Commentary / World Dec 24, 2018
China would do well to remember its friends
by Mihir Sharma
By taking all the credit for the country's stunning economic rise, the Communist Party is threatening its continued prosperity.
Asia Pacific Nov 23, 2018
China prosecuted more than 3,500 people for pollution-related crimes in the first 10 months of the year, up nearly 40 percent on a year ago, law enforcement authorities said, as Beijing looks to courts and police to curb violations. China has struggled to enforce its ...
Commentary / World Jun 27, 2018
China's second century of humiliation
by Ted S. Yoho
The conduct of Xi and the CCP will ultimately bring China a new century of shame.
Commentary / World Feb 27, 2018
by James Stavridis
China will learn that totalitarian states have short-term advantages but they don't end well.
Commentary / World | SENTAKU MAGAZINE Nov 27, 2017
China's rising private-sector corporate stars view Communist Party control as a recipe for economic disaster.
National / Politics Nov 27, 2017
Top LDP and Komeito execs plan high-level visit to China next month
The secretaries-general of Japan's ruling parties will visit China in late December to attend an exchange gathering with the Chinese Communist Party, a source in the ruling coalition said Sunday. Toshihiro Nikai of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party and Yoshihisa Inoue of Komeito may also ...
Commentary / World Oct 29, 2017
Xi's new strength obscures China's internal risks
by Brahma Chellaney
Xi Jinping's new strength and power helps obscure China's internal risks, including the fundamental challenge of how to avoid a political hard landing.
Commentary / World Feb 7, 2017
China's billionaires should watch their backs
by William Pesek
Chinese President Xi Jinping's plans to rebalance the economy is threatened by the close ties between officials and big money.
Editorials Jan 27, 2017
For the sake of China's future, Xi Jinping should embrace reforms rather than concentrate power in himself.
Commentary / World Oct 11, 2016
China's Xi Jinping courts emperor's syndrome
by William Pesek
Shaking up the Communist Party's leadership succession could give Xi room to deliver much needed reforms.
Commentary / World Aug 30, 2016
Recalling the staggering cost of Mao's misrule
by Frank Ching
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.
Commentary / World Aug 11, 2016
One path to leadership in China is now closed
by Noah Feldman
Instead of sharing power across factions as his two predecessors did, Xi Jinping is consolidating power for himself.