David Tang, Fashion Retailer and Raconteur, Dies at 63
By Keith Bradsher and Elizabeth Paton via New York Times
August 31, 2017
David Tang, the founder of Shanghai Tang, a global chain of flashy emporiums of Chinese-inspired clothing, accessories and home furnishings, and a prominent writer and raconteur in Hong Kong and Britain, died on Tuesday in London. He was 63.
Fashion, Obituary, Arts, Shanghai Tang
What’s Yours Is Mine in China but Is Sharing at a Peak?
By John Sudworth via BBC
August 30, 2017
Ok, so car sharing makes perfect sense. And we get bike sharing, too. But ball sharing?
Sharing Economy, Technology, Sharing Scheme, Economic Development, Urban Life
Who Blinked in the China-India Military Standoff?
By Simon Denyer and Annie Gowen via Washington Post
August 30, 2017
For weeks, China’s Foreign Ministry had been vehement in its denunciations of India and insistence that New Delhi unconditionally withdraw troops that had trespassed into Chinese territory. Don’t underestimate us, China repeatedly insisted, we are prepared for military conflict if need be.
China Borderlands, China-India Relations, India, Border Conflict, Military Conflict, International Disputes
China Can Squeeze Its Neighbors When It Wants. Ask South Korea
By Jethro Mullen via CNN
August 30, 2017
South Korean businesses have been suffering since early this year after the country angered the Chinese government with the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system. The victims include companies in tourism and retail, but also Hyundai (HYMTF), one of the world’s biggest automakers. It said Wednesday it had been forced to halt production in China for a week.
China-North Korea Relations, North Korea, South Korea, Korean Peninsula, Economic Diplomacy, Trade, Economic Sanctions, North Korea Sanctions, Sanctions
Green Gold: How China Quietly Grew into a Cannabis Superpower
By Stephen Chen via South China Morning Post
August 30, 2017
Every year in April, Jiang Xingquan sets aside part of his farm in northern China to grow cannabis. The size of the plot varies with market demand but over the last few years it has been about 600 hectares.
Cannabis, Farming, Agriculture, Marijuana, Heilongjiang, Trade, Drugs
China’s War on Smog Shakes up Ports; Tianjin Loses, Rivals Benefit
By Meng Meng and Josephine Mason via Reuters
August 30, 2017
China’s war on smog is shaking up the country’s busiest ports, which handle billions of tonnes of cargo a year, forcing Tianjin to overhaul its business as northern rivals snare a greater share of vast coal and iron ore shipments, results show.
Smog, Air Pollution, Pollution, Chinese Economy, Imports and Exports, Tianjin, Coal Industry, Transportation, Coal
Alibaba and Tencent Are Showing How Companies Can Get around Beijing's Crackdown on Foreign Deals
By Sophia Yan via CNBC
August 30, 2017
The firms, among China’s most important tech giants, are overseeing the merger of two companies they back. Chinese delivery firm 58 Suyun is combining with Hong Kong logistics company GoGoVan — both have raised funds from Alibaba, and Tencent backs New York-listed 58.com, the parent company of 58 Suyun.
Alibaba, Tencent, Foreign Capital, Foreign Companies, Globalization, Crackdown, Technology
China Says North Korea Tensions Have Reached 'Tipping Point'
By Agence France Presse via South China Morning Post
August 29, 2017
China warned that tensions on the Korean peninsula have reached a “tipping point” after North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan, but said the United States and South Korea are partly to blame.
China-North Korea Relations, North Korea, North Korean Missiles, Missiles, Nuclear Disarmament
Power of Love: China's Latest Arranged Match Rattles Utilities
By Meng Meng and Josephine Mason via Reuters
August 29, 2017
Beijing announced its latest arranged marriage by matching the country’s top coal miner with one of its biggest utilities to create a global powerhouse worth $280 billion on China’s Valentine’s Day.
Coal Industry, Coal, Energy, Shenhua Group, Energy Reform, China Guodian Group
New Silk Road: Japan to Counteract China in Kazakhstan with New Asia-Europe Rail Deal
By Wade Shepard via Forbes
August 29, 2017
Japan continues standing in the ring with China, exchanging blow for blow as the Asian rivals both compete and cooperate with each other in the creation of the trans-Eurasian mega-project that has been dubbed the New Silk Road.
