Return of the Red Guards?
In the spring of 1966, a small group of students attending the Tsinghua University Middle School named themselves “Chairman Mao’s Red Guards” after signing two big-character posters criticizing the...
View ArticleThe Dragon Next Door
Chinese construction companies are behind many of the new buildings going up in Yangon While in Yangon, Myanmar last month, I had a chance to talk with several Myanmarese who naturally asked me where...
View ArticleBaby Boom or Baby Bust?
The once-in-a-decade leadership transition in China that starts November 8 will see a new slate of top leaders installed by next spring, all eager to influence a new vision of a changing China. But...
View ArticleContrasting Elections in the U.S. and China
When two of the world’s largest superpowers undergo political transitions at the same time, contrasts are inevitable. One of the best comparisons comes from the above cartoon, which contrasts the...
View ArticleThe Great Renewal of the Chinese Nation
Reminiscent of the carefully-choreographed 2008 Beijing Olympics, China’s unveiling on Thursday of the lineup of the new Politburo Standing Committee, its highest leadership body, took every...
View ArticleWill there be a Code of Conduct in the South China Seas?
Today marks the start of the East Asia Summit, an annual forum where the leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their counterparts from eight other nations,...
View ArticleProve China spy allegations or “shut up”
In a radio interview airing Nov. 17 on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Zhang Junsai, China’s ambassador to Canada, told radio host Evan Solomon that Chinese firms are not involved in foreign...
View ArticleBean Counters Battle over Sovereignty
This week the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged China-located affiliates of the big five U.S. accounting firms with breaking securities laws by failing to provide documents from...
View ArticleChina Reacts to North Korean Missile Launch
Photo credit: BBC News On Wednesday, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) successfully launched a long-range rocket, in defiance of U.N. resolutions against the DPRK using ballistic...
View ArticleBeijing Reacts to Abe’s Victory
photo: Suria In one of the biggest landslides in Japan’s electoral history, the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Shinzo Abe surged back to power in Japan’s general election last Sunday –...
View ArticleThe Year of the Dragon
The year 2012 was for Beijing a year to display its dragon-like qualities of authority, dignity, and honor. The dragon is also the symbol of the emperor, so it may have been auspicious for a new...
View ArticleChuck Hagel on China
Chuck Hagel is pictured during his service in the Vietnam War, circa 1967-68. (Library of Congress) Following the failure of his nomination of Susan Rice to head the Defense Department, President...
View ArticlePhilippine government alarmed over Chinese patrol ship
Last Wednesday, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario asked China to explain its deployment of a patrol ship to guard disputed territorial claims in the South China Sea. The Chinese patrol...
View ArticleChina Tests the Waters (and Airspace) with Japan’s New Leader
While ties between China and its neighbors have long been strained by territorial disputes in the South China Sea, Beijing’s policy has typically been one of self-restraint coupled with patient...
View ArticleBetween a Rock and a Hard Place
Here on the tranquil island of Palawan, in the West Philippine Sea, the arrival of Chinese naval vessels is causing quite some anxiety among local residents. Last Friday, three ships from the...
View ArticleGanging up on China
For those physically-challenged weaklings who are constantly badgered and harassed by stronger bullies, joining a gym and working out can be a rational response. A quicker method, however, would be to...
View ArticleChina’s Challenges in Central Asia
Just when things are hotting up again with its neighbors in the East and South China Seas, Beijing faces new challenges from its western neighbors in Central Asia. A report released on February 27...
View ArticleChina hosts talks with Kachin rebels
A Myanmar government soldier stands guard on Balaminhtin bridge over the Irrawaddy River near the city of Myitkyina in the north of the country after months of renewed fighting between government...
View ArticleXi’s African Charm Offensive
Photo: John Lukuwi, AFP/Getty Images Incoming Chinese president Xi Jinping’s first trip as head of state took him to Russia, Tanzania, South Africa and the Republic of Congo late last month. His...
View ArticleHow China Should React to North Korea
Years of patient diplomatic efforts by China with its belligerent neighbor North Korea seemed to be coming to an end on Saturday, following Beijing’s public announcement of an agreement with the U.S....
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