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11.09.16
Donald Trump’s Peace Through Strength Vision for the Asia-Pacific
from Foreign Policy
In 2011, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced with great fanfare in Foreign Policy that the United States would begin a military “pivot” to the Asia-Pacific. This beating of the American chest was done against the backdrop of China’s...
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11.09.16
China Just Won The U.S. Election
from Foreign Policy
The election of Donald Trump will be a disaster for anyone who cares about human rights, U.S. global leadership, and media freedom. That means it’s a victory for Beijing, where, as I write, the Chinese leaders near me in the palatial complex of...
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11.09.16In Trump Win, China Hopes for U.S. Retreat
Wall Street Journal
Election results mean economic threat, geopolitical opportunity for Beijing
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11.09.16China Just Won the U.S. Election
Foreign Policy
China’s leaders are looking forward to a President Trump who offers less resistance and more hypocrisy. But Beijing's triumph may cost it in the end
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11.09.16Trump’s China Wall
Bloomberg
For all his rhetoric about building a wall along the Mexican border, Donald J. Trump may build an even bigger barrier against China
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11.09.16Chinese Journalists Get an Exhilarating Look at the U.S. Election
New York Times
Chinese journalists observing the election expressed surprise at how seriously Americans took their votes
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11.09.16A Sea of Red Across Asian Markets as Trump Wins
Nikkei Asian Review
Asian stock markets had a very bad day on Wednesday, plummeting across the board as U.S. voters swept Republican candidate Donald Trump to the White House
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11.09.16Beijing Reacts Cautiously to Trump Triumph
Financial Times
President-elect has threatened China with trade and currency wars
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11.08.16Hong Kong Umbrellas, Chinese Maoism, Trump, Duterte, and Brexit: What’s the Link?
South China Morning Post
Why the global order is becoming ever more uncertain
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11.08.16Provincial Party Shake-up Paves Way for Leadership Changes
About half of China's provincial party committees have changed top ranks.
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11.08.16Why Chinese Netizens Cheer Trump
To online 'Trump Guards,' the U.S. race pits a corrupt official against a plain-spoken outsider
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11.08.16China Passes Law to Ensure Films ‘Serve the People and Socialism’
Guardian
First law governing the country’s film industry targets box-office fraud and says film-makers must have excellent moral integrity
Conversation
11.07.16
The Chinese Communist Party, with Xi Jinping at the Core
In late October, the Chinese Communist Party anointed Xi Jinping as a “core leader.” While the position doesn’t come with any formal responsibilities, its symbolism is important. According to The New York Times, it shows that senior Party officials...
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11.07.16
Why Chinese Elites Endorse Hillary Clinton
The United States, China’s largest trading partner but also its greatest geopolitical rival, faces an election that threatens domestic instability. A Donald Trump victory would confirm to many Chinese the inherent weakness of American democracy. A...
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11.07.16China Adopts Cybersecurity Law Despite Foreign Opposition
Bloomberg
The law requires internet operators to cooperate with investigations involving crime and national security, mandatory testing and certification of equipment
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11.07.16In a First, China Moves to Bar 2 Hong Kong Legislators From Office
New York Times
The extraordinary intervention in the affairs of this semiautonomous former British colony could prompt a constitutional crisis and incite more street protests
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11.07.16The Coming Clash With China Over North Korea
Washington Post
Could the first foreign crisis of a potential Clinton presidency come not in the Middle East or with Russia, but in northeast Asia?
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11.07.16China Ousts Finance Minister Lou Jiwei as Xi Turns to Allies in Surprise Reshuffle
Wall Street Journal
Senior official was widely seen as a voice for reform of the country’s fiscal system
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11.07.16China Tantalized by US Election Mayhem and Prospect of ’Thug’ Trump as President
Guardian
Experts say that Beijing would prefer Republican over Hillary Clinton who is considered a hardliner on human rights
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11.07.16Malaysia’s Najib Risks Backlash at Home After Deals with China
Reuters
Malaysian Prime Minister is facing grumblings at home that he is "selling off" his country after returning from China with $34 billion worth of deals
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11.04.16Why Are So Many First-Generation Chinese Immigrants Supporting Donald Trump?
