How Would You Spend (the Next) $300 Million on U.S.-China Relations?
A ChinaFile Conversation
on April 23, 2013
Orville Schell:
Why It’s Time to End China-Bashing on the Environment
on April 22, 2013
The major impact that international summits and treaties have had on China’s environmental governance is often overlooked. Environmental protection first emerged as an issue in China in 1972, after the country dispatched a delegation to the U.N. Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm. Participation in this event was an important step forward for Chinese diplomacy. More importantly, it marked the point at which China began to create environmental authorities and laws.
Heading off a China-style Subprime Mortgage Crisis
By Caixin editor Hu Shuli
on April 22, 2013
Warning of local governments’ high exposure to bad debts, the credit agency Fitch recently downgraded China’s long-term local-currency rating from AA– to A+. Officials should take note: the downgrade underlines how closely international markets are watching developments in the country.
Local government debt is nothing new, but the amount has been modest—until recently. The government’s pursuit in 2008 of a 4 trillion yuan stimulus package has pushed debt levels sky-high. The continuing growth of the shadow banking system is also a source of hidden risk.
Social Media’s Role in Ya’an Earthquake Aftermath is Revealing
on April 22, 2013
China’s social media was in mourning yesterday as users turned their profile photos to grey in remembrance of the victims of the 7.0 earthquake that struck the Ya’an region in Sichuan province on Saturday. As of April 22, the death toll has risen to 192.
Bird Flu’s Latest Talons Force Fresh Defense
on April 20, 2013
A surprise attack by a new strain of the bird flu virus has forced Chinese authorities into the trenches for a two-pronged defense against unseen enemies.
The primary threat is the deadly virus that scientists identified as a new strain of H7N9. It first surfaced in February in Shanghai and, as of April 16, had infected sixty-six people in six provinces and municipalities nationwide, claiming fourteen lives.
Challenges Mount For China’s President
on April 19, 2013
Whatever honeymoon President Xi Jinping of China may have been having appears to be over. Now the president must grapple with the H7N9 virus, tensions over North Korea, an economic slowdown, corruption, and a host of other issues.
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on April 19, 2013
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Kerry: China Must Do More To Resolve N. Korean Missile Crisis
on April 19, 2013
Kerry believes that the instability created by Pyongyang’s belligerence is enough to push China to intervene more thoroughly; if China does not, Kerry says the U.S. will open direct talks with North Korea.
Stuck In The Middle: Korea In Chinese History
on April 19, 2013
For more than two thousand years, successive Chinese dynasties have seen Korea as a tributary to be protected, a prize to be coveted, or as a dangerous land bridge which might convey “outer barbarians” into China. China unsurprisingly has a long history of mucking about in Korean politics.
In China, The World’s Biggest Movie Lot Gets Even Bigger
on April 19, 2013
Some of China’s most iconic buildings have been erected on Hengdian’s sprawling lot, giving the place the ersatz-historical feel of Colonial Williamsburg.