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Putin to Visit China as Leaders Consolidate Power at Home

By James Griffiths via CNN

March 26, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China later this year, for his first meetings with senior Chinese officials since being elected for a fourth term.

China-Russia Relations, Russia, Vladimir Putin

Alibaba Opens Car Vending Machine in China That Gives Free Test Drives for People with Good Social Credit

By Thuy Ong via Verge

March 26, 2018

Alibaba and Ford signed a deal to form a partnership last year that would see both companies working together on new technological opportunities.

Alibaba, Credit, Social Media

The US and China Are in Talks to Try to Avoid a Trade War

By Jethro Mullen via CNN

March 26, 2018

The United States and China are acting tough over trade, but they’re also busy talking to try to stop the situation spiraling out of control.

Trade, Tariffs

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Is Said to Be Visiting China

By Bloomberg News via Bloomberg

March 26, 2018

Kim Jong Un has made a surprise visit to Beijing on his first known trip outside North Korea since taking power in 2011, three people with knowledge of the visit said.

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

China’s Radical Plan to Limit the Populations of Beijing and Shanghai

By Helen Roxburgh via Guardian

March 20, 2018

In the weaving alleys of Shanghai’s Laoximen district, swathes of residential buildings sit empty. The historic area in the heart of the city is being slowly demolished, and many residents have already abandoned it, leaving behind rows of traditional terraced houses with boarded-up windows and demolition signs on the doors.

Beijing, Shanghai, Population

China, Not North Korea, to Dominate Japan Military Planning

By Tim Kelly, Nobuhiro Kubo via Reuters

March 20, 2018

North Korea’s growing missile arsenal might be the most obvious and immediate military threat facing Japan, but defense planners in Tokyo are focused on a much larger and more challenging foe as they prepare for the years ahead.

China-Japan Relations, Japan, North Korea, Military, Defense

How China’s Government Has Changed after the NPC

By BBC via BBC

March 20, 2018

A stronger military and more power to fight corruption are among the major changes revealed at China’s National People's Congress (NPC) this year.

National People’s Congress, Xi Jinping, Government Policy

China Approves Giant Propaganda Machine to Improve Global Image

By Keith Zhai via Bloomberg

March 20, 2018

China has approved the creation of one of the world’s largest propaganda machines as it looks to improve its global image, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Xi Jinping, Propaganda, CCTV

China Vows to Open Its Markets Further in Response to Trump’s Tariff Threats

By Simon Denyer via Washington Post

March 20, 2018

China responded to the threat of a massive package of tariffs from the United States by vowing Tuesday to further open its own markets to foreign trade and investment, while warning that a trade war between the two nations would hurt both sides.

Li Keqiang, Trade, Tariffs

Xi Jinping Warns against Dividing China after U.S. Passes Taiwan Law

By Eva Dou via Wall Street Journal

March 20, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that any “tricks” to divide China will be thwarted, a warning that followed U.S. legislation opening the door to high-level visits with Taiwan.

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

The Battle for Digital Supremacy

By The Economist via Economist

March 15, 2018

“DESIGNED by Apple in California. Assembled in China”. For the past decade the words embossed on the back of iPhones have served as shorthand for the technological bargain between the world’s two biggest economies: America supplies the brains and China the brawn.

High-Tech Industry, Technology, Alibaba, Tencent, Facebook

Chinese Crackdown Separates Pakistani Husbands from Uighur Wives

By Memphis Barker via Guardian

March 15, 2018

“Where is Mama?” screams Ahmed’s 10-year-old daughter in a WeChat message he can hardly bear to replay.

Uighur, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Human Rights

Hong Kong’s Judges Voice Fears over China Influence in Judiciary

By Greg Torode, James Pomfret via Reuters

March 15, 2018

As Hong Kong’s judges and senior lawyers paraded in ceremonial wigs and gowns on Jan 8 to mark the start of the legal year, anxieties over China’s growing reach into the city’s vaunted legal system swirled with the wintry winds.

Hong Kong, Xi Jinping, Rule of Law

Hard-Charging Chinese Energy Tycoon Falls from Xi Government’s Graces

By Alexandra Stevenson via New York Times

March 15, 2018

A mysterious Chinese buyer surprised the financial world last year when it swooped in to buy a $9 billion chunk of Russia’s state oil company.