Sinica Podcast
Based on dozens of conversations with Chinese and Chinese Americans, Kuo explains the chief reasons behind the popularity of Trump
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11.04.16In Xi’s China, Everything Old is New Again
Foreign Policy
Eighty years after the end of the Long March, a Communist leader asks for another one. What is he really seeking?
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11.04.16China Will Intervene in the Case of Hong Kong’s Pro-Independence Lawmakers
Time
Experts worry Beijing's move to interpret HK's Basic Law would damage the people’s trust in the rule of law and the independence of the courts
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11.03.16Ai Weiwei to West: Tackle China on Human Rights Whatever the Cost
Guardian
‘It doesn’t matter it will hurt me or not – do what you think is right’: artist says Beijing has axed rule of law for anyone with contrary political views
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11.02.16Chaos Again at Hong Kong’s Legislature as Chinese Intervention Said to Loom Large
Time
Two separatist lawmakers attempt to take their oaths of office for a fourth time, as rumors of direct Chinese intervention fly
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11.02.16
Law of the Sea and the U.S. Election
from Carnegie China
The South China Sea has been a central point of tension in the U.S.-China relationship under the Obama administration. In this podcast, Paul Haenle speaks with John Bellinger, the most senior international lawyer in the George W. Bush administration...
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11.01.16A Plea to Britain: Don’t Forget Tibet in Your Dealings With China
Guardian
Britain has a fine history of upholding the democratic values of Tibet. It must do once again as it negotiates business and trade ties with Beijing
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11.01.16In a Rare Move, China Criticizes Trump Plan to Exit Climate Change Pact
Reuters
"I believe a wise political leader should take policy stances that conform with global trends," China's veteran climate chief said
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11.01.16On Duterte’s Heels, Malaysia is the Next Asian Country to Embrace China
Washington Post
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called himself a “true friend” of China, determined to take their relationship to "new heights"
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11.01.16Germany Inc. Is Not for Sale to China, Berlin Says
Foreign Policy
And Beijing has made clear that it has “great concern” over this turn of events
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10.31.16Xi Jinping is China’s “Core” Leader: Here’s What That Means
New York Times
President Xi got a lift when the CCP give him the title of "Core" Leader last week. But what does that mean for Mr. Xi and China’s political future?
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10.31.16Russia Welcomes Growing Wave of “Red Tourists” from China
Wall Street Journal
Nostalgia for Communist past as well as capitalist bargain-hunting draw more Chinese visitors
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10.31.16China Tries to “Divide and Rule” Taiwan by Befriending Pro-Beijing Towns
Reuters
Taiwanese local officials, representing China-friendly Nationalist Party controlled counties, were promised greater tourism and agricultural ties
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10.28.16Here’s What Africans Think of China’s Influence in Their Countries
Washington Post
An African-led research network conducting surveys in 36 African countries reported on citizens’ attitudes toward China. They’re mostly positive.
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10.28.16An Exiled Editor Traces the Roots of Democratic Thought in China
New York Times
An interview with Hu Ping, editor of the pro-democracy journal "Beijing Spring," based in New York
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10.28.16Philippines Says China Vessels Have Left Disputed Scarborough Shoal
South China Morning Post
Unimpeded access for first time in four years, Philippine minister says
Caixin Media
10.27.16
Shanghai Enforcing Ban on Overseas Curricula at International Schools
Education authorities in Shanghai have sought to reaffirm a government rule that bans international schools attended by Chinese students from using imported curricula in their entirety. The action comes amid official concerns over the erosion of...
Conversation
10.27.16
What Does Xi Jinping’s Top-Down Leadership Mean for Innovation in China?
One of the hallmarks of Xi Jinping’s leadership has been a centralization of power across a whole range of areas of domestic politics. This week, the Chinese Communist Party’s leadership meets in Beijing for the sixth plenary session of its 18th...
