Commentary / World Jun 23, 2020
U.S.-China dialogue suggests Xi supports Trump in election
by Frank Ching
With Trump, perhaps unwittingly, doing China’s work, there’s every reason for Beijing to help him win votes in November.
Commentary / World Jun 15, 2020
The shape of Asia's new cold war
by Yoon Young-Kwan
Asian leaders should assess the Sino-American conflict across three distinct but related dimensions.
Commentary / World Dec 17, 2019
by Minxin Pei
Chinese President Xi Jinping suffered major setbacks in 2019 and his prospects for 2020 appear even worse.
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 ...
Business Oct 22, 2018
China looks to historic foe Japan for lessons on handling Trump trade war
by Connor Cislo
As China braces for the full impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war, it's seeking to learn from Japan's economic battles with Washington during the Reagan years. Chinese officials, businesspeople and academics have been pressing their Japanese counterparts to share experiences from the 1980s, ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Jun 25, 2017
China's Xi to visit Hong Kong for 20th anniversary of handover
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong from June 29 to July 1 to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover of the Asian financial hub from British colonial rule to the mainland, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday. Hong Kong was handed ...
Editorials Jun 9, 2017
The Xi regime should try to stabilize Chinese society by promoting democratization instead of taking an iron-fist approach.
Asia Pacific / Politics Dec 9, 2016
China's President Xi Jinping has called for allegiance to the ruling Communist Party from the country's colleges and universities, the latest effort by Beijing to tighten its hold on education. The government has campaigned against the spread of "Western values" at universities, and in January ...
Business Sep 24, 2015
Boeing lands $38 billion in China orders, commitments, irks ranks with 737 plant plan
Boeing Co said on Wednesday it had won orders and commitments from China for 250 narrowbody 737 aircraft and 50 widebody aircraft, valued at about $38 billion at list prices. The order, announced as Chinese President Xi Jinping toured Boeing's Everett, Washington, factory, includes some ...
World / Politics Sep 23, 2015
Xi arrives in Seattle to meet tech titans, looks to downplay China slump, cyberspying allegations
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Seattle on Tuesday to kick off a week-long U.S. visit that will include meetings with U.S. business leaders, a black-tie state dinner at the White House hosted by President Barack Obama and an address at the United Nations. Xi ...
Commentary / World Aug 6, 2014
Hunting tigers won't ensure reform in China
by Minxin Pei
To effect change in China, Xi Jinping must built a coalition capable of advancing his declared goal of reviving pro-market reforms.
Commentary / World Feb 18, 2014
Where will Xi Jinping's risky reforms lead China?
by Ian Bremmer and David Gordon
As they no longer believe time is on their side, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his inner circle are attempting one of the most ambitious economic and social-policy reform plans in history.