3, 2018
The U.S. has evacuated at least three Americans from Beijing after they reported unusual health symptoms, in the latest evacuations since unexplained health incidents first affected U.S. diplomatic personnel stationed in Cuba in 2016.
Health, U.S. Embassy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
China Issues U.S. Travel Warning Amid Trade Tensions
By Reuters via Reuters
July 3, 2018
China’s embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.
Trade, Tourism, Travel
An American Lean-In Guru in China
By John Corrigan via Wall Street Journal
June 21, 2018
Joy Chen got a glimpse of the limelight as a Los Angeles deputy mayor two decades ago, but it was nothing like the fame she has found in China urging women to forget what they’ve been taught about matrimony.
Women, Working Women, Family
Xi Hits Back at Critics Who Call China’s Opening Up ‘a Joke’
By Bloomberg News via Bloomberg
June 21, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping hit back at critics, saying in a speech on Thursday that those who think the nation’s opening up is "a joke" haven’t seen the confidence that Chinese people have in reform efforts.
Trade, Xi Jinping, Mike Pompeo
Meituan Wants to Be the Grubhub of China (and the Yelp, and the Groupon, and the Kayak)
By Liza Lin via Wall Street Journal
June 21, 2018
China’s burgeoning middle class, which increasingly is going online for everything from ordering lunch to booking hotel rooms, is fueling expectations that an 8-year-old startup with an innovative smartphone app will go public at a lofty $60 billion valuation this year.
Technology, Start-Ups, Entrepreneurship
China’s Rust-Belt Region Has a New Hope for Revival: North Korea
By Frank Tang via South China Morning Post
June 21, 2018
China’s rust-belt region, which has been plagued by an inefficient state economy and exodus of talent, is now pinning its hopes on a new factor to help its revival: North Korea.
China-North Korea Relations, North Korea, Belt and Road Initiative, Trade
John Oliver, Having Mocked Chinese Censorship, Is Censored in China
By Tiffany May via New York Times
June 21, 2018
In a 20-minute segment about China that aired Sunday on the satirical news show “Last Week Tonight,” the host John Oliver brought up President Xi Jinping’s resemblance to Winnie the Pooh.
Censorship, Internet Censorship, Xi Jinping
A Full-Blown Trade War between America and China Looks Likely
By The Economist via Economist
June 21, 2018
It is becoming increasingly likely that the phoney trade war between America and China will develop into the real thing.
Trade, World Trade Organization, Made in China 2025
Pompeo Calls China’s Appeals for More Trade Openness a ‘Joke’
By Nick Wadhams and Sarah Gardner via Bloomberg
June 19, 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo amplified President Donald Trump’s tough line in a brewing trade war with China in a speech on Monday, saying U.S. action was long overdue and calling Chinese appeals for greater economic openness “a joke.”
Trade, Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump
China’s Social Credit System Spreads to More Daily Transactions
By Jack Karsten and Darrell M. West via Brookings Institution
June 19, 2018
In May, enforcement of China’s social credit system spread to the travel industry, restricting millions of Chinese citizens with low social credit scores from purchasing plane and train tickets.
Social Credit System, Xi Jinping, Alibaba
Strange Bedfellows: Trump Trade Fight Brings Japan and China Together
By Peter Landers via Wall Street Journal
June 19, 2018
President Donald Trump’s tough line on trade with China has finally given Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe something to agree with Beijing about.
Japan, China-Japan Relations, Shinzo Abe
China Stocks Plunge to Two-Year Low on Tariff Threat; Yuan Sinks
By Bloomberg News via Bloomberg
June 19, 2018
China’s benchmark equity gauge tumbled to a two-year low and the yuan weakened as a worsening trade dispute with the U.S. spurred panic selling. Bonds gained.
Stock Market, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Shenzhen, Trade, Yuan
Trump Threatens Tariffs On $200 Billion Of Chinese Goods
By Christopher Dean Hopkins via NPR
June 19, 2018
In the latest move in an escalating trade dispute, President Trump announced Monday evening that he was asking U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to suggest $200 billion worth of Chinese goods on which the U.S. could impose a 10 percent tariff.
Tariffs, Trade, Donald Trump
Kim Jong-un Returns to China, This Time With Leverage
By Jane Perlez via New York Times
June 19, 2018
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday amid an escalating trade conflict between China and the United States, one that gives him an opening to play the powers against each other as Washington presses him to dismantle his nuclear arsenal.
Kim Jong-un, Trade, North Korea
China’s Master Plan: How the West Can Fight Back
By Hal Brands via Bloomberg
June 13, 2018
In the first three installments of this series, I've explored the changing nature of China's challenge to U.S. interests and the existing international order, with a particular focus on three issues: China’s progressively more global military ambitions, its promotion of authoritarianism and subversion of democratic practices abroad, and its efforts to build new international institutions more responsive to its own interests.
