Advancing Human Rights in U.S.-China Relations
At ChinaFile, Human Rights Watch’s Nicholas Bequelin leads discussion of how the U.S. can best promote human rights in China. Other participants include Sharon Hom of Human Rights in China, rights researcher Joshua...
Read MoreSnowden: “US Gov’t Has Been Hacking China for Years” (Updated)
After reportedly disappearing upon checking out of the Hong Kong hotel room in which former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed his identity to The Guardian newspaper on June 9, the whistleblower talked to the South China...
Read MoreWord of the Week: Mystical Country
The Word of the Week comes from China Digital Space’s Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and frequently encountered in online political discussions. These are the words of China’s online...
Read MoreFormer Rail Minister’s Trial Stirs Anger at Corruption
At Caixin, Shanghai-based lawyer Ding Jinkun expresses doubts about the trial on Sunday of former Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun, whose prosecution for corruption helped bring about the ministry’s dismantling earlier this...
Read MoreShenzhou 10 Spacecraft Launched Successfully
China’s Shenzhou (Sacred Vessel) 10 spacecraft launched successfully from its base in the Gobi Desert on Tuesday, carrying three astronauts on a 15 day mission to the orbiting Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) 1 space station....
Read MoreChina’s “Clean Your Plate” Campaign
In China, food serves an important social function and providing an abundance of it, often more than one can eat, is seen as a sign of status and hospitality. However, growing awareness of food waste, especially among the...
Read MoreChina’s ‘Green’ Highway the Way to the Future
As the number of vehicles on the roads continues to increase, China is improving some of its road and traffic infrastructure to ease congestion and address greenhouse gas emissions. Zhuang Pinghui at South China Morning Post...
Read MoreIs Prism Turning the U.S. into China?
Reaction to Edward Snowden’s disclosures of documents revealing widespread U.S. government surveillance of communication systems has been somewhat muted on Chinese social media networks. Some people have accused the U.S....
Read More10 Questions for Jon Huntsman
As U.S and Chinese leaders began their two-day summit in California last Friday, Obama’s former ambassador to China Jon Huntsman spoke about U.S-China relations with John Harwood at The New York Times. Q. Grade President...
Read MoreInside the NSA’s Ultra-Secret China Hacking Group
Among the series of stories published in The Guardian last week based on files leaked by former CIA and NSA contractor Edward Snowden, one report highlighted a secret directive to identify potential foreign targets for U.S....
Read MoreSnowden NSA Leaks Meet Muted Reaction in China
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is reported to have checked out of his Hong Kong hotel and disappeared on Monday, as American authorities prepared charges and an extradition request which may or may not prove successful. Amid...
Read MoreGhana Begins Releasing Detained Gold Miners
Ghana has released 124 of the Chinese gold miners it arrested for immigration violations, according to the Chinese embassy, with immigration authorities promising to release the remaining 45 detainees on Monday. From Mimi Lau of...
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