Rule of the Princelings
Cairo Review has published an issue dedicated to China. The lead story, by Cheng Li, looks at the rise of princelings among China’s incoming rulers and what it means for the future of Chinese politics:...
View ArticleDiaoyu Stand-off a Bid to Cement Xi’s Authority?
At Fareed Zakaria’s Global Public Square at CNN, The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos answers readers’ questions about China, including the following: “Hen na gaijin” raises the issue of the South China Sea....
View ArticleChina’s Soft Power Investment “Not Enough”
China has spent heavily to project its “soft power” abroad but has seen its image deteriorate across America, Europe and the Middle East, according to George Washington University’s David Shambaugh. He...
View ArticleChina and Vietnam Row Over South China Sea Clash
Amid continuing tensions in the South China Sea, Vietnam is accusing China of attacking fishermen in the disputed region. Reuters reports: A statement posted on the Vietnamese government’s website said...
View ArticleCrisis Only a Phone Call Away
John Garnaut describes a conflict-defusing military hotline between Washington and Beijing that is currently in testing, quoting military and political analysts on the likely “flashpoints” that could...
View ArticleChina to Open Disputed Islands to Tourism
Reuters reports that China will soon be allowing tourists to visit disputed islands in the South China Sea: China will this month start allowing tourists to visit the Paracel Islands, one of a group of...
View ArticleASEAN, China to Discuss Maritime Code of Conduct
Indonesia’s foreign minister told reporters on Thursday that his ASEAN counterparts will hold a special meeting with China to discuss a code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea, according to...
View ArticleChina Plans New Generation of Aircraft Carriers
On Monday last week, The Diplomat’s Harry Kazianis wrote that the value of China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier remains, for now, mostly symbolic: As our own Naval Diplomat noted, several months back:...
View ArticleXi, Obama Plan June Summit in California
The White House announced Monday that U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in California next month for the first time since Xi’s promotion as China’s new leader,...
View ArticleVideo: Japan To Strengthen Self-Defense
A video on Al Jazeera features Japan’s move to rename and strengthen its self-defense force. Tomohiko Taniguchi, a Councillor in Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat, emphasizes in the video that Japan has...
View ArticleWith Latest Pact, China Outshining U.S. in ASEAN
While U.S. President Barack Obama has remained stateside to deal with his government’s fiscal impasse, Chinese president Xi Jinping and premier Li Keqiang have mounted a diplomatic offensive in...
View ArticleA Game of Shark and Minnow
The New York Times employs a digital story-telling format to provide an in-depth look at the territorial disputes currently raging between China, the Philippines and other neighboring countries over...
View ArticleMaking Sense of China’s Meager Typhoon Aid
A ninefold increase in Chinese aid to the typhoon-struck Philippines has failed to quell criticism that, at $1.84 million, China’s contribution still lags well behind those of the U.S., Japan,...
View ArticleChina to Send Rescue Teams to Philippines
The Associated Press reports that China announced on Sunday that it would send rescue and medical teams to the “hardest hit areas” of the Philippines “should conditions permit,” ”a belated offer coming...
View ArticleTyphoon Haiyan Through the Lens of China’s 2008 Quake
At the New York Times, Austin Ramzy compares China’s 2008 Wenchuan earthquake with the recent typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines, with a look at the nature of the disasters and the states’ role in...
View ArticleTensions Rise as Liaoning Anchors in South China Sea
With international tensions mounting over China’s newly declared Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, the South China Morning Post reports that the Liaoning, China’s premier...
View ArticleChina’s Territorial Claims Extend to Shipwrecks
The Wall Street Journal’s Jeremy Page reports that China is pursuing territorial claims not just on and over the nearby seas, but also under them as it moves to dominate study of South China Sea...
View ArticleChina’s Friendly Foreign Policy
China reacted strongly on Friday to a Japanese parliamentary resolution condemning its new air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea, a topic at the forefront of U.S. Vice...
View ArticleChinese, U.S. Warships in Near Collision (Updated)
CNN reports a near-miss between Chinese and American naval vessels in international waters the South China Sea last week: The incident last Friday, which was resolved peacefully, was the latest sign of...
View ArticleShould the U.S. Make China Uncomfortable?
At Foreign Policy, Elbridge Colby and Ely Ratner of the Center for a New American Security argue that softness from Washington over China’s actions in the East and South China Seas risks emboldening...
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