With Fertility Rate in China Low, Some Press to Legalize Births Outside Marriage
on November 17, 2016
Underlying the debate over reproductive rights is China’s low fertility rate of 1.05 children per woman, revealed in the mini-census last year
How China’s Government Helps —and Hinders— Innovation
on November 17, 2016
Given its ideological leanings, China presents itself as a unique experiment in the power of the state to help the economy become more innovative
Is China Getting Better at Charming Southeast Asia on the South China Sea?
on November 17, 2016
Beijing looks to be getting better at how it uses soft power in the region
U.S. Should Get Tougher on China’s Deal-Making, Panel Says
on November 17, 2016
Congressional commission: Congress should exercise greater scrutiny over trade and investment practices between the United States and China
Electing Donald Trump: The View from China
A China in the World Podcast
on November 16, 2016
Donald Trump’s election in the 2016 U.S. presidential race ushers in a period of considerable uncertainty in regard to the future of U.S. policies in the Asia-Pacific and vis-à-vis its relationship with China. In this podcast, Paul Haenle spoke with Dr. Zhao Hai, a research fellow at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University, about China’s initial reactions to Donald Trump’s election and the implications for U.S.-China relations.
The Future of Public Interest Litigation in China
on November 16, 2016
China has seen a rapid growth in environmental public interest legal challenges since January 2015, when a revised version of the Environmental Protection Law (EPL) came into effect. Nearly 100 lawsuits have been filed by both NGOs and public prosecutors (or “people’s procurators”), and while many of these cases are still in process, of the ones that have been resolved almost all have been won or mediated.
China Discovers the Price of Global Power: Soldiers Returning in Caskets
on November 16, 2016
Xi’s quest to make his nation a military player on the world stage provokes soul-searching as China absorbs its first combat casualties in decades
China and Germany: the Honeymoon is Over
on November 16, 2016
A visit to China by Germany’s economics minister highlighted the beginning to a blunter approach to bilateral relations.
China’s Xi Urges Cooperation Among Nations in Governance of Global Internet
on November 16, 2016
At an internet conference in Wuzhen, Xi called for greater cooperation among nations in governing the internet, while respecting "cyber sovereignty"
China’s Arctic Ambitions Take Shape in Remote Iceland Valley
on November 16, 2016
In a valley near the Arctic Circle where the wind whips the coarse yellow grass, China and Iceland are preparing to look to the sky — and a shared future