Forced Disappearances, Brutality, and Communist China’s Politics of Fear
on April 28, 2015
Low-ranking officials are in a state of continual fear as their colleagues vanish around them.
Wang Jianlin, a Billionaire at the Intersection of Business and Power in China -
on April 28, 2015
Wang tends to present himself as the pragmatic face of big business in China.
Nepal Rejects Taiwan Rescue Team Offer, Says Minister
on April 27, 2015
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.
Nationalism and Censorship
A Sinica Podcast
on April 27, 2015
Christopher Cairns joins the hosts of Sinica for a discussion of his forthcoming paper, co-authored with Allen Carlson, scheduled for publication in China Quarterly. Why are we so interested in this topic?
CCTV Shows Moment Aftershocks Hit Tibet after Nepal Earthquake
on April 27, 2015
The footage shows roads and buildings shaking violently in Gyirong county, which neighbours Nepal.
Obama Presses Case for Asia Trade Deal, Warns Failure Would Benefit China
on April 27, 2015
President says anti-globalization sentiments from left and right ‘a big mistake’
At Least 20 Killed, 58 Injured in Tibet Following Earthquake
on April 27, 2015
Some 24,800 people in Xigaze City were relocated after 8.1 earthquake in neighboring Nepal.
Nepal Earthquake: India and China Send Rescue Teams to Himalayan Nation
on April 26, 2015
China sent 62 rescue workers, six sniffer dogs, and was providing about $3.2 million in supplies.
China, Africa, and the PRC’s Massive New Development Bank
A China in Africa Podcast
on April 25, 2015
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 Asia, as its name suggests, there is widespread anticipation (mixed with some hope) that the bank will expand its scope of work to eventually include Africa and beyond. Tsinghua University Associate Professor and Resident Scholar at the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy Dr.