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10.27.16China’s Communist Party Declares Xi Jinping ‘Core’ Leader
New York Times
The term suggests Mr. Xi has already joined the same revered league as Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping before a big shake-up in the party’s top ranks next year
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10.27.16China Does Itself No Favors With Its Threats
Nikkei Asian Review
If its economy keeps on growing, China's sheer size, wealth and military reach may make a kind of Pax Sinica in the region inevitable
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10.27.16And the Award for ‘Best Corruption Apology by a Chinese Official’ Goes To…
Quartz
The winner so far is Li Chuncheng, former deputy party chief of Sichuan province, who is now serving 13 years’ jail time for abusing power and bribery
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10.27.16
China: The Virtues of the Awful Convulsion
from New York Review of Books
For decades, Beijing’s Beihai Park has been one of the city’s most beloved retreats—a strip of green around a grand lake to the north of the Communist Party’s leadership compound, its waters crowded with electric rental boats shaped like ducks and...
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10.26.16LegCo Drama Rages On
South China Morning Post
LegCo president Andrew Leung adjourns meeting after B. Leung and Yau force way into chamber; protest organizer estimates 10,000 came to denounce the duo
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10.26.16China Officials Stuff Cotton Gauze into Air Monitoring Equipment to Falsify Results
Telegraph
The environmental officials had also tampered with computers to alter the results of pollution monitoring in the northern city of Xi’an
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10.26.16How One City in China is Trying to Avoid a Property Boom and Bust
Financial Times
Chongqing mayor’s star rises thanks to scrutiny of real estate market
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10.26.16Shanghai Seeks to Enforce Ban on Overseas Curricula at International Schools
Move comes as officials voice fears over erosion of values that result from imported syllabuses
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10.25.16
How Many U.S. Allies Can China Turn?
Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines since June, visited China this week and signaled his interest in shifting Manila’s allegiance away from Washington toward Beijing. While his predecessor sued China in an international court to contest...
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10.25.16Resettling China’s 'Ecological Migrants'
New York Times
These are the people the government has relocated from lands distressed by climate change, industrialization, and poor policies to hastily built villages
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10.25.16China’s Latest Deadly Industrial Explosion Spotlights Dire Workplace Safety
Time
Explosion that killed at least 14 came during a key meeting of the Chinese Communist Party and was swiftly censored
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10.25.16Duterte’s Fling With China Could Prove Fleeting
Wall Street Journal
Beijing will soon discover that Manila’s affections can be fickle
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10.24.16
The Yuan’s Internationalization is Just Beginning
The official acceptance of the yuan (or renminbi) into the International Monetary Fund’s elite currency club on October 1 marked a milestone in the Chinese government’s campaign to boost the yuan’s international appeal.Inclusion of the yuan in the...
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10.24.16China’s 6th Plenum Begins With a Focus on Intra-Party Discipline: What to Expect
Diplomat
The highlight of China’s 2016 political calendar, the Sixth Plenum of the 18th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, kicked off on Monday
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10.24.16In China, Close to 8,000 People are Vying for One Government Job
Wall Street Journal
The job — with more than 7,700 applicants vying for a single position as of Sunday — is head of the reception office at the China Democratic League
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10.24.16Researcher Uncovers How Victims of China’s Cultural Revolution Really Died
Los Angeles Times
Her persistence has pierced the official silence enforced by the Chinese government. As time goes on, families of those who died are more willing to open up
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10.24.16Guess What India and China Need to Improve Relations? More Spies
South China Morning Post
Strange as it may sound, China and India need a basis in espionage to improve their relationship.
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10.21.16Pope Francis Targets Deal With China in Year of Mercy
Guardian
Agreement on issue of Vatican’s right to appoint bishops in China would be biggest diplomatic feat of Francis’s papacy
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10.21.16Chinese Hackers Targeted U.S. Aircraft Carrier
Financial Times
Cyber security group says attack launched against visitors to vessel in South China Sea
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10.21.16As Tensions Over Taiwan’s National Identity Reignite, Mainland Tourists Avoid the Island
Los Angeles Times
Mainland tourism has dropped 20% since June, weeks after President Tsai took power and declined to endorse the One-China notion
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10.21.16Trump’s Misleading Comparison of the U.S. and Chinese Economies
Wall Street Journal
Emerging markets run faster than advanced economies because of the rule of diminishing returns