Monthly Archives: November 2011

China: Bad Neighbor?

November 11, 2011 7:37 PM

In Firstpost, Zhu Feng of Peking University’s Center for International & Strategic Studies highlights recent events that have heightened friction

Decision 2012: Politicking and the Race for the Politburo

November 11, 2011 7:04 PM

Yawei Liu of The Jamestown Foundation examines the “innovations” of Chongqing’s Bo Xilai and the public brinksmanship between himself

U.S. Firm to Advise China on Nuclear Power

November 11, 2011 6:29 PM

China has struck an agreement with Chicago-based Exelon Group in which instructors will provide consulting and training services to an arm of state-owned

Mao Yushi Believes China Will Be Set Free

November 11, 2011 6:16 PM

The Sydney Morning Herald’s John Garnaut interviews liberal economist Mao Yushi, who has been the target of a vicious hate campaign for his public

China Quarterly Archives Allow Free Access

November 11, 2011 5:11 PM

The China Quarterly recently made the ten most popular articles from the past decade available for free download on their website. The articles include: *

Clinton Presses China on Tibet, Chen Guangcheng

November 11, 2011 2:34 AM

At the APEC summit in Honolulu, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly challenged China over self-immolations in Tibet and the house arrest of

Real Estate Prices Tumble as Chinese Government Tries to Contain a Bubble

November 11, 2011 1:41 AM

The Chinese government hiked interest rates and tightened limits on bank lending and mortgage availability in an effort to tame inflation and prevent

To Save America's Economy, Ditch Taiwan

November 11, 2011 12:04 AM

From a New York Times op-ed by Paul V. Kane: There are dozens of initiatives President Obama could undertake to strengthen our economic security. Here

Photo: Yak butter lamps at Ganden Monastery, by eatswords

November 10, 2011 11:38 PM

Yak butter lamps at Ganden Monastery, by eatswords.

20 Chinese Coal Miners Killed, 23 Trapped in Latest Accident (Updated)

November 10, 2011 11:00 PM

A mine explosion in Yunnan has killed 20 and left 23 trapped underground, just days after the rescue of over 50 miners in Henan following a cave-in caused

Human Rights Watch: Enforced Disappearances a Growing Threat

November 10, 2011 10:59 PM

Proposed changes to China’s criminal procedure law would provide extrajudicial detentions with “a thicker veneer of legality”, according

China's Environmental Ambivalence: Green Leader or Climate Blackmailer?

November 10, 2011 10:36 PM

China has recently been sending out mixed messages regarding its stance on climate change. On the one hand, China seems to be going green and has committed itself t

The Industry of Higher Education

November 10, 2011 9:17 PM

American Public Media’s Marketplace recently broadcast a two-part series of reports about the process that Chinese students often go through in hopes

Adam Minter: Wanting Change, Chinese Get on Their Knees

November 10, 2011 5:09 PM

For Bloomberg, Adam Minter writes about the complex social and political implications of recent images that have been passed around online of people kneeling

China’s Restive Tibetan Regions: No Mercy

November 10, 2011 2:27 PM

Concerns are mounting over the situation in ethnic Tibetan areas, with the recent spate of self-immolation protests and the corresponding crackdown by

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