Chinese News, Commentary and Analysis

People's Republic of China Foreign Minister Wang Yi answers questions during a interview with reporters, after a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of an Asean meeting held in Manila, Philippines August 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Asean meet leans in China’s favor

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Some Chinese companies and tycoons have been interested in buying foreign football clubs in order to please Xi Jinping (inset). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, Xavoun, Gabhksw

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, World

Will Red China own the Red Devils one day?

by Ben Kwok August 7, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

UN imposes strict new sanctions on North Korean exports

by Reuters August 6, 2017February 18, 2020

An elephant and mahout during a festival in Sayaboury Laos. Photo: AFP via Biosphoto/Jean-François Mutzig

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Laos, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Thailand, World

China buys out a mammoth source of Lao pride

by Melinda Boh August 6, 2017February 18, 2020

PLA soldiers prepare for a UN peacekeeping mission in Africa. Photo: EPA/Michael Reynolds

Beijing, China, World

Djibouti military base highlights China’s African ambitions

by Theo Neethling August 6, 2017February 18, 2020

An Arrow-3 interceptor missile is launched before successfully flying an exo-atmospheric trajectory through space, according to the test plan. Photo: Wikipedia Commons

China, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Does Japan need an Israeli Arrow 3 interceptor missile?

by Stephen Bryen August 5, 2017February 18, 2020

DJI drones displayed in the company's first flagship store in Shenzhen, China. Photo: Reuters/Bobby Yip

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Drone wars: US Army bans China’s DJI drones over cyber fears

by Asia Times staff and Reuters August 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese troops conducting a live-fire drill in Tibet. Screen grab of CCTV footage.

Beijing, China, India, South Asia

Chinese TV strikes a delicate balance on Doklam coverage

by Christopher Scott August 5, 2017February 18, 2020

China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Asian investors pump the brakes as stocks stuck in overdrive

by Nick Westra August 5, 2017February 18, 2020

China

Tencent leads China’s Top 100 Internet companies list

by Liu Hsiu Wen August 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Guangzhou

Guangzhou bans new launches of shared bikes

by Liu Hsiu Wen and Zheng Xin August 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in Manila against China's presence in disputed waters in the South China Sea. The Philippines is one of several countries opposed to Chinese expansion in the vital seaway. Photo: AFP / Ted Aljibe

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

China defends its controversial ambitions for the South China Sea

by Xuan Loc Doan August 4, 2017

Children use an Ofo shared bike at a residential area for migrant workers in a village on the outskirts of Beijing on April 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

China, Shanghai

Kids under 12 banned from riding shared bikes in China

by Lin Wanxia August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

China, Russia, World

Russian blackout, worst in 7 years, halts power exports

by Inga Denezh August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

A Bond Connect at Hong Kong Exchanges in Hong Kong, July 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Bobby Yip

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Shanghai, World

Foreign holdings of Chinese debt up, Bond Connect impact scant

by Andrew Galbraith August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) get ready for the military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the army at Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, July 30, 2017. Photo: China Daily via REUTERS

China, India, South Asia

Why China’s army stocks are flat despite PLA’s growing might

by Zi Yang August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, South Asia

China raps India over Doklam standoff, but dogs are on leash

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, World

China Unicom joins e-commerce partnership

by Liu Hsiu Wen and Zheng Xin August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Xi Jinping's RCEP initiative aims to challeng the US-dominated world order. Photo: Reuters / Axel Schmidt

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

China must tackle its unreported internal problems

by Todd Royal August 2, 2017August 2, 2017

Guests at the InterContinental hotel in Beijing can still use the Google search engine or check Gmail for messages. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

Beijing, China, Middle East, World

In China’s hotel lobbies, gaps in ‘Great Firewall’ are closing

by Reuters August 2, 2017February 18, 2020

China's Premier Li Keqiang (left) shakes hands with Apple's chief executive Tim Cook. Photo: China Daily via Reuters

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, World

Two in a bed: Apple out to satisfy Beijing amid falling sales

by Adam Jourdan and Pei Li August 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China

China expels anti-graft inspector from party for corruption

by Philip Wen August 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Two US Air Force B-1B bombers fly over the South China Sea while operating with the destroyer USS Sterett. Photo: USAF / Richard Ebensberger

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Iraq, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

Real reasons behind ‘China threat’ theory

by Ken Moak August 2, 2017August 3, 2017

Beijing, Chengdu, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, India, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World, Wuhan

Xi touts combat readiness in PLA training

by Liu Hsiu Wen and Zheng Xin August 2, 2017February 18, 2020

China

Sinopec, China National Petroleum Corporation top list

by Liu Hsiu Wen August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

China's former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, the architect of China's reform and open-door policies, at an unidentified seaside location in an undated photo. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Deng Xiaoping-inspired peace plan for the South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

A worker walks past a section of the 65,000-ton British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, under construction in Rosyth Dockyard in Scotland, on May 24, 2016. Photo: AFP / Robert Perry

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, European Union, France, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Britain’s twists and turns on the South China Sea

by Emanuele Scimia August 1, 2017

Beijing, China, Chongqing, Hong Kong

Fortune China 500 list goes public

by Liu Hsiu Wen and Zheng Xin August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

The construction site (foreground) for the West Kowloon terminus of the high-speed rail link connecting Hong Kong to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou is seen in Hong Kong on July 27, 2017. Photo: AFP / Isaac Lawrence

Beijing, China, France, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, World

How a Chinese checkpoint in Hong Kong raised so much angst

by Kent Ewing July 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar is reconnecting with the outside world after decades of military rule. Photo: AFP/Khin Maung Win

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Why Myanmar needs foreign-policy think tanks

by Nay Yan Oo July 31, 2017

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Asean meet leans in China’s favor

Will Red China own the Red Devils one day?

UN imposes strict new sanctions on North Korean exports

China buys out a mammoth source of Lao pride

Djibouti military base highlights China’s African ambitions

Does Japan need an Israeli Arrow 3 interceptor missile?

Drone wars: US Army bans China’s DJI drones over cyber fears

Chinese TV strikes a delicate balance on Doklam coverage

Asian investors pump the brakes as stocks stuck in overdrive

Tencent leads China’s Top 100 Internet companies list

Guangzhou bans new launches of shared bikes

China defends its controversial ambitions for the South China Sea

Russian blackout, worst in 7 years, halts power exports

Foreign holdings of Chinese debt up, Bond Connect impact scant

Why China’s army stocks are flat despite PLA’s growing might

China raps India over Doklam standoff, but dogs are on leash

China Unicom joins e-commerce partnership

China must tackle its unreported internal problems

In China’s hotel lobbies, gaps in ‘Great Firewall’ are closing

Two in a bed: Apple out to satisfy Beijing amid falling sales

China expels anti-graft inspector from party for corruption

Real reasons behind ‘China threat’ theory

Xi touts combat readiness in PLA training

Sinopec, China National Petroleum Corporation top list

Deng Xiaoping-inspired peace plan for the South China Sea

Britain’s twists and turns on the South China Sea

Fortune China 500 list goes public

How a Chinese checkpoint in Hong Kong raised so much angst

Why Myanmar needs foreign-policy think tanks

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