Corporate Debt, Xi Jinping, Energy

China Tech Titan Alibaba Plans Stock-Market Homecoming

By Julie Steinberg and Liza Lin via Wall Street Journal

March 15, 2018

Technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is working on a plan to list on a stock exchange in its home market, China, according to people familiar with the matter, more than three years after its blockbuster initial public offering in New York.

Alibaba, Jack Ma, New York Stock Exchange

China, Russia Welcome Korean Peace Efforts with Diplomacy in Overdrive

By Christine Kim via Reuters

March 15, 2018

China’s President Xi Jinping offered encouragement for South Korea’s initiative to nurture peaceful engagement with North Korea, and Russia also expressed support, the South Korean official leading diplomatic efforts said on Thursday.

North Korea, Russia, Korean Peninsula, South Korea

Facebook, Amazon Handicapped as They Follow China Playbook

By Louise Lucas via Financial Times

March 14, 2018

Amazon and Facebook grabbed headlines with groundbreaking moves last week: segueing into bank accounts and music, respectively. Groundbreaking, that is, for the west—such moves are business as normal in China.

Facebook, Amazon, Tencent, Alibaba

China Levies Record $870 Million Fine for Stock Manipulation

By Bloomberg News via Bloomberg

March 14, 2018

China slapped a logistics company with fines totaling 5.5 billion yuan ($870 million) for manipulating the stock market, the biggest ever punishment for such an infringement.

Stock Market, Financial Regulation, Finance, Financial Market

China Just Got One Step Closer to Ending Its Family-Planning Policies

By Echo Huang via Quartz

March 14, 2018

Over the years few things have symbolized China’s heavy-handedness quite like the one-child policy it implemented in 1979. But in a sign of change, this week Beijing announced the end of the commission charged with implementing such policies.

Family Planning, Reproductive Health, Women, One-Child Policy, Women’s Rights

Trump Demands Aides Pump up Anti-China Tariffs

By Adam Behsudi and Andrew Restuccia via Politico

March 14, 2018

President Donald Trump is getting ready to crack down on China. Trump told Cabinet secretaries and top advisers during a meeting at the White House last week that he wanted to soon hit China with steep tariffs and investment restrictions in response to allegations of intellectual property theft, according to three people familiar with the internal discussions.

Donald Trump, Trade, Tariffs

Stephen Hawking: China’s Love for the Late Physicist

By Tessa Wong via BBC

March 14, 2018

As the world mourns Prof Stephen Hawking, who has died aged 76, there has been a particular outpouring of emotion in China, where the visionary physicist was revered by scientists, students, the state and even boy band stars.

Science, Physics, Space Exploration

A Malaysian Insta-City Becomes a Flash Point for Chinese Colonialism — and Capital Flight

By Brook Larmer via New York Times

March 13, 2018

A futuristic city funded by China is rising from the sea off Malaysian coast.

Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Influence, Urban Development, Malaysia

A Reporter Rolled Her Eyes, and China’s Internet Broke

By Paul Mozur via New York Times

March 13, 2018

A reporter's eye-roll at China's legislature meeting went viral.

National People’s Congress, Press Freedom, Media Control, Social Media

Honeywell, Other U.S. Companies Look to Benefit from China's Gigantic 'Belt and Road' Initiative

By Evelyn Cheng via CNBC

March 13, 2018

Over 15 U.S. companies called the program an opportunity for business growth.

Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Influence

China Sets up New Foreign Aid Agency to Better Project Influence Abroad

By Simon Denyer via Washington Post

March 13, 2018

The communist government establishes a new agency to coordinate its foreign aid program.

National People’s Congress, Governmental Structure, Foreign Aid, Chinese Influence

Beijing Watches and Waits While Trump Talks up His Meeting with Kim Jong Un

By Nyshka Chandran via CNBC

March 13, 2018

The milestone summit suits Beijing's interests so the communist state isn't expected to interfere.

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

China Unveils Overhaul of Government Bureaucracy

By Chun Han Wong via Wall Street Journal

March 13, 2018

Plan follows constitutional amendments that boost President Xi Jinping’s power.

