You can’t understand the world without understanding China. No country has had a less predictable, more dynamic impact on the world in the past 40 years — and the next 40 will be no different.
As Australia’s relationship with China reached new lows, Bill Birtles of the Australian ABC and Michael Smith of the Australian Financial Review both sought to leave the country. For five days, China blocked their exit, leading to tense diplomatic negotiations.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping appeared to directly respond to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s insistence that “freedom-loving” Chinese people are “completely distinct” from the Communist Party. This distinction is one of five things the Chinese people will “never allow,” Xi said.
Half a decade has passed since China and Argentina signed the first of several agreements promising the first Chinese-built nuclear plant in a Latin American country. What could have been a milestone for the global ambitions of the growing Chinese nuclear industry is now stalled and without a clear restarting date.
China and India continue to fiercely contest their claims to territory high up in the Himalayas. After India earlier accused China of “provocative military movements” near Pangong Tso Lake, it banned another bundle of Chinese apps today.
This year’s annual report from the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense on the state of China’s military is out, and it paints a picture of the People’s Liberation Army as ambitious, strategic, and growing in power.
Amy Chua is a professor at Yale Law School and the author of five books. In 2011, she became a household name after publishing her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, a memoir documenting her strict parenting style. Prior to SupChina’s fourth annual Women’s Conference, we spoke with Chua about political tribalism, her parenting memoir, and her career in law.
As the Trump administration continues to scrutinize all aspects of America’s relations with China, the University of North Texas has expelled 15 Chinese researchers who were funded by the Chinese Scholarship Council, a government organization.
Born in China and educated in Australia, Cheng Lei became a host on China’s state-run TV network. Now she is a prisoner of that state.
The Chinese Foreign Minister is on a five-nation tour of Europe. Today he warned Norway of the consequences of a Nobel Peace Prize choice that does not please Beijing.