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03.17.15China-Taiwan Relations: China's Bottom Line
Economist
Tensions will rise again if the winner of Taiwan’s next presidential election fails to back the One China notion.
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03.17.15South Korea Tells China Not to Meddle in Decision Over Missile System
New York Times
The United States has made it increasingly clear that it wants South Korea to install a American missile defense system.
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03.16.15
The Education of Detained Chinese Feminist Li Tingting
It is probably fair to say no woman has ever taken more flak for walking into a men’s room than Li Tingting. In the run-up to Women’s Day in 2012, the feminist college student was distressed by the one-to-one ratio of public restroom facilities for...
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03.16.15Stiffer Bank-Technology Rules Loom in China
Wall Street Journal
Beijing presses for secure and controllable systems; suppliers fear intrusive measures.
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03.16.15Was News of Xu Caihou’s Death Buried?
South China Morning Post
Speculation mounts on demise of former PLA general.
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03.16.15China’s Army in Show of Force Along Myanmar Border After Fatal Bombing
Radio Free Asia
Tensions rising between Asian neighbors after death of five people in Yunnan.
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03.16.15Qiu He, top Yunnan Official, Ousted for Corrupt Land Deals
East by Southeast
Qiu was the catalyst for a swath of controversial infrastructure projects, including a new international airport finished in 2012.
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03.13.15U.S. Students Losing Interest in China as Dream Jobs Prove Elusive
Reuters
Waning interest worries those who view having Americans who speak Chinese as a matter of national interest.
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03.13.15China’s Growing Middle Class Chafes Against Red Tape
New York Times
As China’s middle class—wired, ambitious and worldly—grows, its members increasingly are intolerant.
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03.13.15Shambaugh China Essay in Shambles
China Daily
Shambaugh's deep flaw is that he looked at China with a bias, completely ignoring the positive aspects.
Conversation
03.11.15
Is China Really Cracking Up?
On March 7, The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by David Shambaugh arguing that “the endgame of Chinese communist rule has now begun...and it has progressed further than many think.” Shambaugh laid out a variety of signs he believes...
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03.11.15China Celebrates International Women’s Day By Arresting Women’s Rights Activists
Huffington Post
Many women’s rights groups activists who also work on LGBT issues have gone into hiding.
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03.10.15US Should Consider Establishing a So China Sea Intl Ops Ctr in Indonesia
USNI News
The PLA Navy is building more submarines and ships and intends to operate three aircraft carriers.
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03.10.15Henan Delegates Protest Inequality in University Admissions
New York Times
Henan people say big cities are given preferential consideration for education funds and places in universities.
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03.09.15Under the China Dome – A Reality Check
China Change
China’s left foot wants to go north, and China’s right foot wants to go south. Both feet have the same goal, and, that is, to maintain the one-party rule.
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03.09.15Foreign Non-Government Groups in China Fear Clampdown Under New Law
Reuters
The draft law stops NGOs violating "Chinese society's moral customs."
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03.05.15China 2015 Defense Budget to Grow 10.1 Pct, Lowest in 5 Years
Xinhua
Projected spending of $144.2 billion lowest in five years as country confronts economic slowdown.
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03.04.15In Beijing, Political Pomp Abounds as China Kicks off 'Two Meetings'
Los Angeles Times
The dual sessions do telegraph the general national agenda for the coming year.
Conversation
03.03.15
Why Has This Environmental Documentary Gone Viral on China’s Internet?
[Updated: March 6, 2015] Our friends at Foreign Policy hit the nail on the head by headlining writer Yiqin Fu's Monday story "China's National Conversation about Pollution Has Finally Begun." What happened? Well, in the...
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02.27.15Chinese Diplomat Tells West to Consider Russia’s Security Concerns over Ukraine
Reuters
China's ambassador to Belgium urged Western powers to "abandon the zero-sum mentality" with Russia.
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02.27.15China’s Neighbors Build Up Militaries
Wall Street Journal
China’s neighbors are moving forward with the modernization of their militaries with new fighter jets, submarines and other hardware, even as Beijing has tried to tamp down territorial tensions in the region.