China-Japan Relations, Japan, Kazakhstan, Asia-Europe Rail, Trade, Railways
Under Pressure: The Story behind China’s Ivory Ban
By Benjamin Haas via Guardian
August 29, 2017
For years Chinese government officials were followed around the world, at every meeting, by a single issue: the scores of dead elephants across Africa, and the international community that blamed China for this “ivory “holocaust”.
Illegal Trade, Ivory, Ivory Trade, Animal Protection, Elephant Conservation, China-Africa Relations, Africa
In China You Now Have to Provide Your Real Identity If You Want to Comment Online
By Nikhil Sonnad via Quartz
August 29, 2017
The Chinese government under president Xi Jinping is continuing to make life on the internet difficult for its potential detractors. Yesterday (Aug. 25), the country’s highest internet regulator released new rules that govern who can post what online. The upshot: anonymity on the Chinese internet is just about dead.
Internet Censorship, Censorship, Cyberspace, Cybersecurity
India, China Agree to Pull Back Troops to Resolve Tense Border Dispute
By Simon Denyer and Annie Gowen via Washington Post
August 29, 2017
India and China have withdrawn troops from a disputed Himalayan region on their border, foreign ministries from the two countries announced Monday, defusing a tense standoff that had threatened to provoke armed conflict between the nuclear-armed Asian rivals.
China-India Relations, China Borderlands, Border Conflict, Borders, India, Military Conflict
Trump on China: ‘I Want Tariffs. And I Want Someone to Bring Me Some Tariffs’
MarketWatch
August 28, 2017
President Donald Trump demanded tariffs against China at a recent White House meeting, according to a new report, dismissing concerns from his “globalist” advisers.
China-North Korea Relations, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights, Tariffs, Free Trade, Trade Deficit
More Turmoil for China’s Wanda as Rumors Fly
Variety
August 28, 2017
China’s Dalian Wanda issued a stern denial Monday following rumors that company chairman Wang Jianlin had been detained by authorities as he attempted to fly abroad. The unsubstantiated reports caused stocks in Wanda’s hotel group to swoon. “Rumors have been spread by people with ulterior motives,” the company said in a statement. “This is not the first time. Similar ones circulated in mid-August when chairman Wang went to Lanzhou.”
Corruption, Political Culture, Wang Jianlin, Stock Market, Chinese Communist Party
India, China Agree to Pull Back Troops to Resolve Tense Border Dispute
Washington Post
August 28, 2017
India and China have withdrawn troops from a disputed Himalayan region on the border with China, foreign ministries from the two countries announced Monday, defusing a tense standoff that had threatened to provoke armed conflict between the nuclear-armed Asian rivals.
Territorial Disputes, China-India Relations, Himalayas, Border Conflict
China Is Investing $57 Billion into Pakistan
Fortune
August 28, 2017
Chinese entrepreneurs are looking to explore opportunities in Pakistan, where Beijing has pledged to spend $57 billion on infrastructure projects as part of its “Belt and Road” initiative.
Belt and Road Initiative, Pakistan, Chinese Investment, Business
India, China Agree to Pull Back Troops to Resolve Tense Border Dispute
Washington Post
August 28, 2017
India and China have withdrawn troops from a disputed Himalayan region on the border with China, foreign ministries from the two countries announced Monday, defusing a tense standoff that had threatened to provoke armed conflict between the nuclear-armed Asian rivals.
China-India Relations, Territorial Disputes, India, Foreign Relations
China and India Are Showing Muscle on Their Border
Economist
August 24, 2017
When the Indian subcontinent bumped into Eurasia 40m years ago, the collision produced the mighty Himalayas. The world’s two most populous nations, India and China, are still colliding across that majestic range.
Territorial Disputes, China-India Relations, Himalayas, Military
China State Media Says US Will ‘Pay’ for ‘Unjust’ Sanctions
CNBC
August 24, 2017
China has come out strongly against new U.S. moves to pressure North Korea with its foreign ministry opposing the “long-arm jurisdiction” of President Donald Trump’s administration, arguing that Beijing has always met international obligations in containing its reclusive neighbor.
North Korea, Sanctions, United Nations, United States, Asia-U.S. Relations
China Will Use ‘All Necessary Means’ against US Trade Probe
Guardian
August 24, 2017
China’s commerce ministry has already expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with the US launch of an inquiry into alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property, calling it “irresponsible”.
Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Commerce, Trade
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative Could Be the next Risk to the Global Financial System
CNBC
August 24, 2017
China has pitched its mammoth, pan-Eurasian “Belt and Road” infrastructure initiative as a means of promoting economic prosperity and fostering diplomatic ties on a global scale.
