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Re-examining the basis of Kissinger’s strategic approach to China

Commentary / World Mar 21, 2022

Re-examining the basis of Kissinger’s strategic approach to China

by Yoichi Funabashi

Henry Kissinger laid the diplomatic groundwork for U.S. President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China 50 years ago, but the jury's still out on whether his appeasement policy has worked.

Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy labor union votes to disband

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.

Can Xi end China’s 'Gilded Age'?

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.

Is the Chinese Communist Party returning to the 'communist' path?

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.

Is capitalism just a phase? China struggles with the math

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.

China’s war against poverty may not be all that it seems

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.

With massive dams, China finds a weapon in water

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.

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