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As ‘Health Attacks’ Persist, U.S. Pulls More Americans Out of China

By Te-Ping Chen via Wall Street Journal

July 3, 2018

The U.S. has evacuated at least three Americans from Beijing after they reported unusual health symptoms, in the latest evacuations since unexplained health incidents first affected U.S. diplomatic personnel stationed in Cuba in 2016.

Health, U.S. Embassy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

China Issues U.S. Travel Warning Amid Trade Tensions

By Reuters via Reuters

July 3, 2018

China’s embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.

Trade, Tourism, Travel

An American Lean-In Guru in China

By John Corrigan via Wall Street Journal

June 21, 2018

Joy Chen got a glimpse of the limelight as a Los Angeles deputy mayor two decades ago, but it was nothing like the fame she has found in China urging women to forget what they’ve been taught about matrimony.

Women, Working Women, Family

Xi Hits Back at Critics Who Call China’s Opening Up ‘a Joke’

By Bloomberg News via Bloomberg

June 21, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping hit back at critics, saying in a speech on Thursday that those who think the nation’s opening up is "a joke" haven’t seen the confidence that Chinese people have in reform efforts.

Trade, Xi Jinping, Mike Pompeo

Meituan Wants to Be the Grubhub of China (and the Yelp, and the Groupon, and the Kayak)

By Liza Lin via Wall Street Journal

June 21, 2018

China’s burgeoning middle class, which increasingly is going online for everything from ordering lunch to booking hotel rooms, is fueling expectations that an 8-year-old startup with an innovative smartphone app will go public at a lofty $60 billion valuation this year.

Technology, Start-Ups, Entrepreneurship

China’s Rust-Belt Region Has a New Hope for Revival: North Korea

By Frank Tang via South China Morning Post

June 21, 2018

China’s rust-belt region, which has been plagued by an inefficient state economy and exodus of talent, is now pinning its hopes on a new factor to help its revival: North Korea.

China-North Korea Relations, North Korea, Belt and Road Initiative, Trade

John Oliver, Having Mocked Chinese Censorship, Is Censored in China

By Tiffany May via New York Times

June 21, 2018

In a 20-minute segment about China that aired Sunday on the satirical news show “Last Week Tonight,” the host John Oliver brought up President Xi Jinping’s resemblance to Winnie the Pooh.

Censorship, Internet Censorship, Xi Jinping

A Full-Blown Trade War between America and China Looks Likely

By The Economist via Economist

June 21, 2018

It is becoming increasingly likely that the phoney trade war between America and China will develop into the real thing.

Trade, World Trade Organization, Made in China 2025

Pompeo Calls China’s Appeals for More Trade Openness a ‘Joke’

By Nick Wadhams and Sarah Gardner via Bloomberg

June 19, 2018

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo amplified President Donald Trump’s tough line in a brewing trade war with China in a speech on Monday, saying U.S. action was long overdue and calling Chinese appeals for greater economic openness “a joke.”

Trade, Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump

China’s Social Credit System Spreads to More Daily Transactions

By Jack Karsten and Darrell M. West via Brookings Institution

June 19, 2018

In May, enforcement of China’s social credit system spread to the travel industry, restricting millions of Chinese citizens with low social credit scores from purchasing plane and train tickets.

Social Credit System, Xi Jinping, Alibaba

Strange Bedfellows: Trump Trade Fight Brings Japan and China Together

By Peter Landers via Wall Street Journal

June 19, 2018

President Donald Trump’s tough line on trade with China has finally given Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe something to agree with Beijing about.

Japan, China-Japan Relations, Shinzo Abe

China Stocks Plunge to Two-Year Low on Tariff Threat; Yuan Sinks

By Bloomberg News via Bloomberg

June 19, 2018

China’s benchmark equity gauge tumbled to a two-year low and the yuan weakened as a worsening trade dispute with the U.S. spurred panic selling. Bonds gained.

