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Wanted: a European China policy

Tue, 09/04/2012 - 19:55

There has never been a time when it mattered more for the European Union to be able to speak firmly, coherently, and constructively to China.

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What China’s Leaders Fear Most

Wed, 08/01/2012 - 15:23

By charging Bo Xilai’s wife with mBy charging Bo Xilai’s wife with murder, China's political leaders have set a dangerous precedent.urder, China's political leaders have set a dangerous precedent.

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China Is in Chaos These Days

Thu, 07/12/2012 - 22:09

A former aide to an ousted top Chinese official writes about the confusion over the power structure under the Chinese Communist Party.

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Sceptics may scoff, but building trust with China is crucial

Wed, 07/11/2012 - 21:12

Can political trust exist between Australia and China? I've heard several sceptical comments since publishing a Lowy Institute Policy Brief about Australia-China relations.

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Beijing Stirs Ethnic Hatred in Xinjiang

Tue, 07/03/2012 - 12:50

Three years after riots in Urumqi, China continues to tighten controls.

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China’s war drums

Mon, 07/02/2012 - 18:12

There is a serious advocacy in China by influential persons, institutions and publications to wage war against the Philippines.

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Why China is no longer predictable

Fri, 06/01/2012 - 00:00

The United States has had it easy over the past third of a century in regards to China. Washington has been able to proclaim moral superiority over the Communist Party dictatorship in Beijing, even as those very dictators provided Washington with a stable, businesslike relationship that fostered immense opportunities for American companies in China and for the American economy overall.

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China’s expanding core is worrying its Asian neighbors

Thu, 05/31/2012 - 00:00

China is now engaged in bitter disputes with the Philippines over Scarborough Shoal and Japan over the Senkaku Islands, both located far beyond China’s 300-kilometer-wide territorial waters in the South China Sea.

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China shows the world its vicious economics

Thu, 05/31/2012 - 00:00

China spent the best part of the last two decades sweet-talking the world about its intentions. Its rise supposedly is peaceful for investment and trade, and a concomitant military buildup is only for defense.

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China’s expansive territorial claims

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 23:05

Given its mushrooming military budget and secretiveness, its assertiveness has set off alarm bells among the other countries bordering the South China Sea

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