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In Cyberspace, New Cold War

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 20:21

When the Obama administration circulated to the nation’s Internet providers last week a lengthy confidential list of computer addresses linked to a hacking group that has stolen terabytes of data from American corporations, it left out one crucial fact

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No Exit: China Uses Passports as Political Cudgel

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 20:09

Flush with cash and eager to see the world, millions of middle-class Chinese spent the 10-day Lunar New Year holiday that ended on Monday in places like Paris, Bangkok and New York. Last year, Chinese made a record 83 million trips abroad, 20 percent more than in 2011 and a fivefold increase from a decade earlier.

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What China’s hackers get wrong about Washington

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 20:01

“Start asking security experts which powerful Washington institutions have been penetrated by Chinese cyberspies,” report my colleagues Craig Timberg and Ellen Nakashima, “and this is the usual answer: almost all of them.”

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China's Online Thieves

Tue, 02/19/2013 - 22:52

Beijing's cyberattacks are a major problem for the world economy.

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Turkey: Abandoning the EU for the SCO?

Tue, 02/19/2013 - 22:45

Recent moves suggest Turkey could make a bid for entry into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. It would be a mistake.

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Bilateral trade between Xinjiang and Kazakhstan: challenges or opportunities?

Mon, 02/11/2013 - 19:16

China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region shares 5,600 km of border with eight countries, including a lengthy 1,700 km with Kazakhstan.

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Re-education Revisited

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 20:04

How much of a reformer is China’s new leader, Xi Jinping?

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Talking Trust With China’s Army

Tue, 01/15/2013 - 00:00
Soldiers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army attended a farewell ceremony for veterans last year.

China will soon publish a new country map that expands its claims to disputed territories.

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U.S. Must Break Silence on China’s Increased Media Censorship

Tue, 01/15/2013 - 00:00
A woman wearing a mask saying "a barrier for speech" in Chinese rallies in Guangzhou on January 8, 2013. Protesters rallied for a second day to call for press freedom in China, as social media users and celebrities backed a campaign which poses a test for the nation's new leaders.

In 2010, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave an important speech condemning government censorship, calling for greater Internet freedom and reiterating that freedom of expression was a vital U.S. value.

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Memo to Obama: How to handle China

Thu, 01/10/2013 - 00:00

Your first administration got off to a shaky start on China, mainly because you assumed that by showing sufficient respect you could gain Beijing’s cooperation.

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