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Pentagon Says China Military Behind Cyberattacks: Selling China the Rope to Hang Us

Curtis Ellis | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics
Curtis Ellis

We don't need to pivot to Asia. We need to pivot to America and tell the multinational chieftains to stop selling China the rope it's using to hang us.

Yahoo Is Shutting Down Businesses Left And Right

AP | Posted 04.23.2013 | Technology

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo's email service in China will close this summer as part of an arrangement worked out with its partner in that country, Al...

Another Reason To Freak Out About China

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 12.10.2012 | Business

Terrible news, everyone, China is buying stuff in America. The truly terrible news is that it's not buying nearly enough American stuff. If you clo...

Open Letter to the Chinese Government

Chai Ling | Posted 11.08.2012 | Impact
Chai Ling

I am writing to encourage you to take actions at the national level to respond to this violence against women and to have compassion on these victims of the One-Child Policy.

The Rise of the Chinese Urban Militia

Daniel Wagner | Posted 10.08.2012 | World
Daniel Wagner

The Chinese government juggernaut does not move swiftly, but it moves as quickly as it needs to in order to enforce social order and ensure its own survival. That is the case in its response to rising civil unrest throughout the country.

Asia's Aging Population Is Both Predictable and Unprecedented

Daniel Burrus | Posted 12.02.2012 | World
Daniel Burrus

Everyone, including the United States, can learn from what's taking place in Japan. China's aging population is growing faster than the U.S.'s aging population, and it's going to have global and predictable ramifications.

Hold Your Breath

Victoria Lai | Posted 11.04.2012 | World
Victoria Lai

The top decision-making body in the Chinese Communist Party, the politburo standing committee, is set to see an infusion of new blood. The process is shrouded in mystery, a frustrating state of affairs for investors and other observers because the direction of change in China will be underpinned by the result.

Rooted and Unbendable Ai Weiwei

Misha Lyuve | Posted 11.04.2012 | Arts
Misha Lyuve

Every society has constraints that offer opportunity for vision, freedom and courage. "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" by Alison Klayman is a documentary about a man who appreciates the possibilities and challenges of this opportunity in China.

Chinese Villager Caught in US Abortion Debate

Julian Baird Gewirtz | Posted 09.16.2012 | World
Julian Baird Gewirtz

China has increasingly become part of the conversation in U.S. abortion debate -- much to the chagrin of some liberal politicians, who cite conservative references to atrocities in China as incendiary tactics.

Man Invents Personal Underwear Washing Machine

Michael Kleinmann | Posted 08.28.2012 | Weird News
Michael Kleinmann

China's dirty underwear has a new person (and machine) to fear. The machine that cost less than $1,000 U.S. dollars to build washes pairs of underwear individually in under a minute using a piston mechanism.

What Lies Ahead for the Modern Dragon?

Zachary K. Pearce | Posted 06.18.2012 | Books
Zachary K. Pearce

June Dreyer posits four scenarios for the future of China in her book. One can argue in favor of any of the scenarios she discusses. The intricacies of this topic will be salient to United States foreign policy making for years to come.

My Shanghai Next Door Neighbor Is Chinese Dissident Feng Zhenghu

Lara Farrar | Posted 06.11.2012 | World
Lara Farrar

In the beginning, when I moved into my apartment back in 2010, the security apparatus was barely noticeable. There were always some random men who looked like the type of men who might be found late at night in a stale diner in a casino in Atlantic City.

Time for a Different Way of Thinking About National Security

Manochehr Dorraj | Posted 08.07.2012 | College
Manochehr Dorraj

When most Americans think about national security, they consider wars abroad and fighting terrorists. National security is perceived to be the responsibility of the military and intelligence forces.

Happy Birthday, Ai Weiwei!

Posted 05.18.2012 | Arts

Today is the (disputed) birthday of Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei. The successful sculptor, architect and open critic of the Chinese governme...

Longer School Days Not Good for Quality

Nancy Pine | Posted 07.17.2012 | Home
Nancy Pine

Every time I head for China, U.S. teachers and parents ask me how we can get our students to be more like the Chinese students. Meanwhile, the Chinese tell me how much they long for American-style education.

China's Next Top Model: Guangdong Beats Chongqing?

John Wagner Givens | Posted 06.11.2012 | World
John Wagner Givens

In and of itself, a high-ranking official being dismissed in backroom party machinations is hardly a sign of improvement. Yet the event inspires hope that the more authoritarian Chongqing model is losing ground.

India's Cold Shoulder for Tibet

Sourav Roy | Posted 06.10.2012 | World
Sourav Roy

While Tsundue emerges as the modern-day Che Guevara for Tibetan youth, Dalai Lama springs hope in the hearts of thousands of Tibetan exiles. But, the billion-dollar question is, what stand is India adopting over Tibet in modern times?

Watch: China's High Flying Artist

Posted 03.29.2012 | Arts

We always thought that Ai Weiwei was the bravest artist in China. But performance artist Li Wei, here seen propelling himself high into the clouds, is...

A Pritzker Prize With Chinese Characteristics

Julian Baird Gewirtz | Posted 05.12.2012 | Arts
Julian Baird Gewirtz

Wang Shu's work stands for, and the Pritzker jury statement sides with, one set of possibilities for China's future -- bold, forward-thinking development that is tempered by awareness of China's remarkable and distinctive past.

Liu Bolin, The Disappearing Artist

Posted 02.16.2012 | Arts

Where's Waldo is for amateurs; now it's all about Where's Liu. Liu Bolin is quite the chameleon. Whether standing in front of a grocery store aisl...

Global Intervention To Stop Tibetan Self Immolation: How You Can Take Action

AP | Posted 02.08.2012 | Impact

By Associated Press DHARMSALA, India -- Chinese repression has lead to the self-immolations of nearly two dozen Tibetans and deadly clashes with Chin...

The Demise of the Beijing Consensus

Daniel Wagner | Posted 03.11.2012 | World
Daniel Wagner

Pegging a country's growth to a certain set of policy tools or a certain reserve currency (the U.S. dollar in this case) is equally dangerous. The world is changing fast.

Finally, Ai Weiwei May Catch A Break!

AP | Posted 03.09.2012 | Arts

BEIJING — Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Friday that Beijing tax authorities have agreed to review their ruling that he pay a multimill...

Dalai Lama Advisor, Blake Kerr, Testifies in Trial Accusing Chinese of Genocide in Tibet

Robbie Vorhaus | Posted 03.07.2012 | World
Robbie Vorhaus

As a tourist in Lhasa 24 years ago, Blake Kerr witnessed Chinese soldiers and police massacring unarmed Tibetans, inspiring him to begin documenting the underside of China's military occupation of Tibet.

Will Peasants and Migrant Workers Forge China's New Political Vanguard?

Michelle Chen | Posted 03.05.2012 | World
Michelle Chen

Despite the monetization of Chinese society and the privatization of the state, the poor are discovering that justice can't be bought. Now the dispossessed peasants and migrant laborers have to decide what price they're willing to pay for democracy.