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China Power
China's rise inspires a mix of awe, fear and skepticism. But what will its global role be? Are we on the brink of a bipolar world? How will its neighbors respond? Will it all come crashing down? The Diplomat's daily China blog will try to find some answers.
Does China Still Want to Be a Global Environmental Leader?
By Li Shuo
Amid tensions with the United States, there are dark clouds ahead of China’s climate agenda.
Amid US-China Tensions, Xi and Abe to Meet in Beijing
By Charlotte Gao
Abe plans to end Japan’s official development aid to China and sign business deals with Beijing.
Is the Crown Jewel of the Belt and Road Losing Its Shine?
By Shannon Tiezzi
A new report suggests that Pakistan’s new government is rethinking CPEC. What does that mean for the whole BRI?
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge: White Elephant in the Pearl River
By Martin Sebena
The bridge will never recover its costs. Hardly anyone can drive on it. So why was it built?
Why Did Xi Jinping Visit Manchuria?
By Chi Wang
The region is both central to Chinese history and all-too-often overlooked by Chinese governments.
China's Former Internet Czar Lu Wei Pleads Guilty to Bribery
By Charlotte Gao
Lu is charged with accepting money and property worth more than $4.6 million.
How China’s AI Technology Exports Are Seeding Surveillance Societies Globally
By Scott N. Romaniuk & Tobias Burgers
China is exploring technologies that enable high tech state authoritarianism.
A Slowing Chinese Economy Means More Instability
By Tyler Headley
With economic headwinds, protests become more common. Even China is no exception.
Religion Is ‘Spiritual Anesthesia’: The Ideology Behind China’s Uyghur Crackdown
By Bonnie Girard
Xinjiang’s Muslims are just the latest victim of the CCP’s contempt for religion.
Chinese Communist Party Expels 2 Former Top Generals
By Charlotte Gao
Both fallen generals (one of whom already committed suicide) were accused of “being two-faced” and “disloyal to the Party.”
Waking Up to China’s Space Dream
By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
What a China-led space order would look like is something the international community needs to seriously grapple with.
Trump, China, and Ah Q
By Kerry Brown
Trump proves that the spirit of Lu Xun’s Ah Q is alive and well in China.