Belt and Road Initiative, Global Economy, Globalization
Balance of Power: China Extends Its Reach
Bloomberg
August 24, 2017
President Xi Jinping is spending more than $50 billion in an economic corridor in Pakistan, Afghanistan’s neighbor. The highways and gas pipelines, designed to provide China an alternative land route to the high seas, also give it an interest in stabilizing the volatile region.
India, Chinese Investment, Pakistan, Territorial Disputes, Afghanistan
Did Kim Jong-Un Kill His Uncle and Brother over ‘Coup Plot Involving China’?
Telegraph
August 24, 2017
Sources told the newspaper that Kim Jong-Un’s uncle, Mr. Jang Song Thaek, proposed a plot to overthrow Mr. Kim, with Beijing's assistance, and to replace him with his oldest half-brother, Kim Jong-nam.
Kim Jong-un, Assassination, Malaysia, Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping
‘China Quarterly’ Publisher Restores Articles Following Backlash from Scholars
By Leslie Cook via NPR
August 23, 2017
The British publisher of an academic journal has reversed a decision to take down hundreds of articles from its Chinese website. In a statement released Monday, Cambridge University Press said it’s reposting the more than 300 articles to The China Quarterly.
Censorship, Academic Research, Cambridge University Press, Academic Freedom
Germany Is Trying to Stop China from Gobbling up Its Companies — but There May Be a Downside
By Karen Gilchrist via CNBC
August 23, 2017
Think of Germany and it isn’t long before visions of bustling business districts and thriving manufacturing plants spring to mind. It isn’t surprising: it’s these industries that have elevated the country to rank among the world’s leading economies. But increasingly they have also become the subject of political power play with one of Germany's biggest competitors — China.
China-Germany Relations, Germany, Business, International Capital Flows, Foreign Companies, Foreign Capital
China Demands U.S. Immediately Withdraw N. Korea Sanctions, Warns Will Hit Ties
By Simon Denyer via Washington Post
August 23, 2017
China demanded the United States immediately withdraw a package of sanctions on companies and individuals trading with North Korea on Wednesday, and said the decision by the Trump administration will damage Sino–U.S. ties.
China-North Korea Relations, U.S.-China Relations, Sanctions, Economic Crisis, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Disarmament, United Nations
If a Crisis Shuts down the South China Sea, Here Are the Losers — and a Few Winners
By Nyshka Chandran via CNBC
August 23, 2017
Several industries are trying to assess what open confrontation in the South China Sea would cost them, and a lot of them don't like what they’re finding. The world’s second–largest economy is getting more wary — and more vocal in its opposition — about increased U.S. naval patrols along the vast body of water, which holds some of the world’s busiest trade routes.
South China Sea, Navy, U.S.-China Relations, U.S.-Asia Relations, Maritime Disputes
New Balance Wins $1.5 Million in Landmark China Trademark Case
By Sui-Lee Wee via New York Times
August 23, 2017
A Chinese court has ruled that three domestic shoemakers must pay New Balance $1.5 million in damages and legal costs for infringing the American sportswear company’s signature slanting ”N” logo, in what lawyers said was the largest trademark infringement award ever granted to a foreign business in China.
Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights, Business, International Law, Foreign Companies
We Are Human Too, India and China Have to Start Talking and Stop Using Us Soldiers as Cannon Fodder
By Ajai Shukla via South China Morning Post
August 23, 2017
In Autumn 1986, as a young army captain deployed in India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as its own territory, I readied to go to war with China. The provocation: a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) company, about a hundred men, had entered territory that India claimed and established camp on a yak grazing ground called Wangdung, across a rivulet called the Sumdorong Chu, north of the hotly disputed Tawang township.
China-India Relations, Border Conflict, China Borderlands, India, Military
After U.S. Destroyer Collision, Chinese Paper Says U.S. Navy a Hazard
Reuters
August 22, 2017
The U.S. navy’s latest collision at sea, the fourth in its Pacific fleet this year, shows it is becoming an increasing risk to shipping in Asia despite its claims of helping to protect freedom of navigation, an official Chinese newspaper said.
South China Sea, Navy, U.S.-China Relations, Shipping, Asia, Singapore
China, Like U.S., Struggles to Revive Industrial Heartland
By Michael Schuman via New York Times
August 22, 2017
The hulking, brown–brick industrial plants lining the roads were once the backbone of this gritty city. Today, they are outdated and unwanted, and the region is one of the Chinese economy’s most troubled.
