Asia Pacific / Politics Oct 3, 2021
Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy labor union votes to disband
Confederation of Trade Unions blames threats to its leadership's safety as China imposes a sweeping clampdown on dissent in Hong Kong.
Commentary / World Sep 26, 2021
Can Xi end China’s 'Gilded Age'?
by Yuen Yuen Ang
High-stakes graft has exploded in China as politically connected capitalists ply politicians with lavish bribes in exchange for lucrative privileges.
Commentary / World Sep 24, 2021
Is the Chinese Communist Party returning to the 'communist' path?
by Kuni Miyake
To address a sense among the public that economic unfairness is a growing problem, Xi Jinping announced his "common prosperity" policy aimed at correcting the country’s income disparity.
Commentary / World Aug 8, 2021
Is capitalism just a phase? China struggles with the math
by Matthew Brooker
Communist ideology declares that capitalism is just a stage in human society, and that party leaders are the architects of the future there to look beyond this phase.
Commentary / World Jul 7, 2021
China’s war against poverty may not be all that it seems
by Frank Ching
“Much of the poverty reduction in the first years after 1978 was simply a result of reversing bad Maoist policies," according to one U.N. economist.
Commentary / World Jun 22, 2021
With massive dams, China finds a weapon in water
by Brahma Chellaney
Giant dams damage ecosystems, drive freshwater species to extinction, cause deltas to retreat and often emit more greenhouse gases than fossil-fuel power plants.