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11.11.15Burma’s Election Leaves Former Patron China with Uncomfortable Questions
Washington Post
How might China’s Communist rulers get along with a Burmesse civilian government?
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11.11.15China Corruption Fight Extends to Top Officials in Beijing and Shanghai
New York Times
President Xi Jinping’s sweeping crackdown on corruption has claimed senior officials in China’s two largest cities.
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11.10.15Fears Grow For Missing Hong Kong Publishers Who Were Critical of China
Time
Their disappearance has alarmed the cultural community in a city already fearful of Beijing's growing encroachment.
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11.10.15China Softens Tactics in Global Hunt for Corruption Fugitives
Reuters
China has changed tactics in its global man-hunt for fugitives wanted at home for corruption.
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11.04.15China to Push Cultural 'Blending' in Xinjiang Stability Push
Reuters
China will push the study of Mandarin and the "blending" of different races as part of a new stability push in the troubled far western region of Xinjiang.
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11.04.15Call Me Mister: Taiwan, China Presidents to Hold Historic Meeting
CNN
The leaders of Taiwan and China plan to meet in Singapore on Saturday for the first time since the Chinese civil war ended in 1949.
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11.03.15How China Wants to Rate Its Citizens
New Yorker
In certain respects, a national credit system of some kind is long overdue in China.
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11.02.15Did a Chinese Mogul Beat a Treasury Dept. Ban on Doing Business in the U.S.?
Al Jazeera
Records reveal NYC building is owned by company linked to man blacklisted for allegedly funding African dictators.
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11.02.15Q. and A.: Chan Koonchung on Imagining a Non-Communist China
New York Times
We’re in Beijing — no, Beiping — Dec. 10, 1979.
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11.02.15China Sends Armed Jets Over Disputed Waters In Response to U.S. Naval Presence
Time
“It’s a signal China sent to the US that it is serious about its claims.”
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11.02.15China, Japan and South Korea Relations 'Completely Restored' After Summit
CNN
"All sides shared the view that trilateral cooperation has been completely restored in this meeting."
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10.29.15Two More Japanese Being Held in China, Says Chinese Official
Reuters
"In addition to the two who were arrested, one is being held and one is being watched at home," the official said.
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10.29.15Li Floats New China Five-Year Growth Minimum of Around 6.5%
Bloomberg
China’s goal of a “moderately prosperous society” refers to policy makers’ plan to double per-capita income by 2020 from 2010 levels.
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10.29.15White House Moves to Reassure Allies With South China Sea Patrol, but Quietly
New York Times
Lawmakers and national security hawks have urged President Obama to stand up to China’s land reclamation of disputed islands.
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10.28.15Can Xi Jinping Control China’s Wave of Change?
Washington Post
“Party tightens grip on dissenting voices,” headlined the South China Morning Post on Friday.
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10.27.15Psychedelic Video Sings Praises of China's Five Year-Plan
Agence France-Presse
"If you wanna know what China's gonna do, best pay attention to the shisanwu."
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10.27.15China Says It Warned and Tracked U.S. Warship in South China Sea
CNN
Chinese government: Don't push us
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10.27.15President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe Turns Down Confucius Peace Prize
New York Times
Mr. Mugabe decided to reject the prize after learning that it had nothing to do with the Chinese government.
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10.26.15India Is Spending Billions to Populate a Remote Area Claimed by China
Bloomberg
"If China is developing on their side of the territory, we should develop on our side."
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10.26.15Leaving China? Your books, Maps and DVDs May Be Confiscated
Los Angeles Times
An odd thing happened when movers came to box up Ruth Kirchner's furnishings as she was preparing to return to Berlin after a decade in China.
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10.26.15Mark Zuckerberg Courts China With Speech on People and Perseverance
New York Times
Mark Zuckerberg knows how to court Chinese users.
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10.23.151 Month Later: What Are the Long-Term Implications of Xi's U.S. Trip?
Diplomat
While political and security matters dominated headlines, Xi’s U.S. trip was actually driven by economics.
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10.23.15Beijing Says Won't Give up Position that Taiwan's Part of China
Reuters
Chinese people have a "sacred mission" to ensure Taiwan is always considered part of China.
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10.23.15China Hopes to See A United EU, Xi Tells Britain on Visit
Reuters
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Britain he wants to see a united European Union.
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10.22.15China Golf: Communist Party Bans Club Membership
BBC
Extravagant eating and drinking, and abuse of power, are also formally banned.
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10.22.15Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe Awarded 'China's Nobel Peace Prize'
Guardian
Confucius peace prize chairman defends decision to give award to leader accused of using systematic violence to maintain power.
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10.21.15Many in the West Fear Chinese ‘Aid’ to Africa. They’re Wrong. Here’s Why.
Washington Post
Western pundits have a narrative about China’s activities in Africa.
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10.21.15As Britain Greets Xi With Pageantry, Magna Carta Gets Less-Than-Royal Treatment in China
WSJ: China Real Time Report
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10.21.15China Turns to Online Courses, and Mao, for Soft-Power Mission
New York Times
“It was like watching propaganda.”