Industrialization, Factories, Manufacturing, Modernization, Economic Growth, Development
China to Rev up Bullet Train Revolution with World's Fastest Service on Shanghai-Beijing Line
By Sarah Zheng via South China Morning Post
August 22, 2017
China will soon start official operation of the world’s fastest train service, knocking an hour off the 1,318km journey between Beijing and Shanghai.
Public Transportation, Transportation, Shanghai, Beijing, Urban Development, Urbanization
Chinese Activist Jiang Tianyong's Subversion Trial Dismissed as Sham
By Tom Phillips via Guardian
August 22, 2017
China’s Communist party–controlled media claimed Jiang — whose past clients include activists such as the exiled dissident lawyer Chen Guangcheng — had confessed to the crime of ”inciting subversion of state power”.
Human Rights, Civil Rights, Censorship, Judicial System
China Says Economy Unaffected by Environmental Inspections
South China Morning Post
August 22, 2017
China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection said that recent environmental inspections did not hurt the country’s economy and blamed some ”inappropriate methods” conducted by local authorities for causing short–term market dislocation.
Environmental Protection, Environmental Regulation, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Environmental Law
Ford in Talks to Launch Fully Electric Cars in China
By Peter Campbell via Financial Times
August 22, 2017
Ford is in talks to launch fully electric cars for the Chinese market as the US carmaker plays catch up to international rivals in the race to develop battery vehicles.
Electric Vehicles, U.S.-China Relations, Clean Energy, Manufacturing, Emissions, CO2 Emissions, Trade
Cambridge University Press Faces Backlash after Bowing to China Censorship Pressure
Washington Post
August 21, 2017
Cambridge University Press announced Friday it had removed 300 articles and book reviews from a version of the “China Quarterly” website available in China at the request of the government.
College/University, Censorship, Chinese Communist Party, Tiananmen Protests, Tiananmen Square, 1989, British-Chinese Relations, England
China’s Global Ambitions: Are There Lessons to Be Learnt from Tibet?
Sydney Morning Herald
August 21, 2017
The Harvard-educated lawyer’s message to Australia: “It happened to Tibet - you could be next.”
Tibet, Territorial Disputes, Dalai Lama, India, Exile
China-India Border Dispute Spills over into Australian University
South China Morning Post
August 21, 2017
An IT lecturer at the University of Sydney has apologised for using an out-of-date map that showed a region of Tibet as being Indian territory. The image upset some Chinese students after it was used by Khimji Vaghjiani during a course titled “Professional Practice in IT”.
Australia, Students, Territorial Disputes, Tibet, India, China-India Relations
The Spark: 7 Sins of India
Xinhua
August 17, 2017
7 Sins of India
China-India Relations, Territorial Disputes, Racism, Propaganda, Xinhua
In China, an Action Hero Beats Box Office Records (and Arrogant Westerners)
New York Times
August 17, 2017
The success of the two-hour film, Wolf Warrior 2, featuring a red-tinged Rambo named Leng Feng, is being seen in China as a pointer to the national mood after almost five years under Xi Jinping, the president. Mr. Xi has promoted a spirit of hawkish patriotism and warned that Western forces want to bully China into submission.
Patriotism, Nationalism, Film, Hollywood, Propaganda
Steve Bannon Says U.S. In Economic War with China
NBC News
August 17, 2017
The United States is in an economic war with China, U.S President Donald Trump's chief political strategist has said, warning Washington is losing the fight but is about to hit China hard over unfair trade practices.
Trade, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, North Korea, Trade Deficit
India and China Troops Clash along Himalayan Border
BBC
August 16, 2017
The PTI news agency said soldiers threw stones, causing minor injuries to both sides, as Chinese troops tried to enter Indian territory near the Pangong lake.
China-India Relations, Border Conflict, China Borderlands, India, Military
Can the United States Play North Korea against China?
By Josh Rogin via Washington Post
August 16, 2017
For decades, the United States has been trying to get China to use its influence and power to isolate North Korea. Now, experts are asking, why doesn’t the United States try working with North Korea to isolate China? That could be a game changer not just for the North Korea crisis but for the entire region.
China-North Korea Relations, International Relations, U.S.-China Relations, Nuclear Disarmament, North Korea
Exclusive: China's Belt and Road Acquisitions Surge despite Outbound Capital Crackdown
By Kane Wu and Sumeet Chatterjee via Reuters
August 16, 2017
Mergers and acquisitions by Chinese companies in countries that are part of the Belt and Road initiative are soaring, even as Beijing cracks down on China’s acquisitive conglomerates to restrict capital outflows.
