2019/01/03 |
Taiwan News: Tsai Slams Xi's 'One Country, Two Systems' Proposal
A daily breakdown of Taiwan's top stories and why they matter.
2019/01/02 |
Xi Calls Taiwan Independence 'Dead End,' Touts Success in 'Frustrating' Efforts
The speech was light on inflammatory rhetoric and heavy on paeans to the 'One Country, Two Systems' model.
2019/01/01 |
Taiwan News: Govt Bolsters Swine Fever Defense, Xi to Give Speech on Taiwan
A daily breakdown of Taiwan's top stories and why they matter.
2018/12/27 |
CARTOON: Xi Jinping Finds Out Who's Naughty or Nice This Christmas
China has followed up its suppression of religious freedom with a crackdown on Christmas.
2018/12/18 |
Norway, China and the Deep Hypocrisy of the 'Human Rights Dialogue' Ritual
An October visit by Norway's royal couple – who claimed to have been unaware of Xinjiang's internment camps – checked all the boxes of what has become a ritualized process.
2018/12/05 |
OPINION: Meng Hongwei's Disappearance Reveals an Ugly Internal Truth
It's a glimpse into the murky political waters where Beijing thrives at controlling outcomes – and in which Meng himself was not simply a victim.
2018/12/03 |
Meet Wang Qishan, Architect of China's Trade War 'Charm Offensive'
As Xi and Trump lock horns, Wang Qishan is tasked with charming foreign officials and entrepreneurs.
2018/12/01 |
The World Is Waiting: Trump & Xi to Meet at G20 as Trade War Rages On
World markets are paralyzed ahead of a scheduled 2019 tariff hike from 10 to 25 percent.
2018/12/01 |
ANALYSIS: North Korea Follows the China Model to 'Reform and Open Up'
China's Belt and Road Initiative may help North Korea take a big first step towards reform.
2018/12/01 |
How Google May Plan to Work Within China's Internet Censorship Regime
A deep dive into how Google might operate behind China's Great Firewall.
2018/11/30 |
Post Mortem: Xi Jinping Leaves a Permanent Stain on the Philippines
Rodrigo Duterte seems all too happy to sell Philippine territory to the highest bidder.
2018/11/27 |
CARTOON: Taiwan Delivers an Early Cross-Strait Christmas Gift to Xi Jinping
What happened after Saturday's KMT victories? In Beijing, they say, Xi's heart grew three sizes that day.
2018/11/14 |
The Philippines Might Be Quietly Ditching China for the United States
The Philippines, privately frustrated with Beijing, is expanding its defense cooperation with the US.
2018/11/09 |
Why It's So Difficult for the US to Divorce Itself From China
Like it or not, rapidly 'decoupling' from China might get messy should the United States try it.
2018/11/05 |
After Fan Bingbing & Meng Hongwei, Nobody Is Safe in Xi Jinping's China
Both the starlet and the cop are victims of Xi's newest repression tactic: liuzhi, or retention in custody.
2018/11/02 |
Why Northeast China's 'Rust Belt' Is Crucial to Xi Jinping's 'Chinese Dream'
No leader since Mao has truly placated the residents of northeast China. Xi Jinping is trying.
2018/11/01 |
Did Brazil Just Elect an Anti-China President in Jair Bolsonaro?
The far-right Bolsonaro, who visited Taiwan in February 2018, has criticized Chinese investment in Brazil.
2018/10/29 |
Will China Use Its Xinjiang 'Periphery Playbook' on Hong Kong & Taiwan?
Beijing's aggressive maneuvers in Xinjiang and its recent actions in Hong Kong have unnerving similarities.