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Briefings point to conclusion of graft investigation into Zhou Yongkang
Zhou Yongkang South China Morning Post Briefings of top-level officials on investigation into former security tsar suggest scene could be set for one of China’s most spectacular trials Central authorities have begun briefing officials on findings of the corruption case centred on former security tsar Zhou Yongkang, signalling the final read more →
China’s Off-the-Chart Air Pollution: Why It Matters (and Not Only to the Chinese) – Part One
An Interview with Daniel K. Gardner By Claire Topal and Yeasol ChungJanuary 14, 2014 Rising levels of air pollution have accompanied three decades of phenomenal economic growth in China. Coal-burning factories and vehicle emissions fouling the air in the country’s major industrial and population centers have made deteriorating air quality read more →
Sikyong of CTA arrives to a warm welcome
TAWANG, Jan 25: The Sikyong (Prime Minister) of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Dr Lobsang Sangay has arrived in the district to a warm welcome accorded by State’s Tourism and RWD Minister Pema Khandu at Urgen Sangpo Helipad, Tawang on Saturday. Tawang DC Abhishek Dev, ZPC Jambey Tsering and SP Tawang read more →
India, Japan walk Chinese tightrope
By Narayani Basu, Asia Times (www.atimes.com) It’s been an interesting time recently on India’s foreign policy front vis-a-vis Japan. In December 2013, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in the country on one of their rare overseas visits. They were followed by Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, and now by read more →
China loses control of its foreign policy
By Terry McCulley, Aisatimes (www.atimes.com) To some people, President Xi Jinping’s efforts to consolidate his control over China’s military and government are a welcome development, especially given China’s haphazard approach to crisis management. Xi’s actions might even be interpreted as a sign that China is transitioning towardshu a more “advanced” read more →
Arunachal Times: PM CTA visits Tawang
TAWANG, Jan 25: The Sikyong (Prime Minister) of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Dr. Lobsang Sangay was given a warm welcome by Minister Tourism and RWD, Pema Khandu with traditional garlanding of ‘Khatak’ (scarps) on his arrival at Urgen Sangpo Helipad, Tawang. Deputy Commissioner Tawang Abhishek Dev, ZPC Jambey Tsering and read more →
Japan tells world to stand up to China or face consequences
apanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his special address at the opening session of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, 2014 (AFP Photo/Eric Piermont) Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – Japan on Wednesday told the world it must stand up to an increasingly assertive China or risk a regional read more →
China’s princelings storing riches in Caribbean offshore haven
The Guardian, 21 January 2014 Relatives of political leaders including China’s current president and former premier named in trove of leaked documents from the British Virgin Islands By James Ball and Guardian US Interactive Team More than a dozen family members of China’s top political and military leaders are making read more →
China activist lawyer Xu Zhiyong on trial
Human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong is on trial in Beijing [BBC] Xu Zhiyong, a prominent human rights lawyer who campaigned against corruption, has gone on trial in China. Mr Xu is charged with “gathering crowds to disrupt public order”. He is one of several activists from a transparency movement read more →
Two’s company: dissident literary couple Tsering Woeser and Wang Lixiong
[South China Morning Post] United by their passion for a new China, the outspoken literary couple have become a force to be reckoned with. Violet S. Law reports Wang Lixiong and Tsering Woeser, argu-ably China’s most famous dissident literary couple, could hardly be more different as individuals. A Han Chinese read more →
Get ready, the indispensable Americans are pulling back
By Gideon Rachman The rest of the world is adjusting to an emerging political and security vacuum. The official theme for this year’s World Economic Forum is predictably bland – “Reshaping the World”. But the unofficial slogan will be “America is back”. Predictions that the US economy will grow by read more →
The grim history of the real-life Shangri-La
Review by Amy Kazmin [Financial Times] In ‘Tibet’, Lezlee Brown Halper and Stefan Halper look behind a tragic past and uncertain future Tibet: An Unfinished Story’, by Lezlee Brown Halper and Stefan Halper, Hurst, RRP£20/$29.95 In a world where modern communications has stripped most of the romance from faraway places, the read more →
Tibet’s Ticking Time Bomb
Photo by Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters The Daily Beast As the West quietly turns away from Tibet for closer ties with China, young Tibetans are exchanging the Dalai Lama’s gospel of non-violence for more desperate measures. After lunch one afternoon in December of last year, Tsulrim Gyatso repaired to his room read more →
How Xi Can Solve The Tibet Problem
By Kerry Brown Xi Jinping could help quiet unrest in Tibet simply by making sure existing policies are enacted more efficiently. In every political culture — even in ones with a premium on stressing continuity, consensus and unity — at some point, newly appointed leaders will want to respond to read more →
Chinese Activists Test New Leader and Are Crushed
Andrew Jacobs and Chris Buckley, The New York Times, Jan. 15, 2014 Xu Zhiyong, center, was indicted last month for “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order” and faces almost certain conviction. Greg Baker/Associated Press BEIJING — The 20 or so activists gathered at an isolated guesthouse on the outskirts read more →