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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.
June 19, 2021
Taiwan Under Fire for Racist Policies Toward Southeast Asian Workers
By Nick Aspinwall
Taiwanese factories, along with one county government, are implementing discriminatory policies that prohibit freedom of movement for Southeast Asian workers.
June 17, 2021
Apple Daily Editors Arrested Under Hong Kong Security Law
By Zen Soon
The five editors and executives are accused of conspiring with foreign countries to impose sanctions against China and Hong Kong.
June 17, 2021
Poll Shows Increasing Transatlantic Convergence on China
By Bonnie S. Glaser and Garima Mohan
Public opinion trends suggest that there is a strong foundation for transatlantic cooperation on China-related challenges.
June 16, 2021
China Says Nuclear Fuel Rods Damaged, No Radiation Leak
By Joe McDonald
"There is no problem of radioactive leakage to the environment," China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment said in a statement.
June 16, 2021
China’s Role in Cameroon’s Risk of Debt Distress
By R. Maxwell Bone
China is Cameroon’s largest creditor, with 61 percent of the African country’s external debt owed to Beijing.
June 15, 2021
China-Backed SEZs Linked to Southeast Asia’s Illegal Wildlife Trade
By Sebastian Strangio
The trade has been facilitated by a combination of loose state jurisdictions and proximity to China's economy.
June 15, 2021
China’s Repression of the Hui: A Slow Boil
By James Jennion
Even China’s “preferred Muslims” face tightening restrictions on religious expression.
June 14, 2021
Emerging Ethnic Affairs Policy Specialist Chen Run’er Could Take Over as Xinjiang Party Secretary
By Tristan Kenderdine
A low flier on a newly established institutional trajectory toward ethnic affairs governance, Chen Run’er could replace the infamous Chen Quanguo at the 2022 CCP Congress.
June 12, 2021
The Soviet Origins of Xi’s Xinjiang Policy
By Christopher Vassallo
Behind the CCP’s horrific crackdown in Xinjiang is a desperate drive to avoid the mistakes that led to the USSR’s collapse.
June 11, 2021
China Passes New Law on ‘Countering Foreign Sanctions’
By Shannon Tiezzi
The law provides a legal framework for China to retaliate against foreign sanctions targeting its companies and individuals.
June 11, 2021
Rocket on Pad, China Ready to Send First Crew to Space Station
By Associated Press
Three astronauts will blast off next week to spend three months on China’s new Tianhe space station.
June 10, 2021
In the ‘Three-Child’ Era, China Must Confront Embedded Misogyny
By Jiayuan Wang
Loud encouragement for women to have more children, coupled with a rise in rhetoric equating femininity with weakness, could be a damaging combination for women’s rights in China.
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