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09.23.15He Said What? China's Xi Jinping Makes 'House of Cards' Joke
CNN
Xi Jinping did something unusual, almost unheard of, for a Chinese President: He cracked a joke. In public.
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09.23.15Conversation
09.22.15
Xi Jinping’s Message to America
China’s President Xi Jinping addressed an audience of more than 700 American businesspeople in Seattle on Tuesday evening on the first stop on his first state visit to the United States. Regular ChinaFile Contributors who watched the speech offer...
Conversation
09.22.15
Can the U.S. & China Make Peace in Cyberspace?
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in the United States today on his first state visit. Xi will address a group of American business leadersin Seattle. High on their list of concerns about trade with China is cyber hacking, cyber espionage and...
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09.22.15U.S. to China: Quit Cyber Spying
Reuters
Xi said China's government does not engage in the theft of commercial secrets and does not support Chinese companies that do so.
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09.22.15Let’s Face It, China Runs U.S. Monetary Policy Now
Time
What’s happening in China right now has limited the ability of the Federal Reserve Bank to do what’s right for the American economy.
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09.22.15Nuclear Technology - China's Next Great Export?
BBC
China will be part of building the next generation of UK nuclear power stations.
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09.22.15Working for A Chinese Boss Is Great, Ordinary Americans Explain in This Slick New Pro-China Video
Quartz
The video is called “When China met Carolina”.
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09.22.15China Says Investigating U.S. Woman Suspected of Spying
Reuters
An American woman suspected of spying is being investigated.
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09.22.15Who Is Xi Jinping?
New York Times
President Xi Jinping of China is to arrive in the United States on Tuesday for a state visit at a crucial crossroads in the Sino-American relationship.
Viewpoint
09.21.15
A New Book Praises China’s Governance Model, But Overlooks Its Politics
On August 12, China once again met with man-made tragedy. Massive explosions at a chemical storage warehouse in Tianjin took the lives of 173 people and injured nearly 700, some of them seriously. The owner of the warehouse that blew up, Rui Hai...
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09.21.15
New Chinese Book Says the U.S.-China ‘Feast on Power’ is Winding Down
from Two Way Street
At a time of heightened tensions between the U.S. and China, it comes as little surprise that a new and important book on the bilateral relations, published by a think tank affiliated with the Chinese Foreign Ministry, should have the foreboding...
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09.21.15China Seeks 'New Model' for Relations with U.S.
BBC
Despite the enormous range and complexity of the US-China relationship, it is becoming ever harder to manage.
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09.21.15This Explains Why China Is Taking So Long to Reform Its Economic System
Washington Post
The new leadership is turning back to old measures to stimulate growth.
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09.21.15Respect Your Elders: Confucian Kindergartens Catch On in China
WSJ: China Real Time Report
The Party is now introducing traditional culture classes in state-run kindergartens and other levels of schooling.
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09.21.15Neil Gaiman Joins Authors in Urging Chinese President to Release Jailed Writers
Guardian
More than 40 authors have written to Xi Jinping, expressing ‘concern about the deteriorating state of free expression in China’.
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09.21.15China Market Rout Doesn't Reflect Economy, Top Diplomat Says
Bloomberg
“Some movements on the stock exchange in China should not equal the whole picture of the Chinese economy.”
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09.19.15U.S. and China Seek Arms Deal for Cyberspace
New York Times
The United States and China are secretly negotiating what could become the first arms control accord for cyberspace, embracing a commitment by each country that it will not be the first to use cyberweapons to cripple the other’s...
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09.19.15Western Media ‘Welcome’ in China, Xi Tells Murdoch
South China Morning Post
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Rupert Murdoch that Western media organisations are “welcome” in China, despite the continued blocking of numerous foreign websites for their reporting on the country. “(We) welcome foreign media and...
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09.18.15ChinaFile Recommends
09.18.15China Hails U.S. Repatriation of Corruption Fugitive
Reuters
The repatriation of Yang Jinjun marked the first time that China has succeeded in getting a wanted corruption suspectback from the U.S.