National People’s Congress, Constitution, Governmental Structure, Bureaucracy

Xi Jinping Clear to Rule Indefinitely as China Scraps Presidential Term Limits

By Chun Han Wong via Wall Street Journal

March 12, 2018

Legislature votes to repeal 10-year presidential term limit imposed after Mao’s death.

Xi Jinping, National People’s Congress, Constitution

Ending Term Limits for China’s Xi Is a Big Deal. Here’s Why.

By Chris Buck and Adam Wu via New York Times

March 12, 2018

What is at stake when China ends term limit on Xi’s presidency?

Xi Jinping, Constitution, National People’s Congress, Legislation

Trump’s China Whisperer: How Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman Has Sought to Keep the President Close to Beijing

By Michael Kranish via Washington Post

March 12, 2018

This American investor has one of the closest relationships to Beijing.

Blackstone, Stephen Schwarzman, Tariffs

South Korea Moves to Ease Chinese Jitters over U.S.-North Korea Talks

By Euan McKirdy via CNN

March 12, 2018

South Korean officials met with Xi about Trump-Kim Meeting.

North Korea, China-North Korea Relations, South Korea, Kim Jong-un, Korean Peninsula

China Says Trade War with U.S. Will Only Bring Disaster to Global Economy

By Elias Glenn via Reuters

March 12, 2018

Beijing criticizes proposed tariffs by Washington amid fears it could shatter global growth.

Trade, Tariffs, Steel Industry, Imports and Exports

China’s Arms Sales Rise as It Vies with U.S. for Influence on the World Stage

By Kristin Huang via South China Morning Post

March 12, 2018

Research group highlights Beijing’s growing share of global arms trade as it tries to strengthen ties with key allies.

Arms, arms sales, Military Policy, Weapons

US’s Tillerson Warns African Nations Not to ‘Forfeit Their Sovereignty’ by Taking Chinese Loans

By Justina Crabtree via CNBC

March 9, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has warned against African nations accepting Chinese cash in agreements which could “forfeit their sovereignty.”

Africa, China-Africa Relations, Sovereignty, Foreign Investment, Foreign Direct Investment

Xi Jinping Says China’s Authoritarian System Can Be a Model for the World

By Zheping Huang via Quartz

March 9, 2018

Chinese president Xi Jinping has repeatedly told the world that China is ready to lead on issues like free trade and climate change.

Political System, Xi Jinping, Chinese Communist Party

Chinese Students in America Say ‘Not My President’

By Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian via Foreign Policy

March 9, 2018

The first posters appeared on a bulletin board at University of California, San Diego on March 1.

Xi Jinping, Students, College/University, U.S. Colleges

How China Is Challenging American Dominance in Asia

By Max Fisher and Audrey Carlsen via New York Times

March 9, 2018

As China grows more powerful, it is displacing decades-old American preeminence in parts of Asia. The outlines of the rivalry are defining the future of the continent.

Geopolitical Order, International Order, Trade, Arms, Japan, Sri Lanka, Philippines

China, Europe Slam Trump’s Tariffs as U.S. Metalworkers Cheer

By Wayne Ma, Emre Peker, and Doug Cameron via Wall Street Journal

March 9, 2018

China and Europe lashed out against new U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, while officials and executives from several American allies caught in the crossfire reacted more cautiously, embracing what the White House promised would be some flexibility in implementation.

Trade, Steel, Steel Industry, Tariffs

Trump Takes the Bait from Musk, Attacks China Auto Import Duties

By Dana Hull and Justin Sink via Bloomberg

March 9, 2018

President Donald Trump may not follow Elon Musk on Twitter, but the Tesla Inc. chief’s posts decrying China’s automotive trade practices managed to catch his attention.

Elon Musk, Imports and Exports, Trade, Automobiles, Automobile Industry

Francis Fukuyama: China’s ‘Bad Emperor’ Returns

By Francis Fukuyama via Washington Post

March 7, 2018

Since 1978, China’s authoritarian political system has been different from virtually all other dictatorships in part because the ruling Communist Party has been subject to rules regarding succession.

Xi Jinping, Democracy, Constitution, Mao Zedong

New Chinese Agency Could Undercut Other Anti-Corruption Efforts

By Dimitar Gueorguiev and Jonathan Stromseth via Brookings Institution

March 7, 2018

China’s National People’s Congress is expected to ratify legislation during the next two weeks to create a new supra-agency, the National Supervision Commission, to institutionalize President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-corruption campaign as a permanent feature of the state.