Stock Market, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Shenzhen, Trade, Yuan

Trump Threatens Tariffs On $200 Billion Of Chinese Goods

By Christopher Dean Hopkins via NPR

June 19, 2018

In the latest move in an escalating trade dispute, President Trump announced Monday evening that he was asking U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to suggest $200 billion worth of Chinese goods on which the U.S. could impose a 10 percent tariff.

Tariffs, Trade, Donald Trump

Kim Jong-un Returns to China, This Time With Leverage

By Jane Perlez via New York Times

June 19, 2018

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday amid an escalating trade conflict between China and the United States, one that gives him an opening to play the powers against each other as Washington presses him to dismantle his nuclear arsenal.

Kim Jong-un, Trade, North Korea

China’s Master Plan: How the West Can Fight Back

By Hal Brands via Bloomberg

June 13, 2018

In the first three installments of this series, I've explored the changing nature of China's challenge to U.S. interests and the existing international order, with a particular focus on three issues: China’s progressively more global military ambitions, its promotion of authoritarianism and subversion of democratic practices abroad, and its efforts to build new international institutions more responsive to its own interests.

Democracy, South China Sea, Department of Defense

China’s Political Meritocracy versus Western Democracy

By Daniel Bell via Economist

June 13, 2018

Chinese meritocrats support democratic values but not elections, says Daniel Bell of Shandong University.

Democracy, Elections, Meritocracy

For Survivors of a 9-Hour Chinese Exam, a Door Opens to America

By Tiffany May via New York Times

June 13, 2018

Every June, millions of high school seniors in China sit down for a grueling university entrance exam, knowing they may not get into a top school or any school at all. If their results are disappointing, finding another route to university can take a year or more.

Gaokao, Students, University Entrance Exam

Trump Could Slap China with Tariffs as Soon as Friday

By Adam Behsudi via Politico

June 13, 2018

President Donald Trump is expected to impose tariffs on Chinese goods as soon as Friday or next week, according to two sources briefed on internal deliberations, a move that is sure to further inflame tensions and spark almost immediate retaliation from Beijing.

Tariffs, Trade, Trade Deficit

The Unexpected Winner From the Trump-Kim Summit: China

By Jeremy Page via Wall Street Journal

June 13, 2018

China is setting its sights on a key role in North Korea’s future, seeking to be part of any peace treaty, weapons inspections and economic assistance, after emerging as a surprise beneficiary of the summit between the U.S. and North Korean leaders.

China-North Korea Relations, North Korea, Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump

China Says U.S.-North Korea Summit Offers No Lesson for Taiwan Ties

By Reuters Staff via Reuters

June 13, 2018

A warming of ties between the United States and North Korea does not mean China will reach out to Taiwan for a similar summit, the Chinese government said on Wednesday.

North Korea, Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump, Taiwan

Washington Opens De Facto Embassy in Taiwan, Angering China

By Steven Jiang via CNN

June 12, 2018

China has lodged a protest with the US following the official opening of Washington’s new de facto embassy in Taiwan, a self-ruled island off China's southeastern coast that Beijing considers a renegade province.

China-Taiwan Relations, Taiwan, U.S.-Taiwan Relations

Ivanka Trump Quotes ‘Chinese Proverb,’ but China Is Baffled

By Javier C. Hernández via New York Times

June 12, 2018

It was supposed to be a triumphant tweet.

Ivanka Trump, North Korea, Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump, Twitter

How Did Kim Jong-un Get to Singapore? With Some Help From China.

By Jane Perlez via New York Times

June 12, 2018

When Kim Jong-un arrived in Singapore on Sunday for his landmark summit meeting with President Trump, he stepped off a jumbo jet emblazoned with the logo of Air China and the Chinese national flag.

Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump, North Korea

Ending Military Exercises? Trump’s Plan for North Korea Was China’s Plan First.

By Emily Rauhala via Washington Post

June 12, 2018

President Trump cut a deal with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un — and China is going to like it.

Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump, North Korea

Chinese Companies May Invest in North Korea. American Not so Much

By Daniel Shane via CNN

June 12, 2018

President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on Tuesday at a historic summit that the United States hopes will lead to North Korean nuclear disarmament.

Investment, Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump

Trump’s North Korea Summit Falls Short of Nixon-Goes-To-China Moment

By Matt Spetalnick, David Brunnstrom via Reuters

June 12, 2018

Donald Trump’s dramatic meeting with North Korea’s leader may have been choreographed to look like a Nixon-goes-to-China moment, but the summit appears to have failed to secure any concrete commitments by Pyongyang for dismantling its nuclear arsenal.

Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un, North Korea

In China’s Booming Tech Scene, Women Battle Sexism and Conservative Values

By Cate Cadell, Adam Jourdan via Reuters

May 30, 2018

Ms Li has a day job in the marketing department of one of China’s biggest tech firms.

High-Tech Industry, Technology, Gender Equality, Working Women, Women

Mattis Says China Is ‘Out of Step’ With International Law

By Nancy A. Youssef via Wall Street Journal

May 30, 2018

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday that he rescinded China’s invitation to take part in a multinational Pacific Rim military exercise because Beijing is “out of step with international law” in how it has militarized the islands and reefs in the South China Sea.

South China Sea, International Law, Military Drills

Here’s What We Know about China’s Future Space Station

By Echo Huang via Quartz

May 30, 2018

China’s going to start sending parts of its future space station into space as soon as 2020, with the aim of having it up and running by 2022.

Space Exploration, United Nations, Space Program

As Chinese ‘Crepe’ Catches On Abroad, a Fight to Preserve Its Soul

By Mike Ives and Tiffany May via New York Times

May 30, 2018

When is a pancake not a pancake?

Food, Culture, Soft Power

Chinese President Xi Jinping Calls Blockchain a ‘Breakthrough’ Technology

By Evelyn Cheng via CNBC

May 30, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech this week that blockchain — the technology underlying bitcoin — has “breakthrough” applications.

Virtual Currency, Technology, High-Tech Industry, Xi Jinping

US-China Trade Battle: Catch Up Here

By Alanna Petroff, Rishi Iyengar and Jethro Mullen via CNN

May 30, 2018

The odds of a messy trade war between the United States and China are rising again.

Trade, Trade Deficit, ZTE

Trump Announces Tariffs on China, Tech Crackdown Ahead of Key Trade Meeting

By David J. Lynch via Washington Post

May 29, 2018

Trump slaps $50B tariffs as Commerce Secretary is due to arrive in Beijing on Saturday for talks.

Trade Deficit, Chinese Investment, Tariffs, Wilbur Ross, Steven Mnuchin

U.S.and China Clash over 'Technology Transfer' at WTO

By Tom Miles via Reuters

May 29, 2018

Chinese and U.S. envoys sparred over Trump’s claims that China steals American ideas.

Intellectual Property, World Trade Organization, High-Tech Industry, Trade

Top Aide to Kim Jong-Un Is Bound for U.S., Trump Says

By Jane Perlez and Choe Sang-Hun via New York Times

May 29, 2018

Kim Yong-chol, one of the most trusted aides to the North’s leader, is “heading now to New York."

North Korea, Nuclear Disarmament, Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un

Ivanka Trump Wins China Trademarks, Then Her Father Vows to Save ZTE

By Sui-Lee Wee via New York Times

May 29, 2018

China awarded Ivanka Trump seven new trademarks in businesses including books and housewares.

Ivanka Trump, Trade, ZTE

China's Ant Financial Raises $10 Billion at $150 Billion Valuation: Sources

By Kane Wu via Reuters

May 29, 2018

The capital-raising comes ahead of a widely expected initial public offering.

Alibaba, Banking, Credit

China’s ‘Digital City’ Showcases Xi’s Grand Ambition

By Yizhen Jia and Gabriel Wildau via Financial Times

May 29, 2018

Transformation of rural backwater into the new Shenzhen is still some way off.