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09.18.15Japan's 'Profound' New American Military Ties Are All About China: Q&A
Christian Science Monitor
Japan's parliament passes the most sweeping changes to Japan's defense policy since World War II.
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09.18.15China Is Hoarding the World's Oil
Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs says Chinese hoarding may avert $20 oil scenario.
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09.17.15Chinese State Visits Are Always Hard: A Historical Perspective
Brookings Institution
Visits to Washington always seem to come at uniquely difficult times.
Environment
09.17.15
Beijing Welcomes World’s First Smog-Eating Tower
from chinadialogue
Beijingers enjoyed a rare breath of fresh air this week. The city’s smog levels fell to their lowest levels in recent years, as authorities scrambled to shut down factories and curb car use so that China’s Second World War victory military parade...
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09.17.15“These Old Men Look So Terrible”—China Watches The U.S. Republican Primary
Quartz
"Just looking at these faces, I feel Hillary being the next president is already certain."
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09.17.15China Defends Xi Visit to U.N. Forum Despite Activists' Detention
Reuters
President Xi's attendance at a U.N. women's summit, brushing off concern about its detention of women activists in March.
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09.17.15China Tries to Extract Pledge of Compliance From U.S. Tech Firms
New York Times
Beijing has summoned American tech companies to a forum in Seattle next week.
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09.17.15China's Xi Says Economy Resilient, Has Huge Potential: State Radio
Reuters
China's economy is resilient and has the capacity to maintain a long-term medium-to-high growth rate.
Conversation
09.16.15
What Would New Breakthroughs on Climate Change Mean for the U.S.-China Relationship?
With just over a week to go before Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his first State Visit to the United States, there is much evidence to suggest that bilateral action to fight climate change is an area most ripe for meaningful Sino-U.S...
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09.16.15The Missing Piece of US-China Relations: Trust
Diplomat
“U.S. antipathy to China is rooted in angst about its rise and the prospect of American decline.”
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09.16.15Obama and China: Trying to Play Well With A Close Frenemy
Washington Post
Obama plans to welcome Xi with the highest level of diplomatic pageantry for a foreign leader.
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09.16.15China Trying to Undercut Germany on Submarine Offer to Egypt
Reuters
Beijing looks to expand weapons exports beyond its traditional customer base in Asia.
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09.16.15China Teaching Troops Folk Dances to Make Friends in Xinjiang
Reuters
China's military tries to improve relations with the minority people who live there.
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09.16.15Is Romance Dead? France Seeks New Image in China
Reuters
France's finance minister wants to persuade Chinese officials to set aside their romantic image.
Caixin Media
09.15.15
Stock Market Volatility Is Not a Harbinger of Collapsing Growth
It would be a sad end to an amazing story. An economic miracle—one that lifted 300 million people from poverty and shifted the world's economic center of gravity—collapsing under the weight of risky investments and a financial crisis.This seems...
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09.15.15U.S. and China Aim to Hit Climate Goals Sooner Than Expected in Some Cities
Los Angeles Times
U.S. and Chinese officials plan to unveil more ambitious carbon-emission rules for several Chinese cities and provinces.
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09.15.15Iran Says Wants China's Help to Resolve Middle East Tensions
Reuters
China has been active in pushing both the United states and Iran to reach agreement on Iran's nuclear program.
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09.15.15U.S. Won’t Impose Sanctions on Chinese Companies Before Xi Visit
Washington Post
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials reached “substantial agreement” on several cybersecurity issues.
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09.15.15China Frees Activist Academic Before Xi Trip to United States
Reuters
Guo Yushan, founder of a think-tank that did research on business regulations, reform and civil society is released recently.
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09.15.15Satellite Images Suggest China 'Building Third Airstrip' in South China Sea
CNN
China appears to building a third airstrip in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
Features
09.14.15
Sino-Russian Trade After a Year of Sanctions
from Carnegie Moscow Center
After a year of intense flirtation, the Sino-Russian relationship is beginning to look like a one-sided love affair. Indeed, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China last week—his first since the United States and European Union enacted...
