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America’s convenient territories: How Washington is preparing to duel Beijing in the Pacific
China is constructing artificial islands in international waters, but the U.S. is also building its presence in far-flung American territories in the Western Pacific way beyond the “logo map” of the lower 48 states. Laurel Schwartz checked in with elected officials from the region.
U.K.’s Sunak faces tricky balancing act on China
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is making an effort before next year’s parliamentary dissolution to get Sino-British relations on a more even keel. The country’s bicameral legislature has been scathing toward the government’s approach.
China’s plan for a new U.K. embassy foiled by Uyghur activists and local allies
Muslims make up 40% of constituents in Tower Hamlets, a small London borough with a history of standing up for the oppressed.
BRICS agrees to add new members as Xi hails ‘historic’ decision
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates will be admitted to the BRICS club. It remains to be seen if the enlarged bloc’s members can agree on anything substantial, and counterbalance the West.
Michael Yahuda’s ‘Hong Kong’ is one of the few good books about the 1997 handover
A clear-eyed assessment of the run-up to the Hong Kong handover from Britain to the People’s Republic of China.
Durian cake price war in China’s supermarkets
It’s a buyer’s market…if you are buying stinky durian crepe cakes.
Once banned, Mandarin learning in Indonesia on the rise amid improving ties with China
Indonesia suspended diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China from 1967 to 1990 and restricted Chinese-language lessons and literature. But the two countries now have robust political and commercial connections, and large numbers of young Indonesians are learning Mandarin.
Xi attends BRICS summit, fails to appear for key speech
Xi was scheduled to address the closing ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum yesterday, but despite attending the BRICS dinner later in the evening, he unexpectedly did not appear to deliver his speech.
Can queer voices be funny, feminist, and Chinese at the same time? This Vancouver-based troupe thinks so.
For members of UniCome, joking about their queer experiences on the stage is not just for laughs — it also provides a source of healing power and helps foster a queer-friendly dialogue with the audience.
China’s ‘southern disaster’: France lays waste to a Qing fleet
A French sneak attack in 1884 led to a fundamental misunderstanding of Qing technological prowess. It’s time to reexamine the popular — but simplistic, if not outright wrong — idea that China’s military losses to Europe (and, later, Japan) were due to its inability to modernize.
Beijing issues draft rules for AI prescriptions and telemedicine
Beijing city authorities have issued new draft rules to govern online medical consultations and the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare: AI will not be allowed to prescribe drugs without human supervision.
China and the Philippines: Good friends, despite the sea disputes
The Philippines is one of the most vocal states protesting China’s claims to the South China Sea — a sore point in what would otherwise be a prosperous relationship.
Beijing responds to Taiwan VP’s U.S. trip with military drills
Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te made a stopover in the U.S. last week. His trip was intentionally low-profile, but it nonetheless angered Beijing.
Taiwan’s third-party presidential candidate wants to challenge the political establishment. But can he win?
Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People’s Party, currently polling second behind William Lai in the race to become Taiwan’s next leader, has rallied supporters around domestic issues that bypass traditional “green” and “blue” divides.
The China Agenda for August 21–27 — Xi in Johannesburg
This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of August 21–27.
‘Rising from the ashes’ — Phrase of the Week
Luckin Coffee is back from the dead, overtaking Starbucks as China’s biggest coffee chain.
This week on TikTok: Chinese engineers attacked in Pakistan, Italy leaving the BRI, and youth unemployment in China
Want more like this? Subscribe to The China Project’s official TikTok channel, The China Project, where Susan St.Denis explains complex topics about China clearly and simply in TikTok’s fast-evolving visual and verbal language.
No surprises during William Lai’s low-key transit through the U.S.
During stops through the United States this week, Taiwan’s vice president and current front-runner for the island’s upcoming presidential election sought to portray himself as a pragmatic successor to Tsai Ing-wen.
The real reason to pay attention to BRICS
BRICS is an awkward group, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. But its appeal across the Global South shows that resentment about Western global leadership is emerging as an umbrella issue uniting countries as disparate as communist Cuba and anti-communist Indonesia.
Joe Biden believes describing Xi Jinping as a ‘dictator’ carried no consequences yet China’s anger simmers
After a spy balloon flew over America, U.S. President Joe Biden let slip that he regards Xi Jinping as a ‘dictator.’ Emotions on the issue are still running high. But does it matter?
