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‘Common prosperity’ push is not a war on wealth, Chinese economists and officials say
Did Xi Jinping launch a war on wealth earlier this month when he complained of some people’s “excessively high incomes” and demanded measures to reduce inequality? “No,” say various experts with official ties, who say the government is not planning to rob the rich.
Can betting on Chinese politicians predict their futures?
Much of the political maneuvering within the Communist Party of China occurs behind closed doors, off-limits even to state media and most Party cadres. But new technologies like prediction markets and crowd forecasting may improve our understanding of politics in the world’s second-largest economy. Political analyst Neil Thomas explains a new experiment.
What happens at Beidaihe? An explainer
A secretive annual gathering of China’s top leaders in a coastal resort is one of the most anticipated events in Beijing’s political calendar every year. How might this year’s meeting go?
Ambassador Huang Ping on U.S.-China relations in a fraught era
Huang Ping, the consul general of the Chinese Consulate in New York, appeared on the Sinica Podcast to discuss China’s perspective on relations with the U.S. He answered all kinds of questions, including on “sensitive” topics like Taiwan and human rights in Xinjiang, but his answers probably won’t surprise anyone.
Who is Qin Gang, China’s new ambassador to the U.S.?
China’s new ambassador to the United States seems to have the ear of top leader Xi Jinping. While he has not (yet) earned the sobriquet “wolf warrior” in press reports, he’s no shrinking violet.
China’s rise is ‘unstoppable,’ Xi declares in Tiananmen speech marking 100th anniversary of CCP
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s message for the nation and the world: The Communist Party is here to stay, inseparable from the Chinese people, and its guidance has been indispensable to China’s “rejuvenation” and now-unstoppable development.
From Sneevliet to Xi: How Chinese communism has endured and evolved over 100 years
In this transcript of a Sinica Podcast episode marking the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, three contributors to a book about 10 key figures in the CCP’s history have a wide-ranging discussion about the Party.
CCP marks 100th anniversary with extravagant performance, awards for ‘ordinary heroes’
The Chinese Communist Party kicked off a week of centenary festivities with a fireworks-filled performance at the Beijing’s National Stadium and awards for “ordinary heroes” among its membership.
U.S. and China to kick-start diplomatic ties with ambassador appointments even as ‘strategic competition’ deepens
Nicholas Burns and Qin Gang, both experienced diplomats, are widely expected to be named by Washington and Beijing to be ambassadors in the other capital. Their jobs will not be easy.
U.S. and China commit to ‘taking enhanced climate actions’ after Kerry’s negotiations in Shanghai
China appeared to accept U.S. climate envoy John Kerry’s proposition that climate change be treated as a standalone issue in relations, nearly three months after dismissing the possibility. But will the words of a new joint statement translate into action?
Xi emphasizes ‘ethnic unity,’ environmental protection, rural development, and military readiness at Two Sessions
Chinese state media have highlighted four meetings led by Xi Jinping in the past week, with delegations from Inner Mongolia and Qinghai Province, representatives from the health and education fields, and security and military personnel.
American ‘overall opinions’ about China hit record low
According to a new Gallup poll, 79% of Americans now have an unfavorable view of China — more than right after the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989. Pew, meanwhile, found that nine-in-ten Americans see China as a competitor or enemy.
Xi Jinping is gaining support from Party elites, the numbers say
Judging by the voting history of NPC delegates, Chinese President Xi Jinping is enjoying greater support within the Chinese Communist Party now than ever. Whether that’s more attributable to coercion or genuine support is unknown, but either way, it’s evidence that Xi continues to consolidate his authority.
With Pig Parades, Once-Feared Opposition Party in Taiwan Tries a Revamp
The Beijing-friendly party, which long held an iron grip on the island, is struggling to stay relevant at a time when many residents are wary of China’s ambitions.
Chinese businesswoman jailed after voicing support for Beijing critic
Geng Xiaonan, 46, said to have been handed three-year sentence after pleading guilty to charges including ‘illegal business activities’. She was detained, along with her husband, after speaking out in defence of Xu Zhangrun.
We must manage our own maritime issues, Xi tells Vietnamese party leader
RCEP, belt and road projects, cross-border cooperation and the advantages of communism were discussed during the call.
'Our souls are dead': how I survived a Chinese 're-education' camp for Uighurs – podcast
After 10 years living in France, I returned to China to sign some papers and I was locked up. For the next two years, I was systematically dehumanised, humiliated and brainwashed
Power, Patriotism and 1.4 Billion People: How China Beat the Virus and Roared Back
The Chinese Communist Party reached deep into private business and the broader population to drive a recovery, an authoritarian approach that has emboldened its top leader, Xi Jinping.
Opinion | Biden’s Nightmare May Be China
Think dealing with Mitch McConnell will be tough? Managing a reckless Xi Jinping will be even harder.
