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05.15.15Kerry Expected to Bring Up China’s Sea Claims During Visit
New York Times
The U.S. might send ships and aircraft to within 12 nautical miles of built-up reefs near the Philippines.
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05.15.15Dredging For Disaster
Foreign Policy
Beijing’s massive So. China Sea island-building is destroying the region’s irreplaceable coral reefs.
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05.15.15U.S., China Set for High-Stakes Rivalry in Skies Above South China Sea
Reuters
Experts say it's increasingly likley that Beijing will declare an Air Defense Identification Zone in the area.
The NYRB China Archive
05.15.15Mao’s China: The Language Game
from New York Review of Books
It can be embarrassing for a China scholar like me to read Eileen Chang’s pellucid prose, written more than sixty years ago, on the early years of the People’s Republic of China. How many cudgels to the head did I need before arriving at comparable...
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05.14.15How the South China Sea Could help Beijing Level the Nuclear Playing Field
Washington Post
China bases its nuclear submarines, including the four equipped to launch ballistic missiles, on Hainan Island.
Conversation
05.14.15The Future of NGOs in China
Last week, China’s National People’s Congress released the second draft of a new law on “Managing Foreign NGOs.” Many foreign non-profits in China have operated in a legal gray area over the years. The law [full English translation here] establishes...
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05.13.15China’s Economy: A Slower Slowdown
Economist
It's been nearly six months since China began easing monetary policy and there's little sign of a rebound in growth.
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05.13.15Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping Aim to Shelve Rifts Amid Economic Courtship
New York Times
Indian and Chinese officials are promoting Modi’s three-day visit as a business trip filled out with displays of good will.
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05.13.15Why China and India Just Can’t Get Along
Time
A stunning dearth of fraternal ties exist between the two Asian superpowers.
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05.13.15U.S. Gambit Risks Conflict With China
Wall Street Journal
Option to challenge Beijing in South China Sea is fraught with danger.
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05.13.15China Lashes Out Over U.S. Plan on South China Sea
Wall Street Journal
Pentagon proposal to use aircraft and Navy vessels in region prompts swift response: ‘We are severely concerned’.
Two Way Street
05.12.15Share and Be Nice
from Two Way Street
Having followed the progress of the People’s Republic of China for more than half a century, it is disquieting to now find the atmosphere between Americans and Chinese so stubbornly cool. Indeed, in certain key ways there was a greater sense of...
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05.12.15We Need to Stay Coolheaded
from Two Way Street
In recent years, a noticeable change has occurred in China-U.S. relations. The “problem areas” where the two countries tend to clash are increasing in both number and scope, and there has been a greater degree of hostility in judgments about the...
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05.12.15The Urgency of Continuing with Reform
Concern about the middle-income trap has grabbed public attention again. The minister of finance, Lou Jiwei, recently said at Tsinghua University that China had a “50-50 chance” of sliding into it in the next five to 10 years. However, many...
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05.12.15U.S. Military Proposes Challenge to China Sea Claims
Wall Street Journal
Moves would send Navy planes, ships near artificial islands built by China in contested waters.
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05.12.15Pentagon Report: China Deploys MIRV Missile
Federation of American Scientists
For China to join the MIRV club strains China’s claim of having a minimum nuclear deterrent.
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05.12.15Chinese Investment Banker Fan Bao Searches for Next Jack Ma
Bloomberg
If successful, the combined Didi and Kuaidi Dache could join Internet giants Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent.
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05.12.15Fatal Police Shooting Under Investigation: Ministry
Xinhua
There are clear rules on the carrying and use of fire arms by police officers, and it will take time to confirm whether police had opened fire legally in the case.
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05.12.15Sinica Podcast
05.11.15India Comes to China
from Sinica Podcast
This week’s Sincia Podcast is about the upcoming visit to China of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who served from 2001 to 2014 as Chief Minister of Gujarat and was sworn into office almost one year ago this month. Modi’s visit comes at an...
