China Says It Is Vigilant as Two U.S. Bombers Fly over South China Sea
on June 9, 2017
The U.S. military conducts such "freedom of navigation" patrols to show China it is not entitled to territorial waters there, U.S. officials said at the time.
Apple Customer Data in China Was Sold Illegally, Police Say
on June 9, 2017
Police also said the leaked data included the names, Apple identification numbers and phone numbers of Apple users.
World Asia China Cranks Up Heat on Exiled Tycoon Guo Wengui
on June 9, 2017
Beijing airs allegations involving whistleblowing businessman living in New York as subordinates are tried for fraud in unusually open proceedings.
Brochure: “Key Information about Registering a Foreign NGO Representative Office”
on June 9, 2017
The Beijing Public Security Bureau Foreign NGO Management Office provides this brochure in paper form at its offices in Beijing’s Haidian District. The content of the brochure is identical to the information found in numbers 1-6 of the Guide for the Registration of Representative Offices and Submitting Documents for the Record Temporary Activities of Foreign Nongovernmental Organizations.
Granting Money to an Individual under the Foreign NGO Law: A Thought Experiment
on June 9, 2017
Despite the Foreign NGO Law’s taking effect on January 1 of this year, quite a number of questions regarding the law’s contents remain unanswered. Lawyers, scholars, and foreign NGOs themselves all face uncertainty as they try to understand how specific operational situations do or do not fall under the scope of the law. Beneath these technical concerns, however, lie deeper questions about the global reach of Chinese domestic law.
Bruce Jacobs
on June 9, 2017
Bruce Jacobs is an Emeritus Professor of Asian Languages and Studies at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. His recent books include Local Politics in Rural Taiwan under Dictatorship and Democracy (2008), Democratizing Taiwan (2012), and The Kaohsiung Incident in Taiwan and Memoirs of a Foreign Big Beard (2016). He edited the four-volume work Critical Readings on China-Taiwan Relations (2014) and is co-editor and contributor to the forthcoming Changing Taiwanese Identities.
Can China Really Lead the World on Climate?
on June 8, 2017
On Wednesday, the governor of California, Jerry Brown, found himself, not for the first time, with more in common with Chinese President Xi Jinping than with the president of his own nation, Donald Trump. Just days after President Trump announced that the United States would not fulfill its commitments under the Paris Agreement, Governor Brown was widely celebrated in Chinese media for saying the opposite.
China Likely to Set up Military Base in Pakistan – Pentagon
on June 8, 2017
The report from the Pentagon predicts China will expand its military prowess after the construction of its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a strategic location at the southern entrance to the Red Sea on the route to the Suez Canal.
Trump Lies. China Thrives.
on June 8, 2017
We underestimate China — and attribute all of its surge in growth to unfair trade practices — at our peril. China has been fast and smart at adopting new technologies, particularly the mobile internet.
West Underestimates China’s New Silk Road, German Envoy Says
on June 8, 2017
Western countries are underestimating China’s new Silk Road project, which is an important scheme, despite concerns it is too China-centric and so far lacking in opportunities for foreign firms, Germany’s ambassador to China said on Thursday.