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11.16.16“We Have a Fake Election”: China Disrupts Local Campaigns
New York Times
Local elections are democratic in name only. The party picks its preferred candidates and leaves no room for an upset
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11.16.16U.S. Returns Chinese Fugitive After 13 Years on the Run
Wall Street Journal
The U.S. government sent back to China a former official long wanted on corruption charges, in an act hailed by Beijing as a major diplomatic success
Conversation
11.15.16
Should China’s Neighbors Rely on the U.S. for Protection?
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a platform of neo-isolationism that could see many traditional U.S. allies in Asia left without Washington’s support in the newly roiled waters of the South- and East China Seas. What will the governments...
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11.15.16Unswayed by Extraordinary Public Outcry, China Executes Nail Gun Killer
Washington Post
China sends messsage that ordinary people can’t take the law into their own hands, and the Communist Party is simply not going be swayed by a public outcry.
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11.15.16Trump May Push African Countries Away From America and Closer to China
Quartz
The idea of the US as the guardian of liberal values against powers like China might now be upended
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11.15.16U.S. Workers to Lose in China Trade War
Wall Street Journal
Some of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters would be hit if he makes good on tariff pledges
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11.15.16With Odes to Military March, China Puts Nationalism into Overdrive
New York Times
President Xi has been making the case for a “new long march,” using the anniversary to rally the public and warn against creeping complacency
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11.14.16Trump, China’s Xi Set Tone of “Mutual Respect” in Phone Call
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Trump’s campaign was marked by heated rhetoric targeting China, but in a phone call, the leaders agreed cooperation was key
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11.14.16Unfinished Bridge Reveals Broken State of North Korea’s Alliance with China
Guardian
Two years on from its expected completion, the bridge joining Dandong and Sinuiju remains unfinished: an emblem of an uneasy alliance gone sour
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11.14.16China Revives “Comrade” in Drive for Communist Party Discipline
Financial Times
Anti-corruption watchdog orders return of outmoded greeting now embraced by gay men
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11.14.16With It’s Latest Intervention in Hong Kong, Beijing Wins the Battle but is Losing the War
South China Morning Post
Cheung: the NPC should be sparing in the use of its power to interpret the Basic Law, or it risks further alienating the city’s young people
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11.14.16China Won’t Buy Boeing Planes, iPhones, or US Corn if Trump Starts a Trade War
Quartz
In an editorial, the Global Times threatened retaliation if Trump starts a trade war with China
Environment
11.11.16
Trump Presidency May Spell Disaster for Climate
from chinadialogue
The election of Donald Trump may prove a disaster for the climate and especially for climate change negotiations if he sticks to the threats made during his campaign. But it may provide the developing world—especially China—with an opportunity to...
Features
11.11.16
Watching A Chinese Professor Watching American Democracy
On the morning of Election Day, I joined He Haibo, a legal scholar at Tsinghua University in Beijing, as he spent several hours observing a polling station in the upscale Graham and Parks public elementary school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “If I...
Sinica Podcast
11.11.16
How Will Donald Trump’s Victory Impact China and U.S.-China Relations?
from Sinica Podcast
The U.S. election is over, and Donald Trump’s pundit-defying victory over Hillary Clinton has stunned and surprised people all over the world. In China—where activity on Weibo and WeChat indicated strong support for Trump among netizens both in...
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11.11.16Chinese Scholars Look to a Trump Administration with Hope and Concern
South China Morning Post
President-elect’s pledges but lack of policy during campaign keeps experts guessing
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11.11.16China is Also Going to the Polls. But You’d Barely Know It.
Washington Post
Between August and December, China is holding staggered local elections all across the country – an exercise in “grass-roots democracy” on a daunting scale
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11.11.16As the Election Haze Clears, Trump’s China Conundrum Will Become Clear
Guardian
President Trump would be well advised to steer away from the rhetoric of Candidate Trump in dealing with the world’s second biggest economy
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11.10.16China Pushes Asia-Pacific Trade Deals as Trump Win Dashes TPP Hopes
Reuters
China will seek support for a Beijing-led Asia-Pacific free trade area at a regional summit in Peru later this month, after Donald Trump's U.S. election win dashed hopes for a U.S.-led free trade pact.