Democracy, South China Sea, Department of Defense
China’s Political Meritocracy versus Western Democracy
By Daniel Bell via Economist
June 13, 2018
Chinese meritocrats support democratic values but not elections, says Daniel Bell of Shandong University.
Democracy, Elections, Meritocracy
For Survivors of a 9-Hour Chinese Exam, a Door Opens to America
By Tiffany May via New York Times
June 13, 2018
Every June, millions of high school seniors in China sit down for a grueling university entrance exam, knowing they may not get into a top school or any school at all. If their results are disappointing, finding another route to university can take a year or more.
Gaokao, Students, University Entrance Exam
Trump Could Slap China with Tariffs as Soon as Friday
By Adam Behsudi via Politico
June 13, 2018
President Donald Trump is expected to impose tariffs on Chinese goods as soon as Friday or next week, according to two sources briefed on internal deliberations, a move that is sure to further inflame tensions and spark almost immediate retaliation from Beijing.
Tariffs, Trade, Trade Deficit
The Unexpected Winner From the Trump-Kim Summit: China
By Jeremy Page via Wall Street Journal
June 13, 2018
China is setting its sights on a key role in North Korea’s future, seeking to be part of any peace treaty, weapons inspections and economic assistance, after emerging as a surprise beneficiary of the summit between the U.S. and North Korean leaders.
China-North Korea Relations, North Korea, Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump
China Says U.S.-North Korea Summit Offers No Lesson for Taiwan Ties
By Reuters Staff via Reuters
June 13, 2018
A warming of ties between the United States and North Korea does not mean China will reach out to Taiwan for a similar summit, the Chinese government said on Wednesday.
North Korea, Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump, Taiwan
Washington Opens De Facto Embassy in Taiwan, Angering China
By Steven Jiang via CNN
June 12, 2018
China has lodged a protest with the US following the official opening of Washington’s new de facto embassy in Taiwan, a self-ruled island off China's southeastern coast that Beijing considers a renegade province.
China-Taiwan Relations, Taiwan, U.S.-Taiwan Relations
Ivanka Trump Quotes ‘Chinese Proverb,’ but China Is Baffled
By Javier C. Hernández via New York Times
June 12, 2018
It was supposed to be a triumphant tweet.
Ivanka Trump, North Korea, Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump, Twitter
How Did Kim Jong-un Get to Singapore? With Some Help From China.
By Jane Perlez via New York Times
June 12, 2018
When Kim Jong-un arrived in Singapore on Sunday for his landmark summit meeting with President Trump, he stepped off a jumbo jet emblazoned with the logo of Air China and the Chinese national flag.
Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump, North Korea
Ending Military Exercises? Trump’s Plan for North Korea Was China’s Plan First.
By Emily Rauhala via Washington Post
June 12, 2018
President Trump cut a deal with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un — and China is going to like it.
Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump, North Korea
Chinese Companies May Invest in North Korea. American Not so Much
By Daniel Shane via CNN
June 12, 2018
President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on Tuesday at a historic summit that the United States hopes will lead to North Korean nuclear disarmament.
Investment, Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump
Trump’s North Korea Summit Falls Short of Nixon-Goes-To-China Moment
By Matt Spetalnick, David Brunnstrom via Reuters
June 12, 2018
Donald Trump’s dramatic meeting with North Korea’s leader may have been choreographed to look like a Nixon-goes-to-China moment, but the summit appears to have failed to secure any concrete commitments by Pyongyang for dismantling its nuclear arsenal.
Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un, North Korea
In China’s Booming Tech Scene, Women Battle Sexism and Conservative Values
By Cate Cadell, Adam Jourdan via Reuters
May 30, 2018
Ms Li has a day job in the marketing department of one of China’s biggest tech firms.
High-Tech Industry, Technology, Gender Equality, Working Women, Women
Mattis Says China Is ‘Out of Step’ With International Law
By Nancy A. Youssef via Wall Street Journal
May 30, 2018
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday that he rescinded China’s invitation to take part in a multinational Pacific Rim military exercise because Beijing is “out of step with international law” in how it has militarized the islands and reefs in the South China Sea.
South China Sea, International Law, Military Drills
Here’s What We Know about China’s Future Space Station
By Echo Huang via Quartz
May 30, 2018
China’s going to start sending parts of its future space station into space as soon as 2020, with the aim of having it up and running by 2022.
