China’s out of box aircraft carrier
ahsanThe following comment is from an American observer who viewed the photos above. “This is quantum leap above anything we have on the drawing board. They have thought "outside the…
Criticism of CPEC is proof of progress
By Liu Zongyi Pakistan's Sindh Province saw a bomb attack against Chinese engineers and small-scale protests against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) recently. Meanwhile, the Pakistani government claimed that anti-CPEC…
Why is Xi Jinping the reformer resorting to rule by fear?
By : Goh Sui Noi After what seemed like an initial reformist turn, Chinese President Xi Jinping appears to be changing course. Soon after taking power in late 2012, he…
Capturing the benefits of Chinese investment
By Peter Drysdale & Neil Thomas Chinese investment has increased from virtually zero to becoming Australia's fifth-largest source of foreign direct investment over the past decade. Chinese investment has grown…
China Defends Paracel Islands
Report China's apparent decision to deploy Russian-made surface-to-air missiles in the Paracel Islands has increased regional tensions in the disputed South China Sea, coveted for its potential oil and gas…
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor – CPEC
By Sajjad Ashraf The Chinese commitment to invest US$46 billion into Pakistan is driven by two main considerations. China's current $4 trillion foreign trade and 7 million barrels of daily…
The China model, political meritocracy and the limits of democracy
By Daniel A. Bell This duality may have had something to do with his communitarianism, which, although a philosophical view, emphasizes the particularities of community, history, and culture. I take…
China’s multilateralism, higher ambitions
ahmed sabirBy Alice Ekman China's ambitions to reshape the regional and international order have never been as high as under President Xi Jinping's leadership (scheduled to last until 2022 at least).…
China’s pacific overtures
By Simon Winchester The dangerous game of chicken now being played out in the South China Sea, with American warships sailing provocatively close to a clutch of new-made Chinese islands,…
Road map for China’s 2020 vision
By Pepe Escobar Everybody's doing the Shisanwu. Well, at least hundreds of millions of Chinese are. Here's the pop version; call it the new Chinese five-year plan for dummies. You…