Chinese News, Commentary and Analysis | Asia Times

Road to Aleppo: The Chinese don't forget that Syria controlled overland access to both Europe and Africa in ancient Silk Road times. Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad monitor traffic on the road to Aleppo in Syria on July 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki.

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, Turkey, World

The New Silk Road will go through Syria

by Pepe Escobar July 13, 2017February 18, 2020

A screenshot of Bilibili. Photo: Asia Times

China

Foreign dramas, movies vanish from popular China websites

by Zheng Xin July 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Sony employee Suzuyo Suzuki displays the MD Walkman MZ-E55 (left) and a mini-disc at the company's headquaters in Tokyo, on September 7, 1998. Photo: AFP / Toru Yamanaka

China, India, Japan, Mexico, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Competitive advantage not God-given – as US and Japan know

by Henry Kressel July 12, 2017February 18, 2020

A map shows the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Wanishahrukh

Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s moves in Kashmir hold great importance for India

by Sudhanshu Tripathi July 12, 2017

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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

World has much riding on South Korea’s President Moon

by William Pesek July 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Dalbergia Melanoxylon. Photo via Wikimedia

AT Finance, China, South Asia, World

Why Chinese attempts to reignite rosewood market will fail

by Zi Yang July 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Barrels of oil. Photo: Flickr

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Middle East, Shanghai, Singapore, World

China sets sights on oil benchmark after years of delays

by Reuters July 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A fancy handbag is an essential item for fashion-conscious women, and now they can rent one. Photo: iStock

China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia

Luxury handbags join China’s super-hot sharing economy

by Lin Wanxia July 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Umbrella Movement protesters in Hong Kong say Beijing is backpedaling on its so-called 'one country, two systems' political deal struck after the British colony was returned to China. The author suggests Western media reports on the protests fail to fairly portray both sides in the ongoing dispute and that this is a pervasive and potentially dangerous problem in reporting other global conflicts. Photo: Pasu Au Yeung/Wikipedia Commons.

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Vietnam, World

Subjective reporting and characterization threaten global stability

by Ken Moak July 11, 2017

Representational image. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, India, South Asia

Principals call for boycott of Chinese-made school supplies

by Asia Times staff July 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A Chinese tourist shops in London. Photo: iStock

China, United Kingdom, World

More Chinese tourists pouring into UK for cheap shopping

by Mason Hinsdale July 10, 2017

A journalist takes a selfie with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after a news conference in Manila, Philippines April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro - RTS14GCC

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, Russia, World

Crisis after crisis, Duterte still on top

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

A WeChat Pay system is demonstrated at a canteen in Guangzhou, China, May 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Bobby Yip

China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, World

Stripe strikes global partnerships with China’s Alipay, WeChat Pay

by Reuters July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

China, India, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Is a dollar drawdown possible?

by Sabena Siddiqui July 10, 2017July 10, 2017

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters / Saul Loeb

Beijing, China, Germany, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Trump keeps it friendly with Xi on North Korea threat

by Reuters July 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Buyers study floor plans and price lists. Photo: Reuters/Bobby Yip

China, Hong Kong

HK’s shadow mortgage lending could be timebomb: analysts

by Reuters July 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Separate flags but a common history: the two Koreas were a united state for 1,000 years. Photo: iStock

China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Four things to know about North and South Korea

by The Conversation July 9, 2017February 18, 2020

A North Korean soldier sits on a bank of the Yalu River just north of Sinuiju, North Korea, on April 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Damir Sagolj

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Time to think and act differently on North Korea

by George Koo July 9, 2017

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Foreign students cool on US, UK after Trump, Brexit: report

by Doug Tsuruoka July 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Screenshot of footage released on Youtube of Liu Xiaobo in an unknown location.

Beijing, China, Germany, World

Hospital says Chinese dissident Liu’s cancer is in final stages

by Reuters July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, China, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Putin and Trump stage-manage a win-win meeting

by Pepe Escobar July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Remember, lads, we're going to play in a binary formation. Programers ready their robots for a robot soccer match at the World Robot Conference 2016 in Beijing, China. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

China, European Union, Hong Kong, World

Confidence in US innovation falling; China leads way on AI

by Paddy Cosgrave July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Potential rare-earths industry in the US must avoid China’s mistakes

by Carly O'Connell July 8, 2017

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi( left) and China's President Xi Jinping are seen at a meeting in Tashkent last year. Photo: AFP/ Michael Klimentyev / Sputnik

Beijing, Bhutan, China, Germany, India, South Asia, World

China hardens stance on Sikkim, rules out Modi-Xi G20 talks

by E Jaya Kumar July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

A Bitcoin keychain. Photo: Flickr

PBOC adviser: bitcoin can be an asset but not a currency

by Reuters July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Shenzhen Bay Control Point. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, Hong Kong

Girl, 15, lured into smuggling cocaine into Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet at the SCO summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on June 9, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Alexei Nikolsky / Kremlin via Reuters

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

India’s full membership in SCO positive for whole region

by Sudhanshu Tripathi July 7, 2017July 7, 2017

US President Donald Trump, seen here with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his resort in Florida in April, will have to back up his talks with ASEAN leaders next month with action if he wants to achieve any progress in this region. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Vietnam, World

US must have stomach for sanctions on Pyongyang and Beijing

by Grant Newsham July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

China's sports industry is "growing," even as the nation's football team continues to plumb the depths. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai, World

China Aoyuan looking to buy stake in China Sports Industry Group

by Poo Yee Kai July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

China, Germany, Hong Kong, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

China’s battered bond connections

by Gary Kleiman July 7, 2017July 7, 2017

We'll send a verification code to %EMAIL%.