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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.
May 22, 2020
The New US-China Battlefield Over the COVID-19 Narrative: Poland
By Paulina Uznanska and Marian Fila
Largely via Twitter, the U.S. and Chinese ambassadors to Poland have engaged in a fierce debate over COVID-19.
May 22, 2020
China Considers Bill Limiting Hong Kong Opposition Activity
By Associated Press
Such legislation was last proposed in 2003, sparking protests.
May 21, 2020
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Begins Her Second Term
By Nick Aspinwall
Tsai thanked the Taiwanese people for their unity and resilience in containing the COVID-19 outbreak and offered to engage in dialogue with Beijing.
May 21, 2020
US Sanctions Prompt China to Cut Most Iran Oil Supplies, Officially at Least
By Yigal Chazan
Declared imports have nosedived, but Beijing seems unwilling to shut off completely deliveries from its strategic partner.
May 19, 2020
China Says Boy Picked by Dalai Lama Now a College Graduate
By Associated Press
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima went missing at age 6, among with his family, shortly after being named the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995.
May 19, 2020
Hong Kong Needs to Defend Its Education System
By Chauncey Jung
The self-autonomous city’s education system is the latest battleground to resist China’s influence campaign.
May 19, 2020
How the Yellow Economic Circle Can Revolutionize Hong Kong
By Simon Shen
Building the grassroots economic movement could be the key to breaking the establishment's economic stranglehold.
May 19, 2020
Decoding Xi Jinping’s Speech at the World Health Assembly
By Valérie Niquet
China is on the defensive amid a global backlash, trying to move the narrative toward Xi’s “shared future for mankind.”
May 19, 2020
Investigating China: COVID-19 and the CCP
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Xun Zhou.
May 15, 2020
Interpreting China’s ‘Wolf-Warrior Diplomacy‘
By Zhiqun Zhu
What explains the sharper tone to China’s overseas conduct recently?
May 15, 2020
The Precarious Triangle: China, Taiwan, and United States
By Zoe Leung
Taiwan has become the most dangerous flashpoint in U.S.-China relations.
May 14, 2020
Restricting Chinese Journalist Visas Will Not Stop China’s Propaganda Campaigns
By Chauncey Jung
China’s state media have the resources to carry on. It’s the Chinese journalists affiliated with independent media who will suffer the most.