Space Exploration, United Nations, Space Program
As Chinese ‘Crepe’ Catches On Abroad, a Fight to Preserve Its Soul
By Mike Ives and Tiffany May via New York Times
May 30, 2018
When is a pancake not a pancake?
Food, Culture, Soft Power
Chinese President Xi Jinping Calls Blockchain a ‘Breakthrough’ Technology
By Evelyn Cheng via CNBC
May 30, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech this week that blockchain — the technology underlying bitcoin — has “breakthrough” applications.
Virtual Currency, Technology, High-Tech Industry, Xi Jinping
US-China Trade Battle: Catch Up Here
By Alanna Petroff, Rishi Iyengar and Jethro Mullen via CNN
May 30, 2018
The odds of a messy trade war between the United States and China are rising again.
Trade, Trade Deficit, ZTE
Trump Announces Tariffs on China, Tech Crackdown Ahead of Key Trade Meeting
By David J. Lynch via Washington Post
May 29, 2018
Trump slaps $50B tariffs as Commerce Secretary is due to arrive in Beijing on Saturday for talks.
Trade Deficit, Chinese Investment, Tariffs, Wilbur Ross, Steven Mnuchin
U.S.and China Clash over 'Technology Transfer' at WTO
By Tom Miles via Reuters
May 29, 2018
Chinese and U.S. envoys sparred over Trump’s claims that China steals American ideas.
Intellectual Property, World Trade Organization, High-Tech Industry, Trade
Top Aide to Kim Jong-Un Is Bound for U.S., Trump Says
By Jane Perlez and Choe Sang-Hun via New York Times
May 29, 2018
Kim Yong-chol, one of the most trusted aides to the North’s leader, is “heading now to New York."
North Korea, Nuclear Disarmament, Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un
Ivanka Trump Wins China Trademarks, Then Her Father Vows to Save ZTE
By Sui-Lee Wee via New York Times
May 29, 2018
China awarded Ivanka Trump seven new trademarks in businesses including books and housewares.
Ivanka Trump, Trade, ZTE
China's Ant Financial Raises $10 Billion at $150 Billion Valuation: Sources
By Kane Wu via Reuters
May 29, 2018
The capital-raising comes ahead of a widely expected initial public offering.
Alibaba, Banking, Credit
China’s ‘Digital City’ Showcases Xi’s Grand Ambition
By Yizhen Jia and Gabriel Wildau via Financial Times
May 29, 2018
Transformation of rural backwater into the new Shenzhen is still some way off.
Urban Development, Tencent, Alibaba, Beijing, Hebei, Tianjin
US Seeks Greater Scrutiny of China Tech Investment
By Shawn Donnan via Financial Times
May 22, 2018
Senate considers bill that may increase U.S. scrutiny of Chinese investments.
Boxer Rebellion, Trade
China Cuts Car Tariffs, in a Small Offering to U.S. on Trade
By Keith Bradsher via New York Times
May 22, 2018
The small change is unlikely to motivate automakers to shift production.
Automobile Industry, Automobiles, Trade, Tariffs
Trump Retreated from China Tariffs Because of White House Discord, Sources Say
By Saleha Mohsin, Justin Sink, Jenny Leonard, and Kevin Cirilli via Bloomberg
May 22, 2018
White House disagreement over trade strategy led Trump to retreat from tariffs.
White House, Trade, Nuclear Issues
In China, Photo of Trade Talks Embodies ‘Young’ Country Passing Aging U.S.
By Raymond Zhong via New York Times
May 22, 2018
A distinct age gap between Chinese delegates and American lawmakers.
Trade, Boxer Rebellion, Social Media
Want to See Your Baby? in China, It Can Cost You
By Sui-Lee Wee via New York Times
May 22, 2018
Despite almost universal health insurance, China's healthcare system is still plagued with gaps.
Public Health, Parenting, Medicine
Railroaded: The Chinese High-Speed Train Network No One Else Really Wants
By Trefor Moss via Wall Street Journal
May 22, 2018
Terrain is easy, negotiations hard, as construction begins on politically fraught route through Southeast Asia.
Transportation, Railways, Belt and Road Initiative, Thailand, Southeast Asia
China Drops Sanctions Probe into US Sorghum Imports
By BBC via BBC
May 18, 2018
China says it is dropping an anti-dumping probe into sorghum imports from the US, as the two sides discuss ways of easing trade tensions.
Trade, Sanctions, Imports and Exports
Trump Cedes Trade Leverage to China in His Quest for Kim Summit
By Saleha Mohsin and Nick Wadhams via Bloomberg
May 18, 2018
North Korea may turn out to be Chinese President Xi Jinping’s greatest ally in negotiating a trade deal with President Donald Trump.
