China’s Xi Jinping Puts Loyalty to the Test at Congress
on March 3, 2016
President focuses on party discipline, as corruption crackdown has unsettled Chinese officials.
Statistics From China Say Coal Consumption Continues to Drop
on March 3, 2016
China released new statistics indicating less coal use last year than in 2014, lending support to the view that the country may have reached a peak in coal consumption.
China’s Netizens Mock Donald Trump, But They Fear Hillary Clinton
on March 3, 2016
China’s internet users view Trump as a joke, and Clinton as a tougher president to negotiate with.
Hidden Message Suspected on Chinese Front Page, and Speculation Swirls
on March 3, 2016
The last two characters of each line in the headlines together read a possible lament for the fate of journalists under the party’s restraints.
Death and Despair in China's Rustbelt
on March 3, 2016
The river plain once at the forefront of the Communist Party’s first attempt at a modern economy has become a valley of brutal murder, protests, and suicide.
Dodging Critics and Soothing Fears, China Meets Its G-20 Goals
on March 1, 2016
China pulled off a win at the Shanghai Group of 20 meeting of global finance leaders after months of angst abroad over economic and policy direction.
China Expects to Lay off 1.8 Million Workers in Coal, Steel Sectors
on March 1, 2016
China expects to lay off about 15 percent of the workforce, as part of efforts to reduce industrial overcapacity.
Why China Isn’t Hosting Syrian Refugees
on March 1, 2016
The civil war in Syria, now spanning almost half a decade, and the Islamic State’s territorial advances there have led to the world’s worst refugee crisis in decades. More than 4.7 million Syrians have left their homeland, pouring into neighboring countries as well as Europe.
