Editorials Jul 3, 2021
Pride and concern marks anniversary of China's Communist Party
China's insecurity, rather than its very real problems, could be the greatest threat to the Chinese Communist Party.
Commentary / World Jun 29, 2021
China faces challenges as Communist Party turns 100
by Stephen R. Nagy
China’s rapid militarization, its assertive behavior in the East and South China Seas and disregard for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific have not won friends in the region.
Commentary / World Feb 7, 2021
Biden plays Deng’s card against Xi
by Frank Ching
Chinese officials are clearly disappointed that he doesn’t seem to be thinking of China and did not mention China during his inaugural address.
Commentary / World Dec 30, 2018
by Brahma Chellaney
Deng's refusal to truly liberalize China has imposed enduring costs on the country, which increasingly bends reality to the illusions that it propagates.
Editorials Dec 22, 2018
Forty years ago, Beijin embarked on an economic program that has transformed the China and the world.
National / History Dec 31, 2014
Japan, China had agreement to maintain Senkaku status quo, Suzuki-Thatcher files show
by William Hollingworth
The two countries agreed to avoid discussing their claims to the islets, according to newly released documents on a 1982 conversation between Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Commentary / World Sep 8, 2014
Down with Dengism, an obstacle to progress
by Minxin Pei
While former leader Deng Xiaoping — whose birth 110 years ago was recently celebrated in China — deserves appreciation for having brought China back from the abyss of Maoism, his approach, "Dengism," is now impeding the country's economic prospects.
Editorials Aug 27, 2014
Seventeen years after his death, Deng Xiaoping's grip on China remains as tight as ever.
Commentary / World | COUNTERPOINT May 24, 2014
Tiananmen Square stokes patriotic education
by Jeff Kingston
Last week, I discussed the prelude to the Tiananmen Square uprising and the ruthless government crackdown on June 4, 1989. The slaughter of students and their supporters who gathered in Beijing in the spring of 1989 and occupied Tiananmen Square for seven weeks made ...