Is China’s String of Pearls Real?
China is modernizing its navy, but is it really about to build a network of overseas bases?
Apple: Crown Jewel of Technology or Human-Rights Abuser and Tax Cheat?
You may have watched the great British TV series “Blood on the Wire.” Is Apple “Blood on the Wireless”?
Burma’s Ethnic Insurgencies Erupt in a Chain Reaction
Fighting by Burma’s three largest ethnic minorities has flared up all at once.
Bush Sr. and Huntsman: A Tale of Two Ambassadors to the Middle Kingdom
Though a Republican, Jon Huntsman points the way to better relations with China.
Art v. State
Ai Weiwei has challenged the Chinese authorities with his art and his Tweets — who will win this political tug-of-war?
The Last Son of China
A poet reaches out to Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
Three Strikes against Apple
There’s too much blood on its phones, laptops, and tablets.
Think Indifferent
I don’t want that Apple.
Genuine Partnership or a Marriage of Convenience?
India and China, two leading emerging economies in the world, are competing with each other, as well as Africa’s traditional western trading partners, to build a stronger relationship with Africa.
The Silver Lining in China’s Crackdown
Beijing’s recent crackdown on human rights has revealed the importance of a new group of activists.
If She is Still There
At nearly 200 meters high and 2.3 kilometers wide, the hydroelectric dam in Hubei, China, is creating a reservoir that will eventually stretch 600km (370 miles) to the west.
All Roads Lead Back to China
Across Africa, China has become known as the agent of mass construction, wisely bartering infrastructural development – chiefly mining-specific – for long-term access to strategic resources.
Blood on the Trackpads
Monologist Mike Daisey takes on Apple and challenges audiences to exercise their consumer power to effect change.
After Osama: China?
In the war between the United States and al-Qaeda, the big winner is: China.
Chinese Take-Over of South America?
China and the United States are going head to head in Latin America, but the United States still has the edge.