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11.10.16New Interpol Head is Chinese Former Deputy Head of Paramilitary Police
Guardian
Vice-minister Meng Hongwei’s election has sparked concerns his position may be used to boost China’s campaign to pursue dissidents around the globe
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11.10.16What Will a Trump Presidency Mean for China?
NPR
The response of China's state-controlled media to Donald Trump's victory seemed almost gleeful. What's happens next?
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11.10.16Theresa May Promises ‘Golden Era’ in UK-Chinese Relations
BBC
May has promised to work for a "golden era" in the UK's relations with China, as the country's vice-premier visits London for talks.
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11.10.16In China and Around Asia, Disbelief that Trump Means What He Says on Trade
Washington Post
China has largely dismissed Trump’s talk of new trade tariffs as election rhetoric
Media
11.09.16
Chinese, Netizens React to President-Elect Trump
When Donald Trump was elected president, the hashtag #TrumpWon was trending on Chinese social media. Chinese Internet users speculated about what Trump’s victory might mean for Sino-American relations, discussed the broader global implications of a...
Viewpoint
11.09.16
A Chinese Observer of the U.S. Election Reacts to Trump’s Win
On the heels of Donald Trump’s election as the next U.S. president on Tuesday, Hua Jianping, a 40-year-old Beijing native and host of the popular Chinese-language “U.S. Election” podcast, spoke to ChinaFile by telephone from his home in College...
Conversation
11.09.16
How Should Trump Deal with China, and How Should China Deal with Trump?
Donald J. Trump, president-elect of the United States, spent much of his antagonistic campaign blaming China for many of America’s economic ills, and repeatedly making thinly veiled threats of a U.S. trade war with Beijing. How should Trump engage...
Viewpoint
11.09.16
Donald Trump’s Peace Through Strength Vision for the Asia-Pacific
from Foreign Policy
In 2011, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced with great fanfare in Foreign Policy that the United States would begin a military “pivot” to the Asia-Pacific. This beating of the American chest was done against the backdrop of China’s...
Viewpoint
11.09.16
China Just Won The U.S. Election
from Foreign Policy
The election of Donald Trump will be a disaster for anyone who cares about human rights, U.S. global leadership, and media freedom. That means it’s a victory for Beijing, where, as I write, the Chinese leaders near me in the palatial complex of...
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11.09.16In Trump Win, China Hopes for U.S. Retreat
Wall Street Journal
Election results mean economic threat, geopolitical opportunity for Beijing
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11.09.16China Just Won the U.S. Election
Foreign Policy
China’s leaders are looking forward to a President Trump who offers less resistance and more hypocrisy. But Beijing's triumph may cost it in the end
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11.09.16Trump’s China Wall
Bloomberg
For all his rhetoric about building a wall along the Mexican border, Donald J. Trump may build an even bigger barrier against China
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11.09.16Chinese Journalists Get an Exhilarating Look at the U.S. Election
New York Times
Chinese journalists observing the election expressed surprise at how seriously Americans took their votes
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11.09.16A Sea of Red Across Asian Markets as Trump Wins
Nikkei Asian Review
Asian stock markets had a very bad day on Wednesday, plummeting across the board as U.S. voters swept Republican candidate Donald Trump to the White House
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11.09.16Beijing Reacts Cautiously to Trump Triumph
Financial Times
President-elect has threatened China with trade and currency wars
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11.08.16Hong Kong Umbrellas, Chinese Maoism, Trump, Duterte, and Brexit: What’s the Link?
South China Morning Post
Why the global order is becoming ever more uncertain
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11.08.16Provincial Party Shake-up Paves Way for Leadership Changes
About half of China's provincial party committees have changed top ranks.
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11.08.16Why Chinese Netizens Cheer Trump
To online 'Trump Guards,' the U.S. race pits a corrupt official against a plain-spoken outsider
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11.08.16China Passes Law to Ensure Films ‘Serve the People and Socialism’
Guardian
First law governing the country’s film industry targets box-office fraud and says film-makers must have excellent moral integrity
Conversation
11.07.16
The Chinese Communist Party, with Xi Jinping at the Core
In late October, the Chinese Communist Party anointed Xi Jinping as a “core leader.” While the position doesn’t come with any formal responsibilities, its symbolism is important. According to The New York Times, it shows that senior Party officials...
