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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.
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.
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.
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.
China’s Repression of the Hui: A Slow Boil
By James Jennion
Even China’s “preferred Muslims” face tightening restrictions on religious expression.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
China and the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean
By Nengye Liu
A brief history of China's engagement in a landmark environmental protection instrument for the Arctic.
Hungarian Policy Toward China Might Be Facing a Seismic Shift
By Richard Q. Turcsanyi and Matej Šimalčík
Hungary under Viktor Orban has been the most China-friendly country in the EU in recent years. That might be about to change – drastically.
Hungarians Spurn Chinese-Backed University Campus
By Eleanor Albert
A planned campus for Fudan University in Budapest sparked protests, highlighting a broader outcry against Viktor Orban's China policy.