Belt and Road Initiative, State Capitalism, Foreign Capital, Economic Growth, Foreign Exchange
China's Crackdown on North Korea over U.N. Sanctions Starts to Pinch
By Jane Perlez via New York Times
August 16, 2017
Trucks packed with seafood were backed up, bumper to bumper, at the Chinese border with North Korea. Protesters carried red banners demanding compensation. And Chinese businessmen who have been making big money from North Korean crabs, shrimp and squid were furious.
China-North Korea Relations, United Nations, Sanctions, U.S.-China Relations
China Puts Retired Head of State News Agency under Investigation for Graft
South China Morning Post
August 16, 2017
The retired former head ofa state-run Chinese news agency has been put under investigation for suspected graft, the ruling Communist Party’s anti-corruption watchdog said on Wednesday.
Anti-Graft, Anti-Corruption, Crackdown, Corruption, Chinese Communist Party
China Reclaims Spot as World's Biggest Holder of Treasuries
By Andrew Mayeda and Katherine Greifeld via Bloomberg
August 16, 2017
China reclaimed its position as the top foreign owner of U.S. Treasuries after increasing its holdings for the fifth straight month.
China’s holdings of U.S. bonds, notes and bills rose to $1.15 trillion in June, up $44.3 billion from a month earlier, according to Treasury Department data released Tuesday in Washington. Japan owned $1.09 trillion, a decrease of $20.5 billion from its total in May. Japan had overtaken China in October as the largest holder of American government bonds, the figures showed.
Foreign Debt, U.S.-China Relations, Debt, Japan, Foreign Exchange, Money, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
US, China Military Chiefs Reach Deal to Reduce 'Risk of Miscalculation’
By James Griffiths via CNN
August 16, 2017
Top US and Chinese military commanders have signed a deal to improve communications between the two forces amid ongoing disputes in the South and East China seas.
Military, United States, U.S.-China Relations, Defense, International Relations, South China Sea
Here’s How Chinese Companies Are Acting As Shopping Agencies To Help North Korea Violate Sanctions
By Jonathan Kaiman and Barbara Demick via Los Angeles Times
August 15, 2017
Cai didn’t know what he was bringing into North Korea, and he didn’t dare ask.
Whenever the 49-year-old truck driver crossed the bridge into North Korea, the cargo was carefully wrapped so he couldn’t see what was inside.
China-North Korea Relations, Sanctions, Illegal Trade, North Korea, Trade
China’s Energy Exports To North Korea Plummet–But It’s Not Because of Sanctions
By Kristin Huang via South China Morning Post
August 15, 2017
China’s energy exports to North Korea — including electricity and oil and gas products — have fallen sharply.
China-North Korea Relations, Energy, Sanctions, North Korea, Trade
Trump Administration Goes After China Over Intellectual Property, Advanced Technology
By Ana Swanson via Washington Post
August 15, 2017
President Trump signed an executive memorandum Monday afternoon that will likely trigger an investigation into China’s alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property, a measure that could eventually result in a wide range of penalties as the administration seeks a new way to deal with what it calls Chinese violations of the rules of international trade.
Intellectual Property Rights, Intellectual Property, U.S.-China Relations, Trade
South China Sea: Vietnam Takes Up Fight Against China
By Gregory Poling via CNN
August 15, 2017
When it comes to the disputed waters of the South China Sea, Vietnam’s leaders must feel very lonely these days.
Their fellow Southeast Asian claimants have either reversed course after years of escalating tensions with Beijing, or are keeping their heads down and letting Hanoi take up the fight.
Facebook Tests Way Into China Via Secret Photo—Sharing App
By Yuan Yang via Financial Times
August 15, 2017
A photo—sharing app has appeared on Apple’s App Store in China that looks exactly like Facebook’s Moments app, and analysts say it may be a way for the US tech group to finally break into its most coveted market.
Facebook, Internet Censorship, Censorship, Social Media, Technology, Intellectual Property
India and China ’Preparing For Armed Conflict’ If Bhutan Solution Not Found
By Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith via Independent
August 15, 2017
Indian and Chinese military forces are reported to be preparing for the possibility of an armed conflict over a disputed area in the Himalayas should a peaceful solution not be found.
