China Cracks Down on VPNs During Political Meetings
on March 10, 2016
The Great Firewall is fluid, and restrictions get stricter or looser based on political needs.
Exclusive: China Urges Diplomats and U.N. to Boycott Dalai Lama in Geneva
on March 10, 2016
Inviting Dalai Lama to the aforementioned event violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China.
China’s Booming Box Office
on March 10, 2016
February’s record haul of Rmb6.9bn ($1.06bn) was inflated by the week-long Chinese new year holiday.
How China’s 13th Five-Year Plan Addresses Energy and the Environment
on March 10, 2016
For the first time ever, a senior Chinese leader announced in his work report to the National People’s Congress—his most important formal speech of the year—that environmental violators and those who fail to report such violations will be “severely punished.” Premier Li Keqiang reported that China had succeeded in meeting or exceeding the previous Five-Year Plan’s environmental goals.
China: The Benefits of Persecution?
on March 10, 2016
During decades of reading and reviewing books on China I have learned a great deal, even from those I didn’t like. Only a few have surprised me. Mao’s Lost Children is such a book, and those like me who believe that the Mao period was bad for China and the Chinese will also be surprised—although, as I note below, some of the surprise is negative. It starts with the cover, which shows laughing girls being drawn on an oxcart.
The China Intervention Trade Is Back as State Funds Battle Bears
on March 9, 2016
The stock market is a battleground for bearish investors and state-directed funds determined to spark a rally.
Needy Clauses: Would China’s Proposed Charity Law Be a Gift to the Disadvantaged?
on March 9, 2016
Top legislative body will on Wednesday begin deliberating the country’s first charity law.
China's Smog-Choked Steel City Readies For Six-Month Flower Show Shutdown
on March 9, 2016
Steel mills in Tangshan sent prices rocketing by nearly 20%, ahead of an enforced shutdown later this year.
China Offers Afghanistan Army Expanded Military Aid
on March 9, 2016
Expanded military aid was offered to combat the Taliban, reflecting Beijing’s readiness to deepen its engagement with Afghanistan.
Chinese Publication, Censored by Government, Exposes Article’s Removal
on March 9, 2016
Caixin Media reported that the government had deleted its March 3 article because it contained “illegal content.”