For many Chinese, there are ‘more important things’ than Taiwan unification Beijing has not ruled out using force to annex Taiwan, but there is little appetite for war among Chinese people. Al Jazeera · Mar 15, 2024
China's Leaders To Set Growth Goals As Economic Woes Mount China is set to unveil some of its lowest growth targets in decades when top Communist Party officials begin an annual meeting Tuesday, as the world's second largest economy faces dire headwinds. International Business Times · Mar 4, 2024
Money, power and the peril of courting Chinese nationalism Nationalism in China has been invoked for political ends and financial gains, but it is also a destructive force. Al Jazeera · Mar 2, 2024
China's Rise Justifies Sale Of US Steel The United States needs allies like Japan to help manufacture steel. If Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel can join forces to become more productive in their collective operations and scale a competitive steel industry, it will benefit the national security of both nations. International Business Times · Feb 23, 2024
Brutality of oppression: Ai Weiwei speaks on Gaza, China and New York City ‘Speak your thoughts loudly and without considering the consequences,’ says the artist. Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2024
Xi's Corruption Crackdown Targets Embattled Finance Sector Since rising to power a decade ago, Xi has waged a constant campaign against deep-seated graft that has led to the punishment of at least 4.7 million officials, according to a 2022 report by the state-run Global Times. International Business Times · Jan 23, 2024
Displaced comrades: cold war rivalries, lies and spies among Sydney’s Russian émigrés A new book reveals how two clubs on opposite sides of George Street – and the cold war – played a key role in Australia’s era of espionage The Guardian - AU · Jan 13, 2024
Wild Swans author Jung Chang awarded CBE in New Year Honours for services to literature Dr Jung Chang has been made a Commander of the British Empire The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2023
China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups native to the country’s northwest The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2023
Doctor and self-exiled activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS epidemic in rural China dies at 95 Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China in the 1990s, has died at the age of 95 at her home in the United States The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023
Kissinger and a forgotten genocide It's hard to keep track of Kissinger's crimes — but his handling of the Pakistan crisis of 1971 was up there Salon · Dec 10, 2023
Menu signed by Mao Zedong brings a quarter million dollars at auction An official menu for a state banquet signed by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has been auctioned for $275,000 The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023
The Kissinger years: flawed legacy of the man behind US cold war policy He shaped a world of superpowers but to those without power he was ruthless. How did one diplomat hold sway for so long? The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023
Henry Kissinger dies celebrated, but why? His achievements have long since crumbled He may have overseen the 20th century, but the champion of US power was also a symbol of its dangerous neo-imperialism, says commentator Simon Tisdall The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023
International Business Times · Nov 30, 2023 Kissinger, Giant Of Statecraft, Molded Post-war US History Brilliant, abrasive and ruthlessly ambitious, Henry Kissinger towered over post-World War II US foreign policy like no one else and shaped a fateful new course for the world's relationship with China.
WEKU · Nov 30, 2023 Henry Kissinger, controversial diplomat and foreign policy scholar, dies at 100 Kissinger's guiding foreign policy principle was that strategic national interests take priority over more idealistic aims, like the promotion of human rights and democracy.
The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023 Artist Zeng Fanzhi depicts 'zero-COVID' after a lifetime of service to the Chinese state A year after protests pushed Beijing to end its strict “zero-COVID” controls, retired architect Zeng Fanzhi is on the road, displaying stark portraits of life under the policy
The Conversation · Nov 14, 2023 Dreams of a 'broken up' Russia might turn into a nightmare for the West – and an opportunity for China Do names on a map matter? When they are in border territories, the answer is probably “yes.”
The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023 Red Memory by Tania Branigan audiobook review – tracing the scars of China’s Cultural Revolution Sons denounce mothers, students attack teachers: firsthand accounts from those caught up in Mao’s ruthless ideological purge during the 60s and 70s
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023 Tania Branigan’s Red Memory wins 2023 Cundill history prize The Guardian writer’s book explores the traumatic legacy of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution through those that experienced it
Reason · Nov 7, 2023 November 7 as Victims of Communism Day—2023 I have long advocated using May 1 for this purpose. But November 7 is a worthy alternative candidate, which I am happy to adopt if it can attract a broad consensus.
Foreign Policy · Nov 2, 2023 The Maoist Roots of Xi’s Economic Dilemma Beijing needs domestic consumers to spend more, but the Chinese president’s ideology is getting in the way.
Reason · Oct 30, 2023 Far-Left Support for Hamas is not an Aberration It's rooted in a long history of defending horrific mass murder and other atrocities.
WEKU · Oct 27, 2023 Li Keqiang, a former premier of China who was edged aside by Xi Jinping, has died Li was groomed for leadership, and was seen at one point as a contender for China's top job, only to be pushed aside as Xi Jinping ascended.
The Conversation · Oct 10, 2023 Is Taiwan a country or not? Defining what is and isn’t a country is a lot more complicated than many people would realize. Take the case of Taiwan.