Nadya Yeh is a Senior Editor at The China Project. Nadya got her Master’s degree at the Global Thought program at Columbia University and her Bachelor’s at Williams College. She has previously done research at the China Institute.
The Chinese and Indian foreign ministers met, in the latest awkward dance move between the two Asian giants who have an unresolved border dispute and different reasons for saying nothing about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Deeper ties between two of Putin’s staunchest allies have fanned concern that some of that assistance might indirectly go to Russia.
The horrifying murder of Abby Choi, a young mother of four and social media fashionista, has transfixed Hong Kong residents in a case that again highlights the government’s policy shortfalls towards domestic abuse.
The talks were stiff, but Chinese and Japanese officials did some jaw jaw rather than war war today.
At the Munich Security Conference, Wang Yi urged for a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine as part of a broader effort to mend ties with the EU, but he failed to read the room. He also doubled down on criticisms of Washington, dashing hopes for an ease in tensions after the infamous balloon incident.
China has guarded its large agricultural market against the cultivation of genetically modified crops. While Xi’s push for “rural revitalization” might finally bring its lagging seed industry up to speed, the Chinese public have yet to be convinced.
Crowds of elderly Chinese people took to the streets in Wuhan and Dalian to protest local healthcare reforms. While protests aren’t that rare in China, such public anger at its cash-strapped healthcare system may signal waning trust in the government.
China has been a “lifeline” to sanction-hit Iran through similar worldviews and big oil purchases. Xi reiterated that support in a meeting with Iranian counterpart Raisi today, despite growing pressure from the U.S.
Some countries have been scrutinizing their air, sea, and land spaces for traces of the Chinese military ever since “Balloon-gate.” A blinding laser aimed at a Philippines ship and the fourth downing of a flying object in the U.S. will likely fan those security fears, no matter how Beijing explains it.