Xi Looks to Tighten Grip After Scandals Shake China’s Military Elite
The Chinese leader’s crackdown on military corruption reveals how deep his concerns run, not only about battlefield readiness, but about political survival, as well.
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India’s Modi Left Soul-Searching After Failed Courtships of Xi and Trump
The collapse of the prime minister’s high-stakes efforts to transform ties with the world’s two superpowers has exposed the limits of India’s leverage.
Why a Teen Bullying Case in China Set Off Protests and a Crackdown
Residents in a city in southwestern China protested what they saw as official indifference in the attack on a girl. Police repression and censorship fueled the outrage.
No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel
Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce “discipline.”
China and Russia: True Partnership or an Alliance on Borrowed Time?
OPINION — Russia was once a proud supplier of weapons to a growing China. However, over the past few years that paradigm has shifted and that relationship has changed.In 2017, SIPRI reported that by 2015 Russia had sold roughly US $60 billion in weapo…
Trump Administration Told Taiwan’s President to Avoid U.S. Stopover
The Taiwanese leader canceled U.S. transit visits after being urged to change his plans, two officials said. Washington has been in talks with Beijing over trade and a possible summit.
Guanxi-Warfare: How the U.S. Can Exploit China’s Disposable Alliances
OPINION — China’s reaction to the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear capabilities confirms Beijing’s view of Iran as an expendable appendage of its common interest network. This can best be understood through the concept of “guanxi-warfare” — a phrase we…
Heavy Rain and Flooding in China Kill at Least 30
The rains set off flooding and landslides, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the capital and neighboring Hebei Province.
U.S. and China Meet as Trade Truce Nears Expiration
Top American and Chinese officials are meeting for two days of talks in Stockholm as the Trump administration tries to complete trade deals.
To Counter Xi, President Trump Needs a New ‘Holy Alliance’
OPINION — On the sidelines of the recent ASEAN conference in Malaysia, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Rubio announced that the talks had been “positive and constructive,” and highlighted that…