Commentary / World Aug 28, 2018
China's 'Belt and Road' could be a debt trap
Clearly, the "Belt and Road" initiative has run into serious problems. Some countries are finding the burden of debt financing too arduous.
Frank Ching
Frank Ching is a Hong Kong-based writer who has covered developments in China for several decades. He opened The Wall Street Journal’s Bureau in Beijing after the U.S. and China established diplomatic relations in 1979, becoming one of the first American reporters to be based in China since 1949.
For Frank Ching's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Commentary / World Mar 12, 2018
Trump-Kim meeting: What role should China play?
The fear of marginalization in Beijing is palpable.
Commentary / Japan Dec 18, 2017
Japan-China ties: Will there be more trust or just cordiality?
While both Japan and China want an improved relationship, they will be walking into it with their eyes wide open.
Commentary / Japan Sep 26, 2017
High noon at the U.N.: U.S., Japan and South Korea vs. North Korea
The Trump-Kim exchanges have added a new dimension to the Korean nuclear crisis.
Commentary / Japan Aug 29, 2017
Tokyo pushes back after Beijing's rebuke
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi learned an important lesson in Manila earlier this month: He can't pressure Foreign Minister Taro Kono by invoking his father's name.
Commentary / World Apr 10, 2017
Viewed from China, summit a success
From Beijing's perspective, things went very well in Mar-a-Lago, with China taking the initiative and the Americans going along.
Commentary / World Dec 6, 2016
Vatican should tread carefully in China dealings
The Catholic Church had better maintain its wary stance in negotiating anything with China's Communist Party.
Commentary / World Nov 7, 2016
China's carrot-and-stick strategy reaping results
As it strives to control virtually the entire South China Sea, China is using its economic and military might to ensure its Southeast Asian neighbors fall into line.
Commentary / World Oct 13, 2016
Tsai sees through Xi's game plan for Taiwan
In Beijing's mind, once Taiwan agrees that it is part of China, then it is only logical for there to be talks on unification.
Commentary / World Aug 30, 2016
Recalling the staggering cost of Mao's misrule
His policies resulted in the deaths of an estimated 45 million Chinese, yet Mao Zedong remains the symbol of both the party and the state 40 years after his passing.