Media
05.11.15Interactive Map: Follow the Roads, Railways, and Pipelines on China’s New Silk Road
Foreign Policy has put together an interactive guide tracking Beijing’s victories and obstacles along the new Silk Road. The list of participating countries is still not finalized, but with China forking out billions in trade deals and preferential...
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05.11.15Obama’s Quiet Nuclear Deal with China Raises Proliferation Concerns
Washington Post
Beijing could buy more U.S.-designed reactors and pursue a facility or the technology to reprocess plutonium.
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05.11.15China’s Best Economic Forecaster Says Economy Will Rebound Again This Year
Bloomberg
The central bank cut the benchmark interest rate a third time in six months.
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05.11.15Wang Qishan Highlights Party Discipline in Anti-Corruption Effort
Xinhua
Wang pledged to enhance institutional innovation and let discipline take the lead in the anti-graft campaign.
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05.08.15As Russia Remembers War in Europe, Guest of Honor Is From China
New York Times
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is an imperfect symbol of the wartime past and an uncertain one for Russia’s future.
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05.06.15China Pulls Out Stops to Avoid Lay-Offs as Economy Cools
Reuters
Some businesses are even enticed into hiring despite the slackening economic growth.
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05.06.15China Issues Guideline for Eco-Friendly Development
Xinhua
Safeguarding the environment lags China’s economic status—limited resources and severe pollution preventing sustainable growth.
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05.06.15Online Reaction to Baltimore Protests Reveals Much About Chinese Tension with African Immigrants
Several days ago, a Chinese friend and I were discussing the protests in Baltimore that erupted in response to the death of resident Freddie Gray in connection with his April 12 arrest by city police officers, who have since been charged with crimes...
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05.06.15The Urgency of Continuing with Reform
The best way to side step the much-discussed middle-income trap is to forge ahead with changes to the growth model.
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05.05.15Calls to Punish China Grow
Bloomberg
Some in Washington are calling for President Obama to cancel China’s invitation to the largest maritime military exercise in the world.
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05.05.15A Byronic Hero for China’s Supremo
A little known vignette about Xi Jinping’s fondness for Song Jiang, a fictional hero in the 14th century classic novel The Water Margin, gives a peek into the private thoughts of China’s most powerful man. For someone born with a red spoon in his...
Sinica Podcast
05.04.15The Furor and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
from Sinica Podcast
A total of 57 countries have now joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, China’s newly-launched competitor to the Asian Development Bank (AIIB) that has sparked a flurry of objections from the United States, even culminating in a failed...
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05.04.15China Focus: Cross-Strait Economic Forum Held in Shanghai
Xinhua
The forum could invite a wider spectrum of people to cover major issues of cross-Strait development.
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05.04.15The Battle for Taiwan’s Soul: The 2016 Presidential Election
National Interest
Xi Jinping and Kuomintang leader Eric Chu’s summit Monday is the first between respective party leaders since 2009.
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05.03.15The U.S.-China Disconnect on Trade Deals
Wall Street Journal
Obama cautions on Beijing’s rise as he pushes TPP at home; a look at key differences in how the U.S. and China approach trade expansion.
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05.01.15Q. and A.: Francis Fukuyama on China's Political Development
New York Times
Stanford historian argues an effective political system has to balance state capacity against rule of law and democracy.
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05.01.15Ask The Vietnamese About War, And They Think China, Not The U.S.
NPR
Vietnam's brief but bloody border war with China in 1979 left more than 50,000 dead.
Environment
04.30.15‘Blue Sky’ App Gets China’s Public Thinking About Pollution Solutions
from chinadialogue
The Blue Sky Map app, which was officially launched April 28 by the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE), enables the public to check up on air and water quality and local sources of pollution, and scrutinize emissions from 9,000...
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04.30.15China Rethinks Safety Net for Its Banking System
New York Times
New deposit insurance could shake the public’s faith in the long-held belief in failsafe government bailouts.
