Crackdown on Bloggers Is Mounted by China
on September 19, 2013
Worried about its hold on public opinion, the Chinese government has pursued a propaganda and police offensive against what it calls malicious rumor-mongering online.
The Mooncake Economy
Inside China’s Most Crooked Confection
on September 19, 2013
Across the country, Chinese are observing the annual harvest festival by giving and receiving mooncakes, pastries whose round shape is meant to evoke the full moon of the autumnal equinox. In recent years, bemoaning the debasement of this tradition has become as much of an annual ritual as the festival itself. This is because the once homey, hockey-puck-like confections have become vessels for all that is perceived to be rotten—and much that actually is—in Chinese society: bribery, piracy, conspicuous consumption, and waste.
For Chinese, Violence in the Middle East Sparks Debate on Democracy, Stability
on September 18, 2013
Recent months have been rocky for the Middle East: harsh crackdowns on protesters in Egypt and a Rashomon-like scenario in which the Syrian government and the rebels have accused each other of using chemical weapons, just to name a few. The region’s great distance from China has not diminished Chinese netizens’ interest in its unrest.
Are the U.S. and China Finally Getting Serious about Climate Change?
on September 18, 2013
At the recent G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping announced that they would seek to eliminate potent greenhouse gases (GHGs) through the 1987 Montreal Protocol, the landmark treaty that successfully phased out ozone-depleting substances decades ago.
China Welcomes Russia’s Proposal for Syria Weapons Handover
on September 17, 2013
China said on Tuesday it backed a Russian proposal for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons for destruction, a plan that could avert planned U.S. military strikes in response to the country's suspected use of its arsenal on civilians.
China Conducts 59th Diaoyu Islands Patrol
on September 17, 2013
A seven-ship fleet from the China Coast Guard (C.C.G.) patrolled the country's territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Tuesday morning, September 10, the State Oceanic Administration (S.O.A.) said.
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on September 17, 2013
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China Warns Japan Against Stationing Workers on Disputed Isles
on September 17, 2013
China said it would not tolerate provocation after Japan's top government spokesman said on Tuesday Japan might station government workers on disputed islands in the East China Sea to defend its sovereignty.
China Locks Foreign Investors Out of Another Bad-Debt Cleanup
on September 17, 2013
Foreign investors that specialise in buying up distressed debt are queuing outside the industry's door, but bankers say China's reluctance to pay the price of a privately funded clean-up means that door probably won't open.
Is Syria Distracting the U.S. From Its Asian-Pacific Strategy?
on September 17, 2013
As the U.S. threatens military action against Syria, Washington’s focus on Asian-Pacific security seems to be wavering. Deborah Kan speaks with columnist Andy Browne about the changing dynamics of the Sino-U.S. relationship.