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’s Gap Between Rhetoric and Action Perpetuates Status Quo in Gaza
On Monday, Reuters reported on the story of a man who tried to flee Gaza by crossing the border into Egypt and then flying to China in order to seek asylum, only to be denied and sent back. As his case illustrates, China’s...
Xi Flexes Diplomatic and Military Muscle at WWII Parade
On Tuesday, Xi Jinping presided over a major military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and China’s “War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.” The carefully choreographed 90-minute spectacle...
Roundup: Chinese Surveillance Tech and Norms Spread Abroad
Reports and other media articles over the past month detail the ways in which the technology and norms underpinning China’s surveillance industry are proliferating in other countries around the world. This week, Emily...
Fight Over “Correct” Historical Memory Permeates China’s War Anniversary Commemorations
China is scheduled to host a large-scale “Victory Day” military parade on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II (referred to in China as the “War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.”) China...
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...
E.U.-China Summit Strikes Pessimistic Tone on 50th Anniversary of Relations
Last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa met Chairman Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang for a summit marking 50 years of diplomatic ties between the E.U. and China....
BRI Generates Record Investments in Early 2025, as Foreign Media Push Continues
At the start of 2025, analysts reflected on the trajectory of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) more than a decade after its launch. Years of massive overseas lending brought China to an unfamiliar role of being a major...
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...
Polls Show Global Attitudes Towards China Improve, At Expense of U.S.
Numerous public opinion surveys from around the world have highlighted a significant shift in global attitudes towards China. Respondents from countries in both the Global South and Global North have expressed increasingly...
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...
ICIJ Investigation Highlights Scope of Chinese Government’s Transnational Repression
This week, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published “China Targets,” a 10-month, cross-border investigation with dozens of media partners around the world on the topic of Beijing’s transnational...
Translation: Chai Jing Interviews a Chinese Mercenary Fighting for Russia in Ukraine (Part Two)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected a U.S. peace plan that would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, stipulate that Ukraine could never join NATO, and require Ukraine...
Censors Dampen Online Commentary on Spiraling U.S.-China Trade War
The Trump administration’s recent tariff measures triggered a geopolitical earthquake that has shaken world markets and set Chinese media ablaze. In a dramatic escalation, the U.S. increased tariffs on China from 54% to 104%...
Translation: Chai Jing Interviews a Chinese Mercenary Fighting for Russia in Ukraine (Part One)
In recent days, the capture of two Chinese soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine has highlighted the role of foreign fighters in that conflict. In a post to his X account, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
WeChat Users React to Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office Meeting: “Don’t You Have Any Respect for His Country or His People?”
The fallout from Friday’s heated Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and today’s announcement that the U.S. would pause aid to Ukraine continues to reverberate...
Europe Weighs Pivot to China Amid Fraying Transatlantic Ties
Last weekend’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) unleashed a geopolitical earthquake that may realign Europe’s relationship with the U.S. and China. U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance delivered a conference speech that The...
“Wolf Warrior” Lu Shaye Appointed as China’s Special Representative for Europe
Last week, the Chinese government confirmed the appointment of Lu Shaye as its Special Representative for European Affairs. Lu was previously the Chinese Ambassador to France and known for his incendiary statements which earned...
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