China

Summary A string of mysterious disappearances of Chinese nationals could signal that Chinese President Xi Jinping is taking his effort to consolidate power to new heights ahead of the next National Congress of the Communist Party in 2017. It appears that Chinese ...

“Dogs go, pigs come,” read the graffiti-smeared walls throughout Taipei in February 1947. It was less than a year and a half since the Allies had driven the so-called “dogs” out, defeating the Japanese Empire and liberating Taiwan from 50 ...
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China will soon begin its first round of anti-corruption investigations for 2016, greatly expanding last year’s efforts. Increases in personnel will make it possible for the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to achieve its goal of conducting more than 100 ...

At the tail end of 2015, Beijing introduced the ambitious first wave of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s comprehensive plan for military reform. The changes — which include a more powerful strategic weaponry command, a new ground force headquarters and an organization ...

Summary China is modernizing its military one step at a time, and the focus of the new year appears to be organizational reform and restructuring. An announcement from the Chinese military on Jan. 11 heralded the new configuration of its ...

December 4th marked an important occasion in Chinese-African relations, signalling, as it did, the 15th anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). This is a relationship that has been largely overlooked, and yet it is one of the world’s most ...

They called the First World War simply ‘The Great War’ until the start of the second truly global conflict erupted in 1939.  Fortunately, despite a few proxy wars and more than a few close calls during the Cold War, the world ...

New found freedoms and old restraints still control clash in modern China.  My fascination with China began in 1989. I was 14 then and the image of the man who stood in front of a column of tanks in protest ...

The year 2015 may have marked the end of an era in Chinese journalism. Until recently, liberal, commercial print media engaged in aggressive and influential reporting that also formed part of a successful business model. The decline of this sector ...

The drone prototype will conduct flight tests over the South China Sea in 2016. Vietnam revealed its largest indigenous high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) this December, IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly reports. According to local media reports, the prototype ...