With the G20 meeting set to begin in Washington this weekend, China is the focus of attention as world leaders strive to find a way out of the global financial mess. From the International Herald Tribune: While President Nicolas...
Read MoreThe Seattle Times sees China’s plan to pump billions into infrastructure projects at home as a plus for U.S. businesses, who might find new export opportunities in China — for turbines and earthmovers, for example....
Read MoreWith George Bush calling a 20 country summit this November to discuss the current credit crisis, the rest of the world questions what role China will play. The Economic Times reports: China can’t save the world from a financial...
Read MoreFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has refused to meet with the Dalai Lama during his visit to France, and the former French prime minister has also issued statements that diplomatic ties between China and France are warming. From...
Read MoreFrom AFP: The Dalai Lama kicks off Tuesday an 11-day visit to France that threatened to spark a crisis between Paris and Beijing, until President Nicolas Sarkozy quashed speculation he would meet the Tibetan spiritual leader....
Read More[Editor’s Note: Since March, a series of events including unrest in Lhasa and protests following the Olympic torch relay, have brought to the surface a clash between nationalist elements of the Chinese public and...
Read MoreWritten by Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, from Project Syndicate: China lobbied long and hard to host this summer’s Olympics, and thousands of Chinese literally danced in the streets when...
Read MoreNew York Times columnist Nicolas Kristof applauds the International Criminal Court’s recent request for an arrest warrant for the President of Sudan, Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, and turns his sights on China: If China continues...
Read More“With 100 days remaining until the Olympic Games get underway, Chinese authorities are marking the milestone with a series of events.” From BBC: …Early on Wednesday morning, thousands of residents of the...
Read MoreJeffrey N. Wasserstrom writes in the Nation: To boycott or not to boycott, that is the question. Rather, that’s just one of the questions activists are facing right now when it comes to China. At least four different...
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