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04.30.15China and South Korea Criticize Japanese Prime Minister’s Speech in US
Guardian
Shinzo Abe denounced for not repeating previous PMs’ apologies for Japan using sex slaves during second world war.
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04.29.15Obama Accuses China of Flexing Muscle in Disputes with Neighbors
Reuters
Obama said a strong U.S.-Japan alliance should not be seen as a provocation to China.
Conversation
04.29.15Is China Building Up Soft Power by Aiding Nepal?
A devastating earthquake has struck one of China’s smallest neighbors, the mountainous former kingdom known, since 2008, as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Surrounded on three sides by India—known in Nepali as a “friendly nation”—Nepal...
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04.29.15Commentary: South China Sea No Showcase for U.S.-Japanese Alliance
Xinhua
As long as Japan refuses to face WWII atrocities, the world community will never loosen the screw.
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04.29.15China on My Mind: U.S.-Japan Visit Mostly About Beijing, State Media Says
Wall Street Journal
U.S.-Japan talks mainly served to throw into relief concerns about China.
Media
04.28.15Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Chinese Fugitives
Meet China’s 100 international most-wanted: a history professor, a driving instructor, and a government propaganda office cashier. Chinese graft-busters want you to know that one of them might be your neighbor.On April 22, China’s dreaded Central...
Features
04.28.15Where Do We Draw the Line on Balancing China?
from Foreign Policy
Is it time for the United States to get serious about balancing China? According to Robert Blackwill and Ashley Tellis, the answer is an emphatic yes. In a new Council on Foreign Relations report, they portray China as steadily seeking to increase...
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04.28.15Three Days in Beijing with the Global Dissident Elite
Fusion
Poitras, Oscar-winning Citizenfourdirector, came to Beijing to shoot a film about Appelbaum and Ai meeting and making art.
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04.28.15Chinese Feminist Wants to be the Country’s First Openly Lesbian Lawyer
Washington Post
Li Tingting is determined that police harrassment will not stop her.
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04.28.15Forced Disappearances, Brutality, and Communist China’s Politics of Fear
Vice News
Low-ranking officials are in a state of continual fear as their colleagues vanish around them.
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04.28.15Wang Jianlin, a Billionaire at the Intersection of Business and Power in China -
New York Times
Wang tends to present himself as the pragmatic face of big business in China.
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04.27.15Nepal Rejects Taiwan Rescue Team Offer, Says Minister
Agence France-Presse
Nepal does not recognize Taiwan, considered by China as part of its territory awaiting to be reunited since their split in 1949 at the end of a civil war.
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04.25.15China, Africa, and the PRC’s Massive New Development Bank
Fifty-seven countries, including two from Africa, are among the founding members of China’s new development bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). While the new bank’s primary objective will be to develop infrastructure projects in...
Environment
04.24.15Fracking May be Needed in China to Wean it Off Coal
from chinadialogue
Fracking of China’s huge shale gas reserves will only have a modest impact on the environment if anti-pollution controls—many of them new—are enforced rigorously, says a new report from the U.K.-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI).The ODI...
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04.24.15China Shocks World by Genetically Engineering Human Embryos
Telegraph
Critics warn China's the ‘Wild West’ of genetic research, on its way to desiging children.
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04.24.15China Buzzing Over President's First ‘Selfie’
BBC
The photo was posted by Fadli Zon of the Great Indonesia Movement Party from the Asian-African Summit in Jakarta.
Conversation
04.23.15A New Era for China and Pakistan?
This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Islamabad and showered Pakistan with attention and promises of $46 billion in development support. What does this intensified Sino-Pakistani engagement mean for Asia and the rest of the world? —The...
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04.23.15Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Chinese Fugitives
Foreign Policy
One of China’s 100 international most-wanted might be your neighbor in the United States.
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04.23.15China’s Big Plunge in Pakistan
New York Times
If China can advance a stable Pakistan through development programs, the whole region would benefit.