Netizen Voices: As Sino-Japanese Tensions Rise, “Tourism is Treated like a Chamberpot, a Disposable Tool”
The diplomatic crisis between China and Japan continues to intensify, following Japanese Prime...
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China Sits Out Mediation of Russia-Ukraine War, Despite Entanglements
The two back-to-back summits that U.S. President Donald Trump hosted over the past week, first with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and then with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders in...
China Resigned to Quiet Diplomacy After U.S. and Israeli Strikes on Iran
A fragile ceasefire appears to have paused 12 days of war between Israel and Iran, which has killed at least 28 people in Israel and at least 1,054 people in Iran. As the dust settles, observers have scrutinized not only the...
Chinese Nationalists Declare “Victory” in India-Pakistan Conflict
In response to reports that India and Pakistan have agreed to a tenuous ceasefire following several days of intense military conflict between both nuclear-armed nations last week, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
China Reacts to the Fall of Assad
In a sudden breakthrough in the Syrian civil war, rebel groups rolled into Damascus on Sunday and overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, putting an end to decades of his family’s dictatorial rule. There has been much commentary...
Explosion at Chinese Consulate in Myanmar Follows Beijing’s Growing Acceptance of Junta
Around 5:00 p.m. local time on Friday, an explosion damaged an office building of the Chinese consulate in Mandalay, the second-largest city in Myanmar. No casualties were reported, but the Chinese government condemned the...
Israel Scrutinizes China’s Position Amid Regional War
China’s relationship with Israel has soured over the past year. Throughout Israel’s war in Gaza, China has repeatedly blamed Israel and its American backing for the continuation of violence, and has attempted to play the...
ASEAN Summit Reveals Divisions on Regional Conflict Management
Leaders of southeast Asian countries gathered in Laos this week for the annual ASEAN summit and the concurrent East Asia Summit attended by major global partners. China, represented by Premier Li Qiang, hailed the “substantial...
China Evacuates Citizens From Lebanon as Israel’s War Engulfs Region
This week, Israel invaded southern Lebanon and continued airstrikes on Beirut, while Iran launched direct missile strikes against Israel. Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed more than 1,100 people over the past two weeks and...
China Brokers Agreement Between Hamas and Fatah, Seeks to Project Constructive Role in Ending Gaza War
A consortium of 14 Palestinian political factions, including rivals Hamas and Fatah, agreed to form an interim unity government for the occupied West Bank and Gaza after the war with Israel ends. The agreement was reached this...
Quote of the Day: Neighborhood Security Guards A “Capricious, Unsupervised, and Unscrutinized Form of Violence”
Today’s quote is a rumination on the fatal stabbing of a delivery man in Qingdao. In early December, a neighborhood security guard stabbed a food delivery man during a conflict about whether the latter could park his moped...
China Sidesteps Israel-Hamas Conflict
The recent escalation of Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza has incited fierce reactions around the world and put Beijing in an uncomfortable position. The latest figures show that at least 1,300 Israelis were killed by Hamas’...
State Media Hails Evacuation of Chinese Citizens, Others from Sudan
Heavy fighting between rival military groups in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum has put local and foreign civilians in peril. Over the past week, Chinese, American, and other governments implemented evacuation plans to escort their...
Xi and Biden Show Resolve, Cool Tensions in Bali Meeting
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping met on Monday in Bali for their first in-person meeting since Biden took office. Buoyed by their recent political victories at home, the two leaders sought to...
Protests Engulf Solomon Islands and Chinese Businesses Amid Geopolitical Rivalries
Last week, the Solomon Islands erupted in protest. Rioters in the country’s capital, Honiara, torched numerous buildings in Chinatown, ransacked a police station, and defied government lockdown orders. Despite being met with...
Violence at Myanmar Border Puts Beijing in a Bind
Last week, The Economist reported on conflict between government troops and local rebels...
Lu Yuyu: Digital Archivist of Chinese Protest
In an exclusive for Foreign Policy, Tea Leaf Nation profiles Lu Yuyu, a onetime migrant worker who...
Is Russia Exaggerating China’s Support In Ukraine?
Reuters reports (via the SCMP) that Russia may have overestimated China’s support of its...
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