Australia hits out at Xi Jinping’s ‘bullying’ remarks amid trade dispute
Relations between Australia and China were in free-fall throughout last year, with China hitting out at a list of issues and imposing import levies on various products.
Xi Jinping warns of 'new cold war' if US keeps up protectionism
In virtual address to World Economic Forum, Chinese president calls for multilateral approach to crisis
China’s Xi Warns Against Confrontation in Veiled Message to Biden
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged multilateral coordination to tackle global challenges such as the pandemic while issuing a veiled warning against the new Biden administration’s preparations to rally allies to challenge Beijing.
China's Xi calls for unity in fighting virus, climate change
Countries must cooperate more closely in fighting the challenges of the pandemic and climate change and in supporting a sustainable global economic recovery, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday in an address to the World Economic Forum. “Humanity has only Earth and one future,” Xi said in remarks from Beijing to a virtual gathering that is taking place in lieu of the annual in-person meetings in Davos, Switzerland, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Fighting the pandemic is the most urgent task facing the international community," Xi said, in urging that countries cooperate to conquer the disease, which first was reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan just over a year ago.
Opinion | Has China Done Too Well Against Covid-19?
The country doesn’t care enough about vaccination because of a false sense of security.
WSJ News Exclusive | China Pushes for High-Level Meeting to Ease Tension With U.S.
Beijing is pressing for a meeting of its top diplomat with senior Biden aides to explore a summit between the two nations’ leaders, highlighting China’s hopes to quickly stabilize a rocky relationship with Washington.
How I survived a Chinese 're-education' camp for Uighurs
The long read: After 10 years living in France, I returned to China to sign some papers and I was locked up. For the next two years, I was systematically dehumanised, humiliated and brainwashed
A Year After Wuhan, China Tells a Tale of Triumph (and No Mistakes)
The Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to hide its missteps have taken on new urgency as the anniversary of the world’s first Covid-19 lockdown nears.
China tried to add eleventh-hour Huawei revenge clause to EU deal
A late addition to the EU-China investment deal would have allowed Beijing to retaliate for restrictions on Huawei and ZTE, but appears to have been struck out.
Jack Ma’s absence is stirring uneasy memories of a series of disappeared Chinese tycoons
Disappearing doesn't only happen to dissidents in China.
China gives death penalty to former senior banking regulator for corruption
The death penalty — rare for white-collar crimes — was given to Lai Xiaomin, a former top Chinese banking official, as four other former senior officials had their corruption cases transferred to prosecutors.
Xi Jinping orders China’s military to be ready for war ‘at any second’
As the PLA kicks off its training programme for 2021, its ultimate commander stresses combat readiness and more hi-tech.
Beijing Accelerates Campaign of Ethnic Assimilation
China has taken an aggressive approach to melding the nation’s dozens of groups into a national identity, with new education and training programs and high-tech police surveillance. “Bury the seed of love for the Chinese nation deeply in every child’s heart.”
China’s COVID-19 response: A year of ‘government secrecy and top-down control’
China’s initial failure to respond quickly to COVID-19 as it emerged in Wuhan was due to a “political logjam,” the New York Times reports. But the AP reveals that political controls have only tightened in the time since, with new research on the origins of COVID-19 monitored and subject to approval by a task force set up by Xi Jinping.
China to crack open market to EU firms, but restrictions remain under deal
China will retain tight control over key sectors of its economy under a new investment deal with the EU, despite broadly opening its market to European firms, a leaked draft text shows.
Japan gave key intel on China's Uyghur crackdown to U.S. and Britain
The move comes amid calls within the Japanese government to join the "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing alliance amid growing threats from China and North Korea.
China’s poorest counties are no longer officially in extreme poverty. What does this mean?
Virtually all residents in rural China now have incomes above the government’s absolute poverty standard. This does not mean poverty has been eradicated, but it does mean “improved livelihoods for almost 100 million people over the last eight years.”
China is ‘actively considering’ joining CPTPP, the trade deal that Trump rejected
Only five days after signing RCEP, one major Asian trade deal, China says that it is considering joining another: the CPTPP, a renegotiated version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership that Trump pulled the U.S. out of in 2017.
Why has China avoided congratulating Biden on his election victory?
Beijing is being careful to avoid angering the Trump administration. Here is the state of play in U.S.-China relations, how Biden might plan to change it, and how Trump could still break a lot of China before his time in the White House ends.
China pushes for technological self-sufficiency to power growth through 2035 and hints at Xi Jinping’s long-term plans
China’s leaders said in a policy document that they see a “strategic opportunity” in the coming years for the country to become self-reliant and prosperous. The document also hinted that Xi Jinping wants to rule through at least 2027, the centennial of the formation of the People’s Liberation Army.
Xi intensifies anti-American nationalism as China marks 70th anniversary of Korean War
Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a speech on the anniversary of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, AKA the Korean War. Xi did not go lightly on the “Resist U.S. Aggression” part of the message.
