Editorials Feb 25, 2022
In Washington and allied capitals, Beijing is no longer seen as a partner, but rather as a competitor if not a threat.
Commentary / World Feb 24, 2022
Nixon was right to gamble on China
by Minxin Pei
Critics argue that the U.S. President Nixon's 1972 China visit was a strategic blunder. But the 40 years of peace and stability between the two former foes must be considered a success.
Asia Pacific Sep 10, 2021
Xi's reforms revisit China's socialist roots while tightening his grip on power
by Yew Lun Tian
Since taking office, China's leader has targeted corruption, eliminated space for dissent and reasserted Communist Party power across all aspects of society.
Summer Olympics Aug 7, 2021
The IOC said it had issued a warning to the two Chinese cycling medalists who wore badges featuring the head of their country's former leader Mao Zedong at the Tokyo Olympics podium, breaching a rule on political gestures, and that the case was now ...
Summer Olympics / Cycling Aug 3, 2021
Gold medal cyclists Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi wore the badges during a medal ceremony on Monday, in a potential breach of Olympic rules on the display of political paraphernalia.
Summer Olympics / Table tennis Jul 21, 2021
The tragic 'spy' who sparked China's table tennis domination
When China begins their quest to extend their Olympic table tennis domination at the Tokyo Games, they will be following a path forged by trailblazer Rong Guotuan.
Asia Pacific Jul 10, 2021
China’s youth are embracing Mao's message
by Li Yuan
The chairman’s call for struggle and violence against capitalists is winning over a new audience of young people frustrated with long work hours and dwindling opportunities.
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.
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Apr 26, 2019
How China is replacing America as Asia's military titan
by David Lague and Benjamin Kang Lim
In 1938, in the midst of a long campaign to bring China under Communist Party rule, revolutionary leader Mao Zedong wrote: "Whoever has an army has power." Xi Jinping, Mao's latest successor, has taken that dictum to heart. He has donned camouflage fatigues, installed himself as ...
Asia Pacific Dec 28, 2018
Chinese police detain students protesting crackdown on Marxist group
Chinese police detained a group of students on Friday who were protesting against a crackdown on a campus Marxist society, whose former head was held by police on the 125th birthday of the founder of modern China, Mao Zedong. China has an awkward relationship with ...
Asia Pacific Dec 26, 2018
Leading Chinese Marxist student taken away by police on Mao's birthday
Chinese police detained a well-known Marxist at a top university on Wednesday, a witness said, on the sensitive anniversary of the 125th birthday of the founder of modern China, Mao Zedong, whose legacy remains deeply contested. Qiu Zhanxuan, head of the Peking University Marxist Society, ...