Beijing is brandishing the stick of naval and air power in the South China Sea, and has now unveiled a new carrot: a plan for closely integrating Taiwan’s economy with that of Fujian Province. So far, the Taiwanese are unimpressed.
Beijing has dispatched an unusually large naval formation, following a flurry of U.S.-led military exercises in the region, including a transit of the Taiwan Strait by a U.S. destroyer and Canadian frigate over the weekend.
Since establishing ties in 1974, China has dealt with only two Gabonese leaders: Omar Bongo and his son Ali. But a recent coup has suddenly created uncertainty, including over plans for an Atlantic military port that China has long wanted.
The Group of 20 summit concluded in New Delhi yesterday. Xi Jinping did not attend and instead visited flood-damaged areas of northeastern China, sending his second-in-command to India in his place.
The BRI is a complex, catchall brand that covers a diffuse array of strategic goals. But if we were forced to identify one, single driving force behind the Belt and Road Initiative, it would be Chinese state-owned enterprises and their pursuit of revenue.
The Chinese Communist Party is breaking international laws and ignoring treaties as it continues systematically breaking apart Turkic Muslim families.
This week on the Sinica Podcast, host Kaiser Kuo is joined by reporter Karen Hao and political science scholar Deborah Seligsohn.
No — but it is dictating the UN's Taiwan policy, argues Chris Horton from Taipei. And he has the faxes to prove it.
Guatemala’s newly elected president, Bernardo Arévalo, has said he will “continue working with both” Chinas. He’s had talks with Taiwan about how to advance their diplomatic relationship, but also has said he’d like to expand trade relations with the P.R.C.