Viewpoint
12.06.18
‘The Events Were Regrettable’
In late February 1989, a month after becoming president, Bush visited Beijing and invited roughly 500 people to a “Texas barbecue” at a posh Beijing hotel. The invitees included Fang Lizhi, the famous astrophysicist and political dissident. The...
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07.26.18Lone Suspect Wounded in Blast near U.S. Embassy in China
Reuters
The explosion happened on the street outside the southeast corner of the embassy compound. Beijing police said the suspect, a 26-year-old man from China’s Inner Mongolia region, had injured his hand and been taken to the hospital. Police did not...
Sinica Podcast
07.09.18
Kurt Campbell on U.S.-China Diplomacy
from Sinica Podcast
Kaiser talks to former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell about his career, his critique of engagement, and the fascinating events that happened on his watch—including the extrication of blind activist...
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07.03.18As ‘Health Attacks’ Persist, U.S. Pulls More Americans Out of China
Wall Street Journal
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.
Sinica Podcast
06.28.17
Top U.S. Diplomat David Rank on Why He Resigned to Protest Trump
from Sinica Podcast
David Rank became the leading diplomat for one of America’s most important embassies during the transition when Iowa governor Terry Branstad formally succeeded former Montana senator Max Baucus as U.S. Ambassador to China on May 24, 2017. He soon...
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05.08.17AP Exclusive: China Lawyer’s Family Says U.S. Helped Them Flee
Washington Post
Chen Guiqiu whose husband, prominent rights lawyer Xie Yang, is held on charge of inciting subversion made a harrowing flight from China with her daughters chased by Chinese security agents across Southeast Asia.
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03.30.17State Department Aide Charged for Hiding Gifts from Chinese Agents
Politico
A veteran State Department employee who held a Top Secret clearance and did three tours in China is facing criminal charges for allegedly covering up tens of thousands of dollars in gifts she and an associate took from Chinese agents.
Environment
11.26.14
The People’s Republic of Chemicals
from chinadialogue
The name of China is almost obscured by a grey smudge on the title page of The People’s Republic of Chemicals, and this image proves to be apt. This book examines the crisis caused by toxic&...
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04.15.14China’s Air Pollution Leading to More Erratic Climate for US, Say Scientists
Guardian
Computer modelling shows intensification of U.S.-bound Pacific storms, driven by fine aerosols from coal power plants and traffic.
Media
11.22.13
Farewell, Everyman: Chinese React to Ambassador Locke’s Departure
Chinese are waving goodbye to the frustratingly normal U.S. Ambassador to Beijing, Gary Locke, who announced on November 20 that he will be leaving his post in early 2014. Over 300,000 netizens discussed Locke’s resignation on Sina Weibo, the...
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12.01.12China Sentences Chen Guangcheng's Nephew After Snap Trial
Christian Science Monitor
The nephew of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng is sentenced to three years in jail.
Environment
06.11.12
The Diplomacy of Air Pollution
from chinadialogue
On June 5, World Environment Day, China’s environment ministry published its annual “state of the environment” report as normal. But this year, the launch attracted unusual levels of attention thanks to a statement from vice minister Wu...