2020/06/23 |
OPINION: What the Chinese Communist Party Fears Most
The CCP’s internet control is not about fear of the truth being exposed. Their control is more properly understood as a display of power. And what they fear the most is people not believing this power exists.
2020/02/18 |
Chinese Activist Detained After Calling on Xi Jinping to Resign
In the latest crackdown on free speech, Chinese activist Xu Zhiyong was detained after calling Xi Jinping "clueless" on the coronavirus outbreak.
2019/11/10 |
China Keeps Quiet About the Amazon Crisis Despite Its Leverage Over Brazil
The Brazilian president met with the Chinese leader last week on trade, but China remained silent on the Amazon fires, deforestation, and other environmental issues.
2019/10/18 |
Modi Takes a Beach Stroll During Sluggish India-China Talks
Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi took time out for a beach cleanup while hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping last week — an act that might have been more productive than their talks.
2019/10/14 |
China’s Catholics Still Suffer Religious Oppression After Vatican-Beijing Deal
The Vatican, the only European state that still recognizes Taipei over Beijing, signed a landmark deal last year with the CCP in exchange for recognition of the Pope as the leader of China’s Catholics. The deal, however, has shown no sign of progress or success.
2019/02/20 |
Why Deng Xiaoping and China Could Never Truly Understand Singapore
China has always looked fondly at Singapore's reforms, but has it ever truly understood them?
2019/02/01 |
ANALYSIS: Inside Belt and Road 'Debt Trap' Projects in the Philippines
Public scrutiny may be the best defense against potentially harmful Chinese projects.
2019/01/18 |
Taiwan Blasts China for Pressuring Apple, Amazon to Change Taiwan Designation
Taiwan slammed Beijing's 'brutal behaviors,' saying they show an 'evil intent' to diminish Taiwan's sovereignty.
2019/01/15 |
Taiwan News: EU Parliament Group Blasts Xi's 'One Country, Two Systems'
A daily breakdown of Taiwan's top stories and why they matter.
2019/01/03 |
By the Numbers: The Challenges to Building Trust Between Taiwan and China
The data shows an alarming partisan disparity in Taiwanese views on cross-Strait relations.
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.