Urban Development, Tencent, Alibaba, Beijing, Hebei, Tianjin

US Seeks Greater Scrutiny of China Tech Investment

By Shawn Donnan via Financial Times

May 22, 2018

Senate considers bill that may increase U.S. scrutiny of Chinese investments.

Boxer Rebellion, Trade

China Cuts Car Tariffs, in a Small Offering to U.S. on Trade

By Keith Bradsher via New York Times

May 22, 2018

The small change is unlikely to motivate automakers to shift production.

Automobile Industry, Automobiles, Trade, Tariffs

Trump Retreated from China Tariffs Because of White House Discord, Sources Say

By Saleha Mohsin, Justin Sink, Jenny Leonard, and Kevin Cirilli via Bloomberg

May 22, 2018

White House disagreement over trade strategy led Trump to retreat from tariffs.

White House, Trade, Nuclear Issues

In China, Photo of Trade Talks Embodies ‘Young’ Country Passing Aging U.S.

By Raymond Zhong via New York Times

May 22, 2018

A distinct age gap between Chinese delegates and American lawmakers.

Trade, Boxer Rebellion, Social Media

Want to See Your Baby? in China, It Can Cost You

By Sui-Lee Wee via New York Times

May 22, 2018

Despite almost universal health insurance, China's healthcare system is still plagued with gaps.

Public Health, Parenting, Medicine

Railroaded: The Chinese High-Speed Train Network No One Else Really Wants

By Trefor Moss via Wall Street Journal

May 22, 2018

Terrain is easy, negotiations hard, as construction begins on politically fraught route through Southeast Asia.

Transportation, Railways, Belt and Road Initiative, Thailand, Southeast Asia

China Drops Sanctions Probe into US Sorghum Imports

By BBC via BBC

May 18, 2018

China says it is dropping an anti-dumping probe into sorghum imports from the US, as the two sides discuss ways of easing trade tensions.

Trade, Sanctions, Imports and Exports

Trump Cedes Trade Leverage to China in His Quest for Kim Summit

By Saleha Mohsin and Nick Wadhams via Bloomberg

May 18, 2018

North Korea may turn out to be Chinese President Xi Jinping’s greatest ally in negotiating a trade deal with President Donald Trump.

Trade, North Korea, Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un

Cleared of Spying for China, She Still Doesn’t Have Her Job Back

By Nicole Perlroth via New York Times

May 18, 2018

It is the case that the government simply will not let die.

Espionage, Law

Railroaded: The Chinese High-Speed Train Network No One Else Really Wants

By Trefor Moss via Wall Street Journal

May 18, 2018

Li Guanghe has built some of the most technically complex railroads in China.

Belt and Road Initiative, Railways, Southeast Asia

At the Height of His Power, China’s Xi Jinping Moves to Embrace Marxism

By Steven Jiang via CNN

May 18, 2018

Why is President Xi Jinping, the most powerful Chinese leader in decades, presiding over a wealthy and resurgent China, embracing the philosophical ideas of Karl Marx?

Marxism, Xi Jinping, Chinese Communist Party

Chinese Bank Offered Clients Chance to Dine With Trump for $150,000

By Bloomberg News via Bloomberg

May 18, 2018

China’s second-largest state-owned bank offered wealthy clients the opportunity to have dinner with the American president for $150,000 a ticket, spurring a complaint from Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Donald Trump, Justice, Banks

Killing Spurs Didi, China’s Ride-Hailing Giant, to Revamp Its Service

By Elsie Chen and Mengxue Ou via New York Times

May 17, 2018

Didi Chuxing, China’s wildly popular ride-sharing service, said on Wednesday that it would overhaul its app and its safety and security practices, after reports that a passenger had been raped and killed by her driver.

Didi Chuxing, Rape, Death, Safety Standards

China Has Decided Russia Is Too Risky an Investment

By Maximilian Hess via Foreign Policy

May 17, 2018

On May 4, the planned investment by the Chinese company CEFC China Energy into Russian state oil giant Rosneft fell apart, eight months after it was first announced.