Media
11.07.16
Why Chinese Elites Endorse Hillary Clinton
The United States, China’s largest trading partner but also its greatest geopolitical rival, faces an election that threatens domestic instability. A Donald Trump victory would confirm to many Chinese the inherent weakness of American democracy. A...
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11.07.16China Adopts Cybersecurity Law Despite Foreign Opposition
Bloomberg
The law requires internet operators to cooperate with investigations involving crime and national security, mandatory testing and certification of equipment
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11.07.16In a First, China Moves to Bar 2 Hong Kong Legislators From Office
New York Times
The extraordinary intervention in the affairs of this semiautonomous former British colony could prompt a constitutional crisis and incite more street protests
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11.07.16The Coming Clash With China Over North Korea
Washington Post
Could the first foreign crisis of a potential Clinton presidency come not in the Middle East or with Russia, but in northeast Asia?
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11.07.16China Ousts Finance Minister Lou Jiwei as Xi Turns to Allies in Surprise Reshuffle
Wall Street Journal
Senior official was widely seen as a voice for reform of the country’s fiscal system
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11.07.16China Tantalized by US Election Mayhem and Prospect of ’Thug’ Trump as President
Guardian
Experts say that Beijing would prefer Republican over Hillary Clinton who is considered a hardliner on human rights
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11.07.16Malaysia’s Najib Risks Backlash at Home After Deals with China
Reuters
Malaysian Prime Minister is facing grumblings at home that he is "selling off" his country after returning from China with $34 billion worth of deals
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11.04.16Why Are So Many First-Generation Chinese Immigrants Supporting Donald Trump?
Sinica Podcast
Based on dozens of conversations with Chinese and Chinese Americans, Kuo explains the chief reasons behind the popularity of Trump
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11.04.16In Xi’s China, Everything Old is New Again
Foreign Policy
Eighty years after the end of the Long March, a Communist leader asks for another one. What is he really seeking?
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11.04.16China Will Intervene in the Case of Hong Kong’s Pro-Independence Lawmakers
Time
Experts worry Beijing's move to interpret HK's Basic Law would damage the people’s trust in the rule of law and the independence of the courts
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11.03.16Ai Weiwei to West: Tackle China on Human Rights Whatever the Cost
Guardian
‘It doesn’t matter it will hurt me or not – do what you think is right’: artist says Beijing has axed rule of law for anyone with contrary political views
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11.02.16Chaos Again at Hong Kong’s Legislature as Chinese Intervention Said to Loom Large
Time
Two separatist lawmakers attempt to take their oaths of office for a fourth time, as rumors of direct Chinese intervention fly
China in the World Podcast
11.02.16
Law of the Sea and the U.S. Election
from Carnegie China
The South China Sea has been a central point of tension in the U.S.-China relationship under the Obama administration. In this podcast, Paul Haenle speaks with John Bellinger, the most senior international lawyer in the George W. Bush administration...
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11.01.16A Plea to Britain: Don’t Forget Tibet in Your Dealings With China
Guardian
Britain has a fine history of upholding the democratic values of Tibet. It must do once again as it negotiates business and trade ties with Beijing
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11.01.16In a Rare Move, China Criticizes Trump Plan to Exit Climate Change Pact
Reuters
"I believe a wise political leader should take policy stances that conform with global trends," China's veteran climate chief said
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11.01.16On Duterte’s Heels, Malaysia is the Next Asian Country to Embrace China
Washington Post
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called himself a “true friend” of China, determined to take their relationship to "new heights"
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11.01.16Germany Inc. Is Not for Sale to China, Berlin Says
Foreign Policy
And Beijing has made clear that it has “great concern” over this turn of events
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10.31.16Xi Jinping is China’s “Core” Leader: Here’s What That Means
New York Times
President Xi got a lift when the CCP give him the title of "Core" Leader last week. But what does that mean for Mr. Xi and China’s political future?
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10.31.16Russia Welcomes Growing Wave of “Red Tourists” from China
Wall Street Journal
Nostalgia for Communist past as well as capitalist bargain-hunting draw more Chinese visitors
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10.31.16China Tries to “Divide and Rule” Taiwan by Befriending Pro-Beijing Towns
Reuters
Taiwanese local officials, representing China-friendly Nationalist Party controlled counties, were promised greater tourism and agricultural ties