China Plans 2020 Deadline for Dismantling Capital Controls
on October 22, 2015
Top officials in the Communist Party will discuss pledging to “make the yuan convertible under the capital account".
Nobel Renews Debate on Chinese Medicine
on October 22, 2015
As China basks in its first Nobel Prize in science, few places seem as elated, or bewildered, by the honor as the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.
Philippines Says Handing China Suspects in Diplomats' Shooting
on October 22, 2015
Two Chinese diplomats suspected of killing two colleagues will be granted diplomatic immunity and handed over to Chinese authorities.
Celeste Hicks
on October 22, 2015
Celeste Hicks is a freelance journalist who focuses on the Sahel and North Africa. Her new book, Africa’s New Oil: Power, Pipelines and Future Fortunes, was published by Zed Books in April 2015. Former BBC correspondent in Chad and Mali and Editor for the BBC Africa service news programs, Hicks is now based in Casablanca, Morocco.
The Bloodthirsty Deng We Didn’t Know
on October 22, 2015
“Deng was…a bloody dictator who, along with Mao, was responsible for the deaths of millions of innocent people, thanks to the terrible social reforms and unprecedented famine of 1958–1962.” This is the conclusion of Alexander Pantsov and Steven Levine’s biography of Deng Xiaoping, a book that, at last, shows him to be as violent and treacherous as his mentor and idol Mao Zedong. It explains, too, that Deng’s celebrated reputation as an economic reformer owes much to China’s entrepreneurial peasants, as well as to his well-read colleagues and brave lesser officials.
Many in the West Fear Chinese ‘Aid’ to Africa. They’re Wrong. Here’s Why.
on October 21, 2015
Western pundits have a narrative about China’s activities in Africa.
As Britain Greets Xi With Pageantry, Magna Carta Gets Less-Than-Royal Treatment in China
on October 21, 2015
Space: China Plays the Russia Card?
on October 21, 2015
Russian engines could offer China a fast track for its ICBM capability building.
Britain Should Harness the Power of China's Red Tech Revolution
on October 21, 2015
China's start-up culture means the best jobs of the future may soon be, not here, but in the East.