China-Russia Relations, Russia, Oil

In Silicon Valley, Chinese ‘Accelerators’ Aim to Bring Startups Home

By Koh Gui Qing, Salvador Rodriguez via Reuters

May 17, 2018

Beijing’s unslakeable thirst for the latest technology has spurred a proliferation of “accelerators” in Silicon Valley that aim to identify promising startups and bring them to China.

Technology, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship

From Folk Singer to International Finance Expert - Liao Min Is a New Face on China’s Trade Team in Washington

By Orange Wang via South China Morning Post

May 17, 2018

On the official list of the Beijing delegation that arrived in Washington on Tuesday for trade talks, there is a new name.

Trade, Finance, Folk Music

US Team Divided as Trade Talks with China Begin

By Shawn Donnan and Tom Mitchell via Financial Times

May 17, 2018

China and the US are set to begin a second round of high-level talks aimed at averting a trade war, amid signs of the Trump administration’s internal divide over how to deal with Beijing.

Trade, Trade Deficit, ZTE

OneSpace Launches China’s First Private Rocket

By Michelle Toh and Serenitie Wang via CNN

May 17, 2018

OneSpace, a startup based in Beijing, on Thursday became the country’s first private company to launch its own rocket.

Space Exploration, Space Program, Technology

China Gave Trump a List of Crazy Demands, and He Caved to One of Them

By Josh Rogin via Washington Post

May 15, 2018

China’s list of economic and trade demands that suggest its negotiating position.

Trade, Trade Deficit, ZTE

Trump, China, ZTE and the Art of the Deal

By Stephen Collinson via CNN

May 15, 2018

ZTE case offers insight into Trump’s way of doing business.

ZTE, Donald Trump, Trade

Gap Apologizes for Selling T-Shirt with 'Incorrect Map' of China

By Reuters Staff via Reuters

May 15, 2018

Disputed territories including south Tibet, Taiwan and the South China Sea were omitted.

South China Sea, Tibet, Taiwan, Territorial Disputes, Social Media, Weibo

China’s South-East Asia Push Threatened by New Malaysia Regime

By Ben Bland via Financial Times

May 15, 2018

Status as Belt and Road posterchild at risk as Mahathir vows to review Chinese projects.

Malaysia, Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Influence

Warning Sounded over China's 'Debtbook Diplomacy'

By Helen Davidson via Guardian

May 15, 2018

Academics identify 16 countries loaned billions that they can’t afford to repay.

Debt, Foreign Debt, Pakistan, Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Influence

What Really Happens in China’s ‘Re-education’ Camps

By Rian Thum via New York Times

May 15, 2018

New study provides a glimpse into the vast scale of Uighurs detention network.

Zhang Huiguang, Xinjiang, Islam

China Welcomes Trump’s Help on ZTE as Trade Talks Loom

By Keith Bradsher via New York Times

May 14, 2018

Both sides are using the Chinese telecom company as a pawn in a geopolitical game.

ZTE, Semiconductors, Economic Sanctions, Sanctions, Trade

Iranian Foreign Minister Visits Russia and China to Try to Save Nuclear Deal

By Ben Westcott, Sara Mazloumsaki and Samantha Beech via CNN

May 14, 2018

Iranian diplomat visits Moscow and Beijing following US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

Iran, China-Iran Relations, Nuclear Issues, Nuclear Weapons, Moscow

Chinese Uyghurs Forced to Welcome Communist Party into Their Homes

By Steven Jiang via CNN

May 14, 2018

Over a million Chinese Communist officials are being dispatched to live with local families in Xinjiang.

 

Uighur, Xinjiang, Chinese Communist Party

Recent Developments Surrounding the South China Sea

By AP via Associated Press

May 14, 2018

Weekly look at the South China Sea, the location of several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.

South China Sea, Territorial Disputes, Territory Disputes, Military Technology
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