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02.27.15In China, Suspicions Cloud Trade Dispute Involving Tech Companies
New York Times
Top Internet regulator has warned foreign companies to behave if they want to stay in China’s $450 billion technology market.
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02.26.15China Drops Leading Technology Brands for State Purchases
Reuters
U.S. brands Cisco, Apple, Intel, McAfee and Citrix Systems may be the first to suffer.
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02.26.15Civic Groups’ Freedom, and Followers, Are Vanishing
New York Times
Accepted activities are narrowing, sparking fear that openness in the political landscape may disappear.
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02.24.15The China-Russia NGO Crackdown
Diplomat
Authorities in both countries apparently aim to cripple NGOs with foreign patrons or partners.
Environment
02.23.15
Chinese Firms Must Act Decisively on Climate Change, Report Says
from chinadialogue
Chinese companies will need to cut direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of their operations by up to 2.7% a year if China is to stay on track with the level of action required to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius, says a new report...
Media
02.23.15
Five Predictions for Chinese Censorship in the Year of the Sheep
Blocked websites, jailed journalists, and nationalist rhetoric have long been features of the Chinese Communist Party’s media control strategy. During the Year of the Horse, which just ended on China’s lunar calendar, President Xi Jinping and his...
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02.22.15China Protests India Leader’s Visit to Disputed Border Area
New York Times
A large portion of the Austria-size state is claimed by China, and the two sides fought a border war over the area in 1962.
Viewpoint
02.19.15
Beijing Touts ‘Cyber-Sovereignty’ In Internet Governance
It has been a difficult few weeks for global technology companies operating in China.Chinese officials strengthened the Internet firewall by blocking the use of virtual private networks (VPNs), reasserted demands that web users register their real...
Caixin Media
02.17.15
Prosperity, International Cooperation, Civil Rights Key to Defeating Terror
The global fight against terrorism has entered a new stage with the emergence of the Islamic State (IS), and the battle lines have never been so clearly drawn all over the world.On February 18, Washington will host the Summit on Countering Violent...
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02.17.15China, Russia to Mark 70th Anniversary of End of WWII in Show of Unity |
South China Morning Post
Military parades marking anniversary give two nations platform to offset U.S. influence while diplomats reassure Japan.
Environment
02.11.15
China’s New Environment Minister Has Work Cut Out For Him
from chinadialogue
The elevation of the president of China's most prestigious university to the job of government minister was unexpected. It is rare to bring in an academic without a goverment background. But given the tarnished reputation of a ministry that is...
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02.11.15Parent Meddling Makes for Unmerry Marriages in China
Wall Street Journal
"Parental matchmaking is robustly correlated with lower marital harmony,” says a new World Bank report.
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02.11.15Exclusive: U.S., China to Discuss Repatriation of Chinese Fugitives
Reuters
The issue is a thorny one, as no extradition treaty exists between the U.S. and China.
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02.11.15China’s Xi to Make First State Visit to U.S. as Both Flag Problems
Reuters
The two biggest economies are trying to ease tension over trade, human rights, and accusations of hacking and Internet theft.
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02.10.15As U.S. Exits, China Takes On Afghanistan Role
Wall Street Journal
After a decade of rebuffing U.S. requests for help in Afghanistan, China may be ready to do more.
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02.10.15Qualcomm to Pay $975 Million to Resolve China Antitrust Dispute
Reuters
Qualcomm said the agreement removes a major source of concern for its investor.
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02.09.15China Executes ‘Mafia-style’ Mining Tycoon Liu Han
BBC
Liu is believed to have had links to former security tsar Zhou Yongkang, who is currently being investigated.
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02.09.15Qualcomm Nears $1 Bln Deal Resolving China Antitrust Dispute
Reuters
The deal could end a 14-month government investigation into anti-competitive practices.
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02.09.15Is China Making Its Own Terrorism Problem Worse?
Foreign Policy
Beijing's repressive policies toward members of its Uighur minority may be helping to strengthen ties to the Islamic State and al Qaeda.