Trade, North Korea, Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un
Cleared of Spying for China, She Still Doesn’t Have Her Job Back
By Nicole Perlroth via New York Times
May 18, 2018
It is the case that the government simply will not let die.
Espionage, Law
Railroaded: The Chinese High-Speed Train Network No One Else Really Wants
By Trefor Moss via Wall Street Journal
May 18, 2018
Li Guanghe has built some of the most technically complex railroads in China.
Belt and Road Initiative, Railways, Southeast Asia
At the Height of His Power, China’s Xi Jinping Moves to Embrace Marxism
By Steven Jiang via CNN
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?
Marxism, Xi Jinping, Chinese Communist Party
Chinese Bank Offered Clients Chance to Dine With Trump for $150,000
By Bloomberg News via Bloomberg
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.
Donald Trump, Justice, Banks
Killing Spurs Didi, China’s Ride-Hailing Giant, to Revamp Its Service
By Elsie Chen and Mengxue Ou via New York Times
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.
Didi Chuxing, Rape, Death, Safety Standards
China Has Decided Russia Is Too Risky an Investment
By Maximilian Hess via Foreign Policy
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.
China-Russia Relations, Russia, Oil
In Silicon Valley, Chinese ‘Accelerators’ Aim to Bring Startups Home
By Koh Gui Qing, Salvador Rodriguez via Reuters
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.
Technology, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship
From Folk Singer to International Finance Expert - Liao Min Is a New Face on China’s Trade Team in Washington
By Orange Wang via South China Morning Post
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.
Trade, Finance, Folk Music
US Team Divided as Trade Talks with China Begin
By Shawn Donnan and Tom Mitchell via Financial Times
May 17, 2018
China and the US are set to begin a second round of high-level talks aimed at averting a trade war, amid signs of the Trump administration’s internal divide over how to deal with Beijing.
Trade, Trade Deficit, ZTE
OneSpace Launches China’s First Private Rocket
By Michelle Toh and Serenitie Wang via CNN
May 17, 2018
OneSpace, a startup based in Beijing, on Thursday became the country’s first private company to launch its own rocket.
Space Exploration, Space Program, Technology
China Gave Trump a List of Crazy Demands, and He Caved to One of Them
By Josh Rogin via Washington Post
May 15, 2018
China’s list of economic and trade demands that suggest its negotiating position.
Trade, Trade Deficit, ZTE
Trump, China, ZTE and the Art of the Deal
By Stephen Collinson via CNN
May 15, 2018
ZTE case offers insight into Trump’s way of doing business.
ZTE, Donald Trump, Trade
Gap Apologizes for Selling T-Shirt with 'Incorrect Map' of China
By Reuters Staff via Reuters
May 15, 2018
Disputed territories including south Tibet, Taiwan and the South China Sea were omitted.
South China Sea, Tibet, Taiwan, Territorial Disputes, Social Media, Weibo
China’s South-East Asia Push Threatened by New Malaysia Regime
By Ben Bland via Financial Times
May 15, 2018
Status as Belt and Road posterchild at risk as Mahathir vows to review Chinese projects.
Malaysia, Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Influence
Warning Sounded over China's 'Debtbook Diplomacy'
By Helen Davidson via Guardian
May 15, 2018
Academics identify 16 countries loaned billions that they can’t afford to repay.
Debt, Foreign Debt, Pakistan, Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Influence
What Really Happens in China’s ‘Re-education’ Camps
By Rian Thum via New York Times
May 15, 2018
New study provides a glimpse into the vast scale of Uighurs detention network.
Zhang Huiguang, Xinjiang, Islam
China Welcomes Trump’s Help on ZTE as Trade Talks Loom
By Keith Bradsher via New York Times
May 14, 2018
Both sides are using the Chinese telecom company as a pawn in a geopolitical game.
ZTE, Semiconductors, Economic Sanctions, Sanctions, Trade
Iranian Foreign Minister Visits Russia and China to Try to Save Nuclear Deal
By Ben Westcott, Sara Mazloumsaki and Samantha Beech via CNN
May 14, 2018
Iranian diplomat visits Moscow and Beijing following US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
Iran, China-Iran Relations, Nuclear Issues, Nuclear Weapons, Moscow
Chinese Uyghurs Forced to Welcome Communist Party into Their Homes
By Steven Jiang via CNN
May 14, 2018
Over a million Chinese Communist officials are being dispatched to live with local families in Xinjiang.
Uighur, Xinjiang, Chinese Communist Party
Recent Developments Surrounding the South China Sea
By AP via Associated Press
May 14, 2018
Weekly look at the South China Sea, the location of several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
South China Sea, Territorial Disputes, Territory Disputes, Military Technology