Anti-Corruption, National People’s Congress, Chinese Communist Party

China Protectionism Creates Tech Billionaires Who Protect Xi

By Shelly Banjo via Bloomberg

March 7, 2018

China’s tech giants will add star power to the country’s political festivities this week, paying homage to President Xi Jinping and endorsing constitutional changes for him to remain president indefinitely.

Xi Jinping, Protectionism, Technology, Xiaomi, Baidu, Tencent

China Unhappy with US Aircraft Carrier’s Visit to Vietnam, State Media Says

By South China Morning Post via South China Morning Post

March 7, 2018

Beijing is unhappy with the visit of a US aircraft carrier to a Vietnamese port, the first by such a vessel since the Vietnam war, and is monitoring developments, according to a state newspaper report on Wednesday.

China-Vietnam Relations, Vietnam, Vietnam-U.S. relations, Global Times

China and the Philippines Will Work Together to Tap the South China Sea’s Vast Oil Deposits

By Ralph Jennings via Forbes

March 7, 2018

China needs fuel to grow the world’s second-largest economy by 6.5% this year as established this week at annual legislative sessions.

China-Philippines Relations, Philippines, South China Sea, Fuel, Fossil Fuels, Oil

Talks with North Korea? China Approves (No Matter the Outcome)

By Jane Perlez via New York Times

March 7, 2018

When China hosted the last serious talks on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, in the mid-2000s, the setting was a huge, hexagonal table covered in green felt, in a government guesthouse in Beijing.

China-North Korea Relations, North Korea, U.S.-North Korea Relations, South Korea

The West Is Doing Its Best to Help China

By Edward Luce via Financial Times

March 7, 2018

Most of it is unintentional. Yet the west could not be helping China more if it tried.

Tariffs, Trade, Democracy, Donald Trump

India Is Willing to Snub the Dalai Lama to Please China

By Devjyot Ghoshal via Quartz

March 6, 2018

On March 17, 1959, a 23-year-old Buddhist monk disguised as a soldier fled Tibet, travelling for three weeks across the Himalayas before reaching the border with India.

India, China-India Relations, Dalai Lama, Tibet

China Could Be the World’s First All Electric Vehicle Ecosystem

By Salvatore Babones via Forbes

March 6, 2018

China’s big cities are famously polluted. Air pollution is responsible for as many as one million excess deaths per year in China, according to estimates from the World Health Organization.

Electric Cars, Electric Vehicles, Air Pollution

China Tests Giant Air Cleaner to Combat Smog

By David Cyranoski via Nature

March 6, 2018

A 60-metre-high chimney stands among a sea of high-rise buildings in one of China’s most polluted cities.

Air Pollution, Solar Energy, Air Quality

Blockchain Is a Surprisingly Hot Topic at China’s Annual Political Gathering

By Josh Horwitz via Quartz

March 6, 2018

Thousands of China’s elites are currently gathered in Beijing for the “two sessions,” the annual meetings for members the National People’s Congress (or NPC, China’s rubber-stamp legislative branch) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (or CPPCC, a non-legislative advisory body).

National People’s Congress, CPPCC, Virtual Currency, Technology

Box Office: Will ‘Black Panther’ Conquer China?

By Patrick Brzeski via Hollywood Reporter

March 6, 2018

At nearly $900 million worldwide and counting, Marvel’s latest is a certified historic hit, but Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster faces a final challenge to “conventional wisdom” in the world's second-largest film market.

Hollywood, Film Industry, Film

China Boosts Defense Budget in Quest for ‘World Class’ Military but Tells Neighbors Not to Worry

By Simon Denyer via Washington Post

March 6, 2018

China’s government said Monday that it will boost its defense spending by 8.1 percent this year, the biggest increase in three years, even as it insists that it poses no threat to other countries.

Military, Military Technology, National People’s Congress

As Xi Tightens His Grip on China, U.S. Sees Conflict Ahead

By Mark Landler via New York Times

March 1, 2018

A few weeks after Stephen K. Bannon left the White House in August, he was invited to a dinner at the Council on Foreign Relations to discuss American policy toward China.

