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[The News in Brief] Death Sentences for Xinjiang Clash, New Organ Transplant Policies, CNPC suspended in Chad 16 Aug 2013 | 03:09 pm
China hands out death sentences to those involved in April’s Xinjiang clashes. The use of organs from executed prisoners for organ transplants is phased out of use. Chad suspends CNPC for flagrant env...
[The News in Brief] Japanese Minister Visits China, China-Myanmar Pipeline Begins Operations, Bo Xilai Officially Charged 2 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
The Japanese Vice Foreign Minister visits China in an apparent attempt to mend ties, a natural gas pipeline between China and Myanmar begins operations, and Bo Xilai is officially charged. Here are th...
[Weibo Monitoring] Sympathy for Terrorists? 24 Jul 2013 | 09:03 pm
The man who set off a bomb inside Beijing Capital International Airport has not only escaped widespread condemnation, but is being held up as a martyr by some within China. On Saturday, July 20, 33-ye...
[Commentary] A Response to “Where Have All the Women Gone?” 23 Jul 2013 | 06:03 pm
On July 15, Derek Ha wrote a piece on the China Elections Blog website entitled, “Where Have all the Women Gone?” In the piece, Ha remarks on gender inequality in Chinese leadership and how gendered n...
[The News in Brief] Dissident lawyer jailed again, secret execution sparks criticisms, Chinese economy slows 19 Jul 2013 | 06:20 pm
Dissident Xu Zhiyong is jailed once again; a secret execution of a businessman sparks a controversy; GlaxoSmithKline scandal widens; and Chinese economic growth rate slows to 7.5 percent. These are th...
[Commentary] Xi & Li Thus Far 19 Jul 2013 | 12:46 am
When President Xi Jinping and Premiere Li Keqiang took up the reins of power in March of this year, questions naturally arose concerning the direction in which they were going to steer their country. ...
[Commentary] Where Have All the Women Gone? 16 Jul 2013 | 12:40 am
For thousands of years, Chinese women suffered the unthinkable oppression of a feudal system steeped in patriarchy. Political power, economic independence, and education were denied to them. They were...
[The News in Brief] U.S. and China meet for annual dialogue, former railway minster is sentenced, Shanghai poised to become a free trade zone. 12 Jul 2013 | 07:02 pm
The U.S. and China meet for the annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington; a former railway minister receives a suspended death sentence for corruption and bribery; and Shanghai is poised t...
[Commentary] Hypocritical Superpowers 11 Jul 2013 | 06:48 pm
Top U.S. and Chinese officials will meet this week in Washington for the annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue on July 10-11, hoping to build on the progress that was made during last mont...
[Commentary] The Sino-Japanese Sticking Point: Why negotiations over Senkaku are rockier than ever 9 Jul 2013 | 12:37 am
Whether you call them the Senkaku or the Diaoyu Islands, everyone can agree that the dispute over these small rocks is officially a diplomatic disaster between Asia’s two largest economic powerhouses....
