China Micromanages Tibet, Floods It With Money to Woo Locals
on September 30, 2015
Nearly 6,500 civil servants have been dispatched to manage hefty budgets and shape Tibet's modernization.
Chinese Team Expresses Interest in California High-Speed Rail Program
on September 30, 2015
The Chinese High Speed Rail Delivery Team is among 35 U.S. and foreign entities that expressed their interest in participating in the California High-Speed Rail(CHSR) program.
Less Snow in Tibet Means More Heatwaves in Europe
on September 30, 2015
Recent summer heatwaves in Europe and northeast Asia have caused massive water shortages and a large number of deaths. But the mechanism behind these extreme weather events is not fully understood.
Scientists at China’s Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology now say that decreasing snow cover in the Tibetan Plateau could be playing an important role.
The Future of Autonomy in Hong Kong
A ChinaFile Conversation
on September 30, 2015
Yesterday, the governing board of Hong Kong University, one of the territory’s most esteemed institutions of higher education, voted to reject the promotion of Johannes Chan, a former law school dean, over the objections of the faculty and students who recommended him for a top administrative post. Chan specializes in constitutional law and his law school colleague Benny Tai was a leader of last year’s pro-democracy demonstrations.
Anne Henochowicz
on September 30, 2015
Anne Henochowicz writes about human rights and freedom of speech in China. From 2011-2016 she was the Translations Editor at China Digital Times, to which she still contributes. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, the Cairo Review of Books, The Postcolonialist, and Foreign Policy. She is an alumna of the Penn Kemble Democracy Forum Fellowship at the National Endowment for Democracy. Before tracking Chinese social media, Anne studied Inner Mongolian folk music at the University of Cambridge and The Ohio State University.
Seven Killed, Dozens Injured As Guangxi’s Liucheng County Rocked By Series Of Suspected Parcel Bombs
on September 30, 2015
U.S. Pulls Spies from China After Hack
on September 30, 2015
The U.S. suspects that Chinese hackers were behind the breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, which exposed the fingerprints of 5.6 million government employees.
China Says Arrests Two Japanese for Spying
on September 30, 2015
Japan's Asahi newspaper said one man was taken into custody in China's northeast province of Liaoning near the border with North Korea and the other in the eastern province of Zhejiang near a military facility.
The Thucydides Trap: Are the U.S. and China Headed for War?
on September 30, 2015
In 12 of 16 past cases in which a rising power has confronted a ruling power, the result has been bloodshed.
