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China’s 60th Anniversary celebration a few weeks back was a monumental spectacle by any standard. Hundreds of thousands of troops, schoolchildren and civilians meticulously rehearsed months in advance. Jets, tanks and missile-toting trucks filed through in a show of military muscle, displaying China’s transformation from a war-battered regional player into [...]

Posted on September 13th, 2009 under 2008 Beijing Olympics, 9／11, Arms Sales, Business Ethics, China's Military, Cross-Strait Relations, Dalai Lama, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economy, FDI, Food Scandals, Hu Jintao, Human Rights, Internet Freedom, Labor, Labor Contract Law, Land Reform, Media Reform, Natural Disasters, One-Child Policy, Politics, Reform and Opening, Taiwan, Terrorism, Three Gorges Dam, Tibet, US-China Relations, Uighers, Uncategorized, Wen Jiabao, Wenchuan earthquake, Xinjiang. Comments: 3

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The George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations each produced Asia strategy reports outlining their visions and overall strategy for Asia, coalescing around a catch phrase that would guide U.S. policy. In 2005, former US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick announced his idea that China become a “responsible stakeholder”, calling for Beijing to [...]

Posted on August 13th, 2009 under 2008 Beijing Olympics, 9／11, Arms Sales, Business Ethics, China's Military, Cross-Strait Relations, Dalai Lama, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economy, FDI, Food Scandals, Hu Jintao, Human Rights, Internet Freedom, Labor, Labor Contract Law, Land Reform, Media Reform, Natural Disasters, One-Child Policy, Politics, Reform and Opening, Taiwan, Terrorism, Three Gorges Dam, Tibet, US-China Relations, Uighers, Uncategorized, Wen Jiabao, Wenchuan earthquake, Xinjiang. Comments: 5

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President Obama’s recent trip to China was harshly criticized by the Western media as having been a “failure”. Among the criticisms: he was too deferential; he didn’t speak out enough on human rights; he failed to press Beijing firmly on revaluing its currency; he achieved no concrete results on Iran or North Korea….and the [...]

Posted on August 9th, 2009 under 2008 Beijing Olympics, 9／11, Arms Sales, Business Ethics, China's Military, Cross-Strait Relations, Dalai Lama, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economy, FDI, Food Scandals, Hu Jintao, Human Rights, Internet Freedom, Labor, Labor Contract Law, Land Reform, Media Reform, Natural Disasters, One-Child Policy, Politics, Reform and Opening, Taiwan, Terrorism, Three Gorges Dam, Tibet, US-China Relations, Uighers, Uncategorized, Wen Jiabao, Wenchuan earthquake, Xinjiang. Comments: 2

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China’s military has made dramatic progress in space over the past decade and the goals of its program remain unclear, a top US general said on Tuesday.
Citing Beijing’s advances in space, General Kevin Chilton, head of US Strategic Command, said it was crucial to cultivate US-China military relations to better understand China’s intentions.
“With regard [...]

Posted on August 4th, 2009 under 2008 Beijing Olympics, 9／11, Arms Sales, Business Ethics, China's Military, Cross-Strait Relations, Dalai Lama, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economy, FDI, Food Scandals, Hu Jintao, Human Rights, Internet Freedom, Labor, Labor Contract Law, Land Reform, Media Reform, Natural Disasters, One-Child Policy, Politics, Reform and Opening, Taiwan, Terrorism, Three Gorges Dam, Tibet, US-China Relations, Uighers, Uncategorized, Wen Jiabao, Wenchuan earthquake, Xinjiang. Comments: 2

Due to a heavy workload this semester, I’ve been M.I.A. as of late.  Apologies.
I will be get back in the swing of things after midterms end this week.  In the meantime, Andrew Jacobs has an interesting article in today’s NY Times about China’s underground detention centers. More to come about China’s National People’s Congress [...]

Posted on March 8th, 2009 under Human Rights, Politics. Comments: 1

It looks as though China’s major media conglomerates are making large-scale efforts to expand their reach and influence overseas, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday.  China’s three major media networks, CCTV, Xinhua, and The China Daily have been meeting with media consultants and advisers on how best to expand their global reach and enhance [...]

Posted on January 14th, 2009 under 2008 Beijing Olympics, Economy, Food Scandals, Human Rights, Media Reform, US-China Relations. Comments Off

If you’re like me, you derive perverse satisfaction from reading long, cryptic speeches made by Chinese leaders at landmark events. Hu Jintao’s recent speech commemorating the 30th anniversary of the start of reform and opening in China is no exception. The event, staged with the usual fanfare and triumphalism we’ve come to expect [...]

Posted on December 20th, 2008 under Democracy, Economic Policy, Hu Jintao, Human Rights, Reform and Opening. Comments: None