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The United Nations of China: A vision of the world order
European Council on Foreign Relations Read original story here China’s participation in the United Nations system is often viewed through a succession of single lenses: its use of the veto over the last few years (less often than Russia, but … Continued
Autocracy With Chinese Characteristics
Beijing’s Behind-the-Scenes Reforms By Yuen Yuen Ang Sooner or later this economy will slow,” the New York Timescolumnist Thomas Friedman declared of China in 1998. He continued: “That’s when China will need a government that is legitimate. . . . … Continued
Meeting Dalai Lama would spark ‘crisis’ with China: Emmanuel Macron
By: AFP | Washington | Published: April 26, 2018 Read original story here French President Emmanuel Macron today rejected the prospect of meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying doing so without consulting Beijing first would trigger a “crisis” with China’s … Continued
Senate passes motion condemning China’s ‘hostile behaviour’ in South China Sea
Globe and Mail, 24 April 2018 Read original story here The Senate has passed a motion criticizing China for its aggressive and expansive behaviour in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, a major conduit for international trade. The … Continued
China, Feeling Left Out, Has Plenty to Worry About in North Korea-U.S. Talks
New York Times – By JANE PERLEZ APRIL 22, 2018 Read original story here BEIJING — As the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, prepares for his meetings with the presidents of South Korea and the United States, China has found … Continued
Dalai Lama writes to Telangana priest appreciating his gesture
Telangana Today – 22nd Apr 2018 7:20 pm Hyderabad: Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama has on Friday written to the Chilkur Balaji Temple Archaka CS Rangarajan appreciating his gesture of carrying a dalit devout — Aditya — on his shoulder … Continued
US could sanction Chinese officials over Xinjiang abuses
By Gerry Shih, Associated Press BEIJING — Apr 18, 2018, 7:44 AM A senior U.S. official says the United States would pursue sanctions on Chinese officials involved in a sweeping security crackdown in the western region of Xinjiang if they … Continued
The Chinese Communist Party Is Setting Up Cells at Universities Across America
By Bethany Allen-ebrahimian, foreignpolicy.com – April 18th, 2018 In July 2017, a group of nine Chinese students and faculty from Huazhong University of Science and Technology participating in a summer program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) formed … Continued
EU ambassadors band together against Silk Road
Published in Handelsblatt Global on 17 April 2018 (Read original story here) EU ambassadors to Beijing warn that China’s Silk Road project flouts international transparency norms and is aimed at furthering Chinese interests. The paper reflects Beijing’s strategy to divide … Continued
Has Xi Jinping Changed China? Not Really
by Teng Biao, China file – 16 April 2018 (Read original story here) Xi Jinping has had an eventful early spring. After he abolished presidential term limits and was unanimously elected—if it can be called an election—to serve another term … Continued
Man charged in Sweden for spying on Tibetans on behalf of China
By James Griffiths, CNN – 12 April 2018 (Read Original Story Here) (CNN) Sweden has charged a 49-year-old Tibetan man with spying on fellow exiles on behalf of Beijing. The man — who has not been named — is suspected … Continued
‘My hair turned white’: report lifts lid on China’s forced confessions
The Guardian – 12 April 2018 (Read Original Story Here) Those coerced into confessing are dressed by police, handed a script and given directions on how to deliver lines China must stop airing forced confessions from human rights activists, a … Continued
Xi Jinping’s China shows off force in South China Sea
By Ben Westcott, Steven Jiang and Serenitie Wang, CNN 13 April 2018 Read original story here China has held its largest military drills in the hotly contested South China Sea, according to the country’s Defense Ministry, culminating in a naval … Continued
Xi Shows Off China’s Naval Power With Fleet Review, Taiwan Drills
Bloomberg News Read original story here President Xi Jinping showed off China’s naval might, presiding over the country’s biggest-ever fleet review, while announcing live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait. Xi, clad in camouflage military fatigues, observed 48 vessels, 76 … Continued
No escape: The fearful life of China’s exiled dissidents
Activists, journalists and critics of Chinese leadership and authority tell stories of surveillance and threats abroad. by Steve Chao & Liz Gooch 9 Apr 2018 When Chinese dissident Sheng Xue fled to Canada, she thought she had finally escaped the … Continued