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10.20.15The Real Story Behind China’s Alleged Conquest of African Farmland
Quartz
“A common perception is that China is supporting Chinese enterprises to acquire land abroad as part of a national food security strategy.”
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10.20.15China Says South China Sea Lighthouses Not Meant to Alter 'Status Quo'
Reuters
China says its lighthouses on Cuarteron Reef and Johnson South Reef in the Spratly islands will assist navigational security.
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10.19.15China and UK: Signs of a New 'Special Relationship?'
CNN
Does the UK have a new "special relationship?"
Conversation
10.16.15
Is There a China Model?
The most recent public event in our ChinaFile Presents series, which we held October 15 in New York, was a discussion of the philosopher Daniel A. Bell’s controversial book, The China Model: Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy, co-...
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10.16.15China Suggests Joint South China Sea Drills With Asean
BBC
China's Defence Minister Chang Wanquan has suggested drills for "maritime rescues and disaster relief".
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10.16.15This Is Where China’s Future Will Be Decided
Washington Post
Lanzhou, China — The first thing you notice is the dust.
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10.16.15Taiwan Prepares For Turmoil As China Watches Its Elections From Afar
Guardian
The basic question before voters in next year’s poll is whether they will still exist as a country.
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10.16.15Culture Shock: Chinese Ministry Slammed on Not-so-Social Media
WSJ: China Real Time Report
Watch the country’s culture ministry get eviscerated on social media.
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10.15.15Xi’s Visit to Kick Off a Golden Age of China-UK Relations
Diplomat
A state visit next week is expected to spark a new era in bilateral ties.
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10.14.15In China’s State News Media, What Is Said May Not Be What’s Printed
New York Times
An Australian journalist was misquoted as saying the people of Tibet had a “wonderful life.”
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10.14.15'Hunting' for China at the Democratic Debate
Washington Post
Jim Webb wanted to talk China.The rest of the candidates? Not so much.
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10.14.15China Says Not Planning to Send Military Ships to Syria
Reuters
China said it had no plans to send military ships to Syria to fight with Russian forces.
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10.13.15Japan May Halt Funds for UNESCO Over Nanjing Row With China
Reuters
Japan's military aggression before and during World War Two still haunts ties between Asia's two biggest economies.
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10.13.15Top China Paper Says U.S., Russia Playing Cold War Game in Syria
Reuters
The United States and Russia seemed to be using Syria as a proxy for diplomatic and military competition, as during the Cold War.
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10.13.15How A 16-Year-Old Found Himself Caught Up in China’s Latest Crackdown
Washington Post
He is not a lawyer, or a dissident. He is a 16-year-old with a bowl-cut fringe.
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10.09.15China’s AIIB and OBOR: Ambitions and Challenges
Diplomat
The two ambitious projects have become an integral part of Chinese diplomacy.
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10.09.15'A Brighter Future Beckons': China Tries to Get Xinjiang to Join the Party
Guardian
Yellow signs swing from lampposts urging citizens to “hold high the great banner of national unity”.
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10.08.15Wartime Sex Slaves at the Heart of UN Battle Between Japan and China
Guardian
Both countries have submitted competing nominations for inclusion in Unesco’s Memory of the World programme.
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10.06.15China’s Xi Jinping Changes the Odds in Macau
Wall Street Journal
If there’s one skill that the U.S. gambling moguls who staked their futures here have mastered it’s calculating the odds.
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10.06.15HK Fined By Fifa For Fans Booing Chinese Anthem
BBC
The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) has been fined $40,000 Hong Kong dollars ($5,160; £3,400) by Fifa.
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10.06.15At U.N., China Uses Intimidation Tactics to Silence Its Critics
Reuters
“When I was hiding in the mountains, the Chinese government announced a cash reward of 200,000 yuan (about $31,000) for whoever finds me.”
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10.05.15Artist Ai Weiwei Discovers Hidden 'Listening Devices' in Beijing Studio
CNN
"When I found these bugs, I had a strange feeling," he said.
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10.01.15On China’s National Day, Hong Kong Protesters Say That They Are Not Part of China
Time
Small groups of protesters waved the blue colonial flag.
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09.30.15The Thucydides Trap: Are the U.S. and China Headed for War?
Atlantic
In 12 of 16 past cases in which a rising power has confronted a ruling power, the result has been bloodshed.
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09.25.15How A 10-Gallon Hat Helped Heal Relations Between China And America
Washington Post
Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's 1979 tour marked a turning point in Americans' views of Communist China.
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09.25.15China’s First Lady Tones Down Star Power
Wall Street Journal
On U.S. visit, Peng Liyuan must balance charity pursuits to not steal focus from Xi.
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09.24.15Hybrid Warfare With Chinese Characteristics
Diplomat
From Sun Tzu to Xi Jinping: Russia isn’t the only one who knows hybrid warfare.
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09.24.15Cultural Revolution Shaped Xi Jinping, From Schoolboy to Survivor
New York Times
Visiting the United States this week, Mr. Xi, 62, has presented himself as a polished statesman.
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09.23.15Rights Protesters, China Supporters Greet President Xi in Seattle
Reuters
About 100 people protesting against human rights abuses in China greeted President Xi Jinping in Seattle.