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09.14.15Who Are Uighurs? A Look at Group from Restive China Region
Associated Press
A primer on the Uighurs, the repression they face in China and their presence abroad.
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09.14.15UN Rights Chief Airs Worry About Lawyers Detained in China
Associated Press
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed concern about the detention and interrogation of more than 100 lawyers in China.
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09.14.15China Plans Meeting in Bid to Revive Stalled North Korea Nuclear Talks
Reuters
A Chinese think-tank will host a forum with officials from six countries on North Korea's banned nuclear weapons programme.
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09.14.15The US and China: Will It be Collision or Cooperation?
Christian Science Monitor
On the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the US, a China expert lays out how the two great powers can avoid confrontation.
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09.14.15China: Government Should Account for Activist’s Detention, Death
Human Rights Watch
United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) member states should press China to account for a Chinese activist's detention and death.
The NYRB China Archive
09.12.15
‘I Try to Talk Less’: A Conversation with Ai Weiwei and Liao Yiwu
from New York Review of Books
In late July, Chinese authorities renewed travel privileges for conceptual artist and political activist Ai Weiwei, ending a five-year prohibition following his arrest in 2011. He promptly flew to Munich and then Berlin, where he has accepted a...
Environment
09.11.15
Beijing Slams Henan Capital for Using Scarce Fresh Water to Combat Smog
Officials in the city of Zhengzhou are under central government scrutiny after media reports revealed the capital of Henan province is using valuable fresh water supplies to combat air pollution. Scientists and academics have criticised...
Culture
09.11.15
French Director’s Chinese Movie Balances Freedom With Compromise
In 2012, French movie director Jean-Jacques Annaud got a warm welcome in China after more than a dozen years as persona non grata there for having offended official Chinese Communist Party history with his 1997 film Seven Years in Tibet—the story of...
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09.11.15Iran's Foreign Minister to Visit China to Discuss Nuclear Deal
Reuters
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit Beijing to discuss Iran's nuclear agreement and efforts to boost ties with China.
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09.11.15For the First Time Ever, China’s Communist Party Is Openly Questioning Its Legitimacy
Quartz
China’s Communist Party invited political figures and academics to attend a meeting in Beijing.
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09.11.15Islamic State Hostage Drama Underlines China’s Vulnerability
Wall Street Journal
Islamic State’s announcement this week that it had taken a Chinese man hostage underlined China’s growing vulnerability as it expands its footprint overseas.
Media
09.10.15
Chinese Web Users Grieve for Syrian Toddler—and Blame America
A photo of Syrian three-year-old Aylan Kurdi lying dead on a Turkish beach, who drowned as his family attempted to flee their war-torn homeland by crossing the Mediterranean Sea to find refuge in Greece, has stunned viewers across Europe and the...
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09.10.15Is Xi Jinping Living up to the Legacy of China’s Greatest Modern Reformer?
Quartz
The parade is a crowning ceremony to justify a leader’s power, meant to demonstrate national unity.
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09.10.15Why Donald Trump is Smart to Talk About China, China, China
Washington Post
He loves to talk about China to the point that one can cobble together a compilation of the times he said "China."
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09.09.15In Africa, Those Who Bet on China Face Fallout
Wall Street Journal
Economic slowdown in China exacerbates strain for trading partners in Africa.
Conversation
09.08.15
Advice for Xi Jinping
Later this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Washington for a state visit with President Obama. This week, a group of China experts from America traveled to Beijing to offer their advice to Chinese officials on how to conduct the...
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09.08.15The Important Anniversary China Won’t Celebrate in 2016
Diplomat
May 16, 1966 marked the start of the Cultural Revolution—but don’t except China to publicize the anniversary.
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09.08.15China’s Economic Crisis Ripples at Area Colleges
Boston Globe
As of last year, more than 13,000 Chinese students were attending college in Boston, out of a total of 44,000 foreign students in the city.