2020/06/11 |
China Uses Cabbage to Advance Disputed Asian Sea Claim
The Chinese navy has just harvested crops it had grown on Woody Island in the South China Sea. This could be used as proof of China’s economic activity on the disputed territory.
2020/07/07 |
Taiwan-China Diplomatic Competition Comes to Somaliland
Taiwan’s diplomatic agreement with Somaliland, a self-governing territory, is seen as a symbolic victory.
2020/05/14 |
Country-to-Country Bubbles: New Way to Travel in Asia After Covid-19
Countries in Asia Pacific are recovering from the pandemic and they might be able to open up regional travel soon.
2020/09/11 |
Apple Announces ‘Human Rights Policy’ Following Criticism
The tech giant’s policy prohibits harassment and abuse and specifies a 60-hour maximum workweek, as well as at least one day off per week.
2020/08/19 |
Flooding at Home, Tensions Abroad Raise Concern for China’s Food Security
Analysts say recent pressure on China’s food security is due to natural disasters at home and worsening relations with many of Beijing’s trade partners.
2020/09/17 |
US Officials, Lawmakers Blast WTO Ruling on US Tariffs on China
The World Trade Organization ruled that some punitive measures introduced by the Trump administration against China broke international trading rules.
2020/05/08 |
US Rallies Support to Back Taiwan's WHO Bid
The US move is seen as an open rebuke to China, which has been blocking Taiwan's representation at WHO meetings
2020/04/20 |
Could Virus See Rohingya 'Floating Coffins' Crisis Return to ASEAN?
Human rights groups are urging Malaysia and Thailand to accept the Rohingya refugees who are floating between the shores.
2020/06/01 |
On US College Campuses, Student Groups Call for Closure of Beijing-Funded Confucius Institutes
An open letter from two major U.S. college political organizations has called for the closure of Confucius Institutes, citing the threat the institutes pose to academic freedom.
2020/03/27 |
US Leads the World in Coronavirus Cases
New York state is the epicenter of the US outbreak, where the number of confirmed cases is growing by 3,000 a day.
2020/06/12 |
Zoom Temporarily Suspends Account After Hosting Tiananmen Square Event
Humanitarian China, an organization focused on providing relief for political prisoners and activists, had its Zoom account shut down. "It seems possible Zoom acted on pressure from the CCP," the organization said in a statement.
2020/08/20 |
Splits Emerge Among Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Parties Over Boycott Pledge
Hong Kong has offered to extend pan-democratic lawmakers' current terms until September 30, 2021; it appears more moderate lawmakers prefer to stay, while younger lawmakers argue for boycott.
2020/08/04 |
Children of High-Level CCP Officials Choose to Live Abroad
Recent article by outspoken Chinese sociologist has gone viral on Beijing’s tightly-controlled social media, sparking debates about children of China's privileged class who choose to live overseas.
2020/09/14 |
The Price of Beijing's Vaccine Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
With few options for obtaining doses, many of the countries China is targeting may mute their objections to Beijing’s policies on issues such as the contested South China Sea
2020/07/23 |
US Shuts China's Houston Consulate; Pompeo Cites Intellectual Property Theft
U.S. State Department says order to close Houston facility was done "to protect American intellectual property and American’s private information." China vows to retaliate.
2020/04/02 |
Trump Stopped, But Taiwan Still Refers to Covid-19 as 'Chinese Virus'
Government officials, media, and the public in Taiwan call COVID-19 the "Wuhan pneumonia" after the Chinese city where it was discovered.
2020/04/15 |
Africans in China Complain of Coronavirus-Linked Discrimination
Reports of evictions in Guangzhou and quarantines targeting Africans has caused diplomatic tensions.
2020/08/10 |
US Health and Human Services Secretary Visits Taiwan
Alex Azar's visit comes as relations between United States and China have plunged to historic lows.