After more than three years behind bars, during which Australia-China relations deteriorated significantly, Cheng’s release points to a thaw. But another Australian citizen, Yang Hengjun, is still behind bars in China on vague espionage charges after a closed-door trial.
In a newly published book, Andrew Cainey, the founding director of the U.K. National Committee on China and a senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, delves into the complexities of China's domestic economy and its implications for multinational corporations that seek to do business with China.
Some observers believe Mohamed Muizzu's recent election win will cause the Maldives to shun its traditional ally, India, in favor of China. The reality is a little more complicated.
China has expressed “sadness” at the “civilian casualties caused by the conflict,” but stopped short of condemning Hamas for its attack on Israel.
The “green silk road” is a sustainability-flavored subtheme to the Belt and Road Initiative, designed to burnish Beijing’s green credentials and advance its claims to global leadership on environmental topics. It is also contributing to a wealth of renewable energy projects in Central Asia.
The founder and chairman of Evergrande has been placed under investigation by Chinese authorities.
China just offered international partners the chance to participate in its lunar programs. And yesterday, it announced plans to expand Tiangong, its space station that was completed in 2022 and is currently home to three astronauts.
In January 2018, China sentenced writer, critic, and educator Yalqun Rozi to 15 years in prison for "splittism" and "extremist ideas."
This week on Sinica, Kaiser is joined by journalists Jason McLure and Jude Chan, who worked on a fascinating expose of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration — and how it has managed to be both the biggest seller of tobacco in the world and also the effective regulator of tobacco laws in China.