China-India Relations, Border Conflict, China Borderlands, Military, Armed Forces
In China, Facebook Tests the Waters with a Stealth App
New York Times
August 14, 2017
Facebook and many of its apps have been blocked in China for years. To change that, Mark Zuckerberg has made a big point of meeting with Chinese politicians, reading stodgy Communist Party propaganda, studying Mandarin and—perhaps more daunting—speaking it in public.
Facebook, Censorship, The Great Firewall, Cyberspace
Chinese State Newspaper Says Trump Trade Probe Will ‘Poison’ Relations
Reuters
August 14, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to his top trade adviser to investigate supposedly unfair Chinese trade practices will “poison” relations between the two countries, a Chinese state-run newspaper said on Monday.
Donald Trump, Trade, Pyongyang, China Daily
China Bans North Korea Iron, Lead, Coal Imports as Part of U.N. Sanctions
Washington Post
August 14, 2017
China announced a ban on imports of iron ore, iron, lead and coal from North Korea on Monday, increasing economic pressure on the Pyongyang regime while moving to implement a package of sanctions put together by the U.N. Security Council.
Coal, Sanctions, North Korea, China-North Korea Relations
Facebook’s Secret Chinese App Is a Dud in China So Far
Quartz
August 14, 2017
Over the weekend the New York Times reported (paywall) that Facebook had stealthily released a photo-sharing app in the Chinese iOS App Store translated as “Colorful Balloons.” The news spread rapidly around English-language media, as it marked the first sign that the company is indeed attempting to make a product specifically for Chinese consumers after years of being shut out of the country.
Facebook, Censorship, Internet Censorship, The Great Firewall
What a Standoff on a Small Himalayan Plateau Says about the Rivalry between the Two Most Populous Nations
Los Angeles Times
August 14, 2017
In a tense standoff between nuclear-armed nations that threatens to destabilize Asia, both sides are digging in, with one warning of unspecified “countermeasures” and the other saying it won’t be bullied.
China-India Relations, Territorial Disputes, Himalayas, North Korea
China Must Stop Forcing U.S. Firms to Share Intellectual Property: Trump Trade Official
USA Today
August 14, 2017
President Trump is scheduled to sign an executive action Monday directing the United States Trade Representative to determine whether to investigate any of China’s acts, policies or practices that may be harming American intellectual property, innovation and technology by encouraging or requiring the transfer of American technology to China.
Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights, Donald Trump, Copying, Copyright
Eye-Catching China Activist Super Vulgar Butcher ‘Admits Wrongdoing’
Reuters
August 14, 2017
A human rights activist best known as “Super Vulgar Butcher” who rose to prominence by harnessing social media to mobilize public support admitted in a closed-door trial that his actions “violated the law”, a Chinese court said on Monday.
Courts, Tianjin, Human Rights, Rape, Sina Weibo
China Warns U.S. Over Aluminum Dispute
CNN
August 10, 2017
China has told the Trump administration to tread carefully in a spat over aluminum exports if it wants to avoid damaging the relationship between the world’s two largest economies. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Thursday disputed U.S. suggestions that Chinese aluminum foil shipments are unfairly subsidized.
Trade, Imports and Exports, United Nations, Sanctions, Beijng, Washington D.C.
U.S. Warship Sails Close to China-Held Island in Disputed Sea
ABC
August 10, 2017
A U.S. warship sailed close to a Chinese man-made island in the disputed the South China Sea in an operation that challenged China’s vast territorial claims in busy international waters, a U.S. Navy official said Thursday.
South China Sea, Maritime Disputes, Beijing
As Trump Unnerves Asia, China Sees an Opening
New York Times
August 10, 2017
With America’s Asian allies unnerved by President Trump’s threat to bring “fire and fury” to North Korea, China sees a chance to capitalize on the fear and confusion and emerge as the sober-minded power in the region, according to analysts who study the Chinese leadership.
Donald Trump, North Korea, Jared Kushner, Xi Jinping, Beijing
A Missing Tycoon’s Links to China’s Troubled Dalian Wanda
New York Times
August 10, 2017
Dalian Wanda, the Chinese conglomerate that owns the AMC movie theater chain and nurtures Hollywood ambitions, has sometimes turned to the secretive business network of a politically connected Chinese billionaire in times of need. Now both Wanda and that billionaire, Xiao Jianhua, are under official pressure in China — and one Wanda insider says that may not be a coincidence.
Wanda, Wang Jianlin, Corruption