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Latest Articles about China
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A Spoiled Anniversary: China Reacts to Confucius Institute Controversy
On September 27, Chinese President Xi Jinping celebrated “Confucius Institute Day,” commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the first Institute’s founding in November 2004, in South Korea. Yet this self-congratulatory atmosphere was clouded by increasing criticism of the Confucius Institute program in the United States, which... MORE
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Political Factions and Spicy Ginger: Elder Networks in PRC Politics (Part 1)
Part 1: The Patronage Network of Jiang Zemin Jiang shì lao de la: “Aged ginger is spicier” Chinese proverb meaning that older people possess more experience and wisdom. When the new senior leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was revealed to the world following... MORE
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Testing the Limits: China’s Expanding Role in the South Sudanese Civil War
South Sudan relapsed into war on December 15, 2013, primarily due to the power struggle between South Sudan President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar. China once again found one of its sizable foreign investments—particularly in the oil sector—embroiled in local political turbulence.... MORE
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An Overview of Chinese Fighters and Anti-Chinese Militant Groups in Syria and Iraq
In July, Western media reported that China’s Middle East envoy, Ambassador Wu Sike, estimated that as many as 100 Chinese citizens are believed to be members of the Islamic State organization (previously known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq (Xinhua, July 29). [1] While... MORE
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China’s Silk Road Strategy: A Foothold in the Suez, But Looking To Israel
China plans to develop a Silk Road economic belt that spans the Eurasian continent and a maritime Silk Road that links the Pacific with the Indian Ocean. We can see on a map that the two Silk Roads will cross in the Middle East region,... MORE
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Xi’s Op-Ed Diplomacy: Selling the “China Dream” Abroad
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s six-day trip to South Asia during September 14–19, on state visits to the Maldives, Sri Lanka and India, redoubled China’s efforts to increase its presence in the Indian Ocean while also trying to improve its relations with neighboring India. Xi signed... MORE
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The Rise of the Military-Space Faction
Much has been written about the growing influence of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) generals on China’s foreign policy. Little has been said about military entrepreneurs and other non-combatant PLA personnel moving into China’s domestic governance. Under Chinese President Xi Jinping, an unprecedented number of senior... MORE
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Xi and Putin in Ulaanbaatar: Mongolia’s Balancing Act
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Mongolia on August 21–22 signaled closer trilateral economic cooperation between China, Russia and Mongolia on their shared vision of a new Silk Road economic corridor. However, this positive forward momentum must be placed in the context of what... MORE
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Community Corrections and Stability Maintenance
During the Third Plenum of the 18th Party Congress last November, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced the abolition of Re-education Through Labor (RTL), or laojiao, the largest formal institution of administrative detention, which enabled Chinese police to incarcerate an individual for up to four... MORE
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Vostok 2014 and Russia’s Hypothetical Enemies (Part One)
On September 19, Russia’s Armed Forces commenced the combat training year’s major highlight to which many of their activities were dedicated: staging the operational-strategic exercise Vostok 2014 in the Russian Far East. Clearly, the Kremlin and military top brass have been buoyed by the strategic... MORE