Will China’s Rise Lead to War?
As the country’s new official map indicates, China’s assertion over its maritime...
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Two More New Citizen Activists Convicted; Xu to Appeal
New Citizens’ Movement members Hou Xin and Yuan Dong were convicted on Wednesday, days after...
Read MoreChina’s Rise: A Quest To ‘Hug The World’?
In a series looking at China’s expanding reach in the world, NPR’s Morning Edition goes back in history to look at China’s goals and motivations in undertaking global explorations under Admiral Zheng He (Listen...
Read MoreEurope’s Plagues Came From China, Study Finds
New research indicates that the three waves of plague that struck Europe, the first in the 6th century, all originated in China, the New York Times reports: The great waves of plague that twice devastated Europe and changed the...
Read MoreRobert D. Kaplan: While U.S. is Distracted, China Develops Sea Power
In the Washington Post, Robert D. Kaplan gives his perspective on China’s rising sea power: Whereas an island nation such as Britain goes to sea as a matter of course, a continental nation with long and contentious land...
Read MoreChina, Kenya to Search for Ancient Chinese Wrecks
From the Associated Press: An agreement was signed for a three-year project funded by China’s Commerce Ministry to explore waters near the popular tourist towns ofMalindi and Lamu, the official Xinhua News Agency reported...
Read MoreMusic Video: Harmonizing the Gulf of Aden
The Chinese Navy’s Political Art Troupe has released a song to mark the mission to defeat Somalian pirates. The following music video is from Chinese video sharing site Youku, lyrics translated by the Black and White Cat blog:...
Read MoreChina in Africa Round-up 08.01: ICC Indictment, Chinese Troops in Darfur, Anti-Dumping Investigation in SA, China Funds in Africa, and A Chinese Color War
From Xinhua: China Urges Security Council to Suspend ICC Indictment of Sudanese Leader China on Thursday urged the UN Security Council to suspend the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s indictment of Sudanese President...
Read MoreNo Logic in Blaming China for Darfur
Written by Liu Guijin, China’s special envoy to Darfur, from China Daily: China and the Arab nations have a long tradition of interaction. Even before Zheng He’s voyages over 600 years ago, China had both direct and...
Read MoreEmperor Hu’s New Clothes for Africa – Bright B Simons, Evans Lartey and Franklin Cudjoe
From Asia Times: On Saturday, Chinese President Hu Jintao’s whirlwind visit to eight African countries in 12 days will come to an end, marking a bold new foray into the “Dark Continent”. Six centuries ago, another Chinese dignitary touched on the shores of Africa; he returned to Beijing with a giraffe, an exotic gift no […]
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