China Appears to Attack GitHub by Diverting Web Traffic
on March 30, 2015
In recent attacks on sites that try to help Internet users in China circumvent censorship, the Great Firewall appears to have been used as a weapon.
Q. and A.: Adam Fisk on Evading Internet Censorship in China
on March 30, 2015
GreatFire.org’s “mirrored” websites and the Internet bandwidth-sharing service Lantern have allowed users to access the open Internet.
How China Plans to Shape New Asian Order
on March 30, 2015
At the center of these efforts is the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and plans for pan-Asian infrastructure .
Plan for Next Five Years Must Free Up Disposable Income
By Hu Shuli
on March 30, 2015
The government's 12th Five-Year Plan concludes this year, and work on drafting the 13th will begin soon.
Which way will China turn? In its work report to legislators at the National People's Congress meeting in March, the government pledged to create a development blueprint in the spirit of reform and innovation, yet grounded in facts. The actual drafting is expected to begin in early summer, with a version ready for review by the Central Committee at its Fifth Plenum in the autumn.
Iran Nuclear Talks: What China Brings to the Negotiating Table
on March 30, 2015
China is reportedly proposing a compromise between Iran's insistence on an end to all UN sanctions and US desires for gradual relief.
Fifty Shades of Xi
on March 30, 2015
Full Text of Chinese President’s Speech at Boao Forum for Asia
on March 30, 2015
Xi's speech, entitled, "Towards a Community of Common Destiny and A New Future for Asia"
China’s Zhou Says PBOC Has Room to Act on Growth Slowdown
on March 30, 2015
The central bank chief's remarks follow China's weakest expansion since 1990.
Comfort Women and the Struggle for Reparations
A Sinica Podcast
on March 30, 2015
Kaiser talks with Lucy Hornby, China correspondent for the Financial Times and author of a recent piece on China’s last surviving Chinese comfort women and their longstanding and often futile attempt to seek reparations in both China and Japan.
Also, other stories of reparations and post-war politics that may leave you—like us—somewhat less cynical going out than coming in.
U.S. Coding Website GitHub Hit With Cyberattack
on March 29, 2015
The attack appears to underscore how China’s Internet censors increasingly reach outside the country.