For the many years since McCarlhyism drove government thinkers into resignation or hibernation, there has been little gainful debate about American policy toward Red China. Bat now there is definite …
Monthly Archives For May 2022
China’s zero-Covid policy has some manufacturers asking: should we stay or should we go?
… a priority for manufacturers who have endured months of disruption Some are even looking to move from China altogether to more ‘pro-business’ countries in Southeast Asia, despite the extra costs …
China’s Beijing reports 14 new symptomatic coronavirus cases for May 28, 7 asymptomatic cases
China’s capital Beijing reported 14 new domestically transmitted symptomatic coronavirus cases for May 28, down from 18 a day earlier, the city government said on Sunday.
Our Chances in China
During the past year, until July 1, he was again in China as head of the informational and cultural program of the Department of State. Professor Wen was American-trained, a graduate of the University …
Stalin and China
The paper which follows has been drawn from GEORGE F. KENNAN’S new book, RUSSIA AND THE WEST UNDER LENIN AND STALIN, the Book-of-the-Month Club selection for dune. Mr. Kennan entered the Foreign …
Red China
MENASED by the most serious famine since the establishment of the Communist regime in 1949, 700 million Red Chinese are now struggling on the brink of starvation. Although the Peiping government has …
Uighurs, Covid and economy are unpicking China’s cult of Xi Jinping
The cult of Xi Jinping is starting to unravel. Boxed in by an untenable zero-Covid strategy and buffeted by a faltering economy his position no longer looks impregnable. Rumours of his political and …
China Goes It Alone
Brought up in India, educated at Oxford and Harvard, Mr. MacFarquhar has traveled extensively in Asia and for several years has written books and articles on China and Asian Communism. Living in …
A China affairs correspondent’s long road to get back to ‘zero-COVID’ China
NPR’s China affairs correspondent, details his two-year-long saga to return to his beat in Shanghai amid strict COVID-19 protocols.
UN human rights chief ends rare China visit, says she was ‘unable’ to assess Uyghur abuses
Western leaders called her visit to the country a mistake, saying China will use the trip as an endorsement of its human rights record.
China signs deal with Samoa during Pacific trip watched closely by U.S. officials
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Samoa on Saturday as part of a tour to strengthen trade and security ties with Pacific nations, likely watched closely by officials in the United States.
China’s internet sanctions drive out Airbnb
Airbnb, a favored app of China’s millennials, plans to shut down its operations in the world’s most populous nation as Beijing’s internet sanctions push the rest of the world further away. Airbnb is …
China leverages targeted policies to bolster property market
China has actively rolled out targeted measures such as relaxing restrictions on purchases or sales, adjusting housing provident fund policies, and lowering mortgage interest rates to better cater to …