The NYRB China Archive
02.09.15
China: Inventing a Crime
from New York Review of Books
In late January, Chinese authorities announced that they are considering formal charges against Pu Zhiqiang, one of China’s most prominent human rights lawyers, who has been in detention since last May. Pu’s friends fear that even a life sentence is...
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02.06.15A Chinese Perspective on the BRICS in 2015
Council on Foreign Relations
The BRICS group is not only an economic concept but increasingly it is also taking the form of a political entity.
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02.06.15China Labor Strife Rises; Death of a Foreman
Wall Street Journal
As the Lunar New Year homeward migration approaches, workers press for back-wages.
Conversation
02.05.15
What’s the Case for Heads of State Meeting the Dalai Lama?
On Thursday in Washington, the Dalai Lama attended the annual National Prayer Breakfast hosted by President Barack Obama, angering China's leaders in Beijing who have long called the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader a "splittist" and...
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02.05.15Canadian Woman Detained in China on Spying Suspicions Released on Bail
Globe and Mail
Julia Garratt was released to her family “pending trial by Liaoning Provincial State Security Bureau.”
Viewpoint
02.04.15
Why China Is Banning Islamic Veils
This week, regional authorities outlawed Islamic veils from all public spaces in the regional capital of China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The Urumqi ban, which went into effect on Sunday February 1 (coincidentally the third annual*...
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01.30.15Why Scrapping Quotas in China’s Criminal Justice System Won’t Be Easy
Wall Street Journal
Can judicial reform increase the courts' independence by reducing local government and party influence?
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01.30.15China Says No Room for ‘Western Values’ in University Education
Agence France-Presse
Education minister says books which ‘smear socialism’ will be banned.
Conversation
01.29.15
Is China’s Internet Becoming an Intranet?
With Astrill and several other free and paid-subscription virtual private networks (VPNs) that make leaping China’s Great Firewall possible now harder to use themselves after government interference "gummed" them up, the world wide web...
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01.27.15Nearly 40% of Inspected Products on Chinese Ecommerce Sites are Fake, Government Says
Tech in Asia
Buyers should order either from the site itself or from an official third-party shop.
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01.26.15China Communist Party Magazine Blasts Professors Who Spread ‘Western Values’
South China Morning Post
Party journal's commentary targets liberal academics after President Xi Jinping calls for 'ideological guidance' for teachers and students
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01.26.15China Says Web Authors Must Use Real Names
New York Times
Guidelines aim to force online authors to “take better responsibility” for their works.
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01.26.15Bobby Jindal & China’s Louisiana Methanol Plant
Al Jazeera
A Chinese tycoon whose natural gas firm's environmental and labor rights record is under fire in the Chinese press is parking assets in a multibillion dollar methanol plant in Louisiana.
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01.26.15China to Pay Price for ‘Closed-Internet’ Policy |
South China Morning Post
Thinking everything will look good by blocking online access may sound too simple and naive.
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01.25.15Death Threats and Dawn Raids: Welcome to China’s Anti-Graft Drive
Bloomberg
On one side is Peking University Founder Group, a state-owned company that partnered with Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) in a separate securities joint venture whose chairman has disappeared.
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01.23.15Reporter Honored for Clearing Dead Man’s Name
China Daily
Hugjiltu, a man of Mongolian ethnicity, was sentenced to death for rape and murder in Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in 1996. The 18-year-old was executed 62 days after being charged, despite doubts about the evidence...
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01.22.15Obama’s Top Asia Adviser: Goal is for Complete Trade Pact in 2015
Reuters
Evan Medeiros, senior director for Asia at the U.S. National Security Council, asked about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, said: "We are confident we can and we will get it done."
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01.22.15China Says Ousted Security Tsar’s Influence Corrupted Others
Reuters
Last year, China arrested Zhou and expelled him from the party, accusing him of crimes ranging from taking bribes to leaking state secrets.
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01.22.15Chinese Director’s Film For Greenpeace Shows How Smog Changes Everything
Huffington Post
The film follows families from Hebei, in heavily polluted industrial northern China, and from Beijing, the prosperous Chinese capital next door, that has seen epic pollution emergencies recently.