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WASHINGTON, : US President Ronald Reagan (R) and Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang, both holding umbrellas, walk arm in arm, as Reagan escorts him to his car through the rain 01 October 1984 after a meeting in the Cabinet Room in the White House, Washington, D.C. Former Chinese Prime Minister and Communist Party general secretary Zhao was stripped of his post days before the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 for sympathising with the students who occupied the square for several weeks to demand democratic reforms. The family of disgraced leader denied 02 March 2000 reports that Zhao was no longer under house arrest in his family house in central Beijing. (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images) An Alternative History for China
What if the open-minded and progressive Zhao Ziyang had held onto power?
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Chinese people use computers at an internet bar in Beijing on September 30, 2009. Press rights group Reporters Without Borders said on September 29 that a "paranoid" China had blocked tens of thousands of websites ahead of the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic. AFP PHOTO/LIU Jin (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images) What Could China’s ‘Social Credit System’ Mean for its Citizens?
Beijing wants to monitor almost all activity within Chinese borders. That's still a ways off.
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Travis Kalanick, CEO of the global ridesharing service Uber, smiles as he attends a press conference in Beijing on January 11, 2016. Uber launched in China in February, 2014 and is active in 21 cities there, with plans to be in 100 cities within a year. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO / AFP / WANG ZHAO (Photo credit should read WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images) Was Uber’s China Exit a Failure or a Success?
For internet companies in China, the line between winning and losing has grown fuzzy.
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CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 20: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends the third day of the Republican National Convention on July 20, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) How Should the Republican Party Approach China Policy?
Much of the answer has to do with how to handle The Donald.
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - JULY 12: Anti China protestors mount a protest rally against China's territorial claims in the Spratlys group of islands in the South China Sea in front of the Chinese Consulate on July 12, 2016 in Makati, Philippines. The International Tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration is expected to come out with a ruling today between the Philippines and China over the dispute in the South China Sea on Tuesday. The case was filed by the Philippines in 2013 since China took control of a reef about 140 miles from the Philippines coast although the People's Republic maintains it will not be bound by the ruling. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) What Is the Future of the South China Sea?
The July 12 ruling clarified the law of the sea, but may further alienate China.
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TO GO WITH China-politics-Internet,FEATURE by Pascale Trouillaud This photo taken on May 11, 2011 shows a Chinese young woman surfing the net at an Internet bar in Beijing. China, which employs an army of censors to police the Internet, has also deployed legions of "web commentators" to get the government's message out -- in a crafty but effective way. AFP PHOTO / GOU Yige (Photo credit should read GOU YIGE/AFP/Getty Images) A Grim Future for Chinese Web Freedom
The unexpected departure of China's censorship evangelist is unlikely to bring about more relaxed policies towards online speech.
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Chinese exchange student Jason Chai next to a Chinese flag that sits amongst US national flags erected by students and staff from Pepperdine University who placed nearly 3000 flags in the ground to honor each victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks in Malibu on September 9, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) It’s Graduation Season. Time to Go Back to China?
After years Stateside, many Chinese students find it hard to choose between vastly different countries.
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WUHAN, CHINA - MAY 11: (CHINA OUT) A cash coin shape of door stands on a bridge in Jiangxia District on May 11, 2016 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. Three words "Kai, Tong, Bao" are marked on the ten-meter-high door which seems to copy from Kai Yuan Tong Bao, ancient Chinese coins in Tang Dynasty. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Is China on a Path to Debt Ruin?
There's still a chance to avoid the worst. It depends on how bold the government is willing to be.
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South China Sea JOHN J. MIKE_USN_Getty Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea Aren’t Enough
The U.S. will need to do more if it's to stop Chinese overreach.
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Visitors take a selfie photo in front of a Taj Mahal replica that serves as the gate to the Hui Culture Park. China’s Massive, Garish Theme Park for the Muslim World
Beijing is spending gargantuan sums to promote its vision of Islam. The result so far: a sparsely populated eyesore.
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At dusk, Cao Suizhou motors out on the Danjiangkou reservoir, the starting point for the central channel that funnels water northward. Ghosts by the Water Line
China has moved mountains and dammed rivers to pump water to a thirsty Beijing, but the colossal project could destroy the lives of millions in the heartland.
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The Google logo is reflected in windows of the company's China head office as the Chinese national flag flies in the wind in Beijing on March 23, 2010 after the US web giant said it would no longer filter results and was redirecting mainland Chinese users to an uncensored site in Hong Kong -- effectively closing down the mainland site. Google's decision to effectively shut down its Chinese-language search engine is likely to stunt the development of the Internet in China and isolate local web users, analysts say. AFP PHOTO/LI XIN (Photo credit should read li xin/AFP/Getty Images) It’s Official: Washington Thinks Chinese Internet Censorship Is a ‘Trade Barrier’
That doesn't mean Beijing will change its behavior.
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HONG KONG, CHINA: A Bank of China teller shows 100 renminbi (yuan) notes at its headquarters in Hong Kong, 25 February 2004. The Bank of China (BOC) along with other local banks started offering to its customers transact business in yuan currency, a move seen as a step forward to consolidating two economies namely Hong Kong and the mainland. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) What the Panama Papers Mean for China’s Leadership
Relatives of Chinese elites have concealed assets abroad. But that’s likely no surprise to China’s anti-corruption watchdogs.
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BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 15: Members of the new Politburo Standing Committee Xi Jinping (Front) delivers a speech as (L-R) Liu Yunshan, Zhang Dejiang, Li Keqiang, Yu Zhengsheng and Wang Qishan standing at the Great Hall of the People on November 15, 2012 in Beijing, China. China's ruling Communist Party today revealed the new Politburo Standing Committee after its 18th congress. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) Xi Jinping’s Ill-Advised Quest for Blind Obedience
China’s president wants a level of deference that Communist Party members are no longer willing to give.
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<> on March 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Why Xi Jinping’s Media Controls Are ‘Absolutely Unyielding’
China's president fears a slowing economy, but new censorship may have gone one step too far.