Xi Jinping, Military, Civil Society, Politics, U.S. Strategy and Politics

Why Chinese State Media Love Elon Musk’s Latest Tweets

By Jethro Mullen via CNN

March 1, 2018

The Tesla CEO tweeted out a link to a video about a Chinese rail station that was built in less than 9 hours.

Elon Musk, Infrastructure, Railways, Xinhua

A Summer Vacation in China’s Muslim Gulag

By Foreign Policy via Foreign Policy

March 1, 2018

Since announcing a “people’s war on terror” in 2014, the Chinese Communist Party has created an unprecedented network of re-education camps in the autonomous Xinjiang region that are essentially ethnic gulags.

Human Rights, Xinjiang, Uighur

China Box Office Surges 39 Percent in First Two Months of 2018

By Patrick Brzeski via Hollywood Reporter

March 1, 2018

China is once again rapidly closing the gap with North America, still narrowly the world’s largest film market.

Film, Film Industry, Hollywood

A Social Media Tycoon Is Now China’s Richest Man

By Daniel Shane via CNN

March 1, 2018

Tencent CEO Ma Huateng is the country’s highest-ranked person on the Global Rich List published Wednesday by Shanghai-based wealth research firm Hurun Report.

Tencent, Pony Ma, Billionaires

An Anbang-Linked Revolutionary Heir Dies in China. Speculation Begins.

By Josh Chin and Eva Dou via Wall Street Journal

March 1, 2018

The sudden death of a revolutionary scion linked to troubled Chinese insurer Anbang Insurance Group Co. is reverberating through China’s battered private business community.

Chinese Communist Party, Cultural Revolution, Anbang

China Energy Group Bonds Crash after Detention Report

By Lucy Hornby and Archie Zhang via Financial Times

March 1, 2018

Bonds of mysterious Chinese energy firm CEFC crashed on Thursday amid reports that its chairman Ye Jianming had been detained, complicating its deal to buy a $9bn stake in Russian oil company Rosneft.

Bonds, Energy, Russia, China-Russia Relations

How the West Got China Wrong

By The Economist via Economist

March 1, 2018

Last weekend China stepped from autocracy into dictatorship. That was when Xi Jinping, already the world’s most powerful man, let it be known that he will change China’s constitution so that he can rule as president for as long as he chooses—and conceivably for life.

Democracy, Market Economy, Xi Jinping, Dictatorships

Why China Is Censoring Winnie the Pooh—and the Letter ‘N’

By Natasha Bach via Fortune

March 1, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping has had a fruitful five plus years in his current position.

Xi Jinping, Censorship, Internet Censorship

China Spends $279 bln on R&D in 2017: Science Minister

By Reuters Staff via Reuters

February 27, 2018

China’s total spending on research and development is estimated to have hit 1.76 trillion yuan ($279 billion) last year, China’s science minister said on Monday, a year-on-year increase of 14 percent.

Development, Science, Technology, Electric Vehicles, Electric Cars, Robotics

China’s Media Is Struggling to Overcome Its Racial Stereotypes of Africa

By Dani Madrid-Morales via Quartz

February 27, 2018

For most Chinese people, the Spring Festival is a time to honor family ties, friendships and acquaintances.

CCTV, Africa, China-Africa Relations, Spring Festival, Chinese New Year

China’s New Economic Guru Is Trying to Stop a Trade War

By Daniel Shane via CNN

February 27, 2018

As trade tensions escalate between the US and China, one of President Xi Jinping’s most trusted advisers is paying a visit to Washington.

Trade, Tariffs

Chinese Capital Dangles Carrots to Lure Foreign Talent to Its Silicon Valley

By Reuters Staff via Reuters

February 27, 2018

Beijing, a major hub for artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors in China, is touting a new list of incentives to try and bait foreign talent for its equivalent of Silicon Valley in the Chinese capital.

Beijing, Technology, Zhongguancun

China: Big Data Fuels Crackdown in Minority Region

By Human Rights Watch via Human Rights Watch

February 27, 2018

Chinese authorities are building and deploying a predictive policing program based on big data analysis in Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch said today. The program aggregates data about people – often without their knowledge – and flags those it deems potentially threatening to officials.

Big Data, Human Rights, Human Rights Abuses, Xinjiang, Uighur
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