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PRINCES RISBOROUGH, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: China's President Xi Jinping and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron drink a pint of beer during a visit to the The Plough pub on October 22, 2015 in Princes Risborough, England. The President of the People's Republic of China, Mr Xi Jinping and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, are paying a State Visit to the United Kingdom as guests of The Queen. They will stay at Buckingham Palace and undertake engagements in London and Manchester. The last state visit paid by a Chinese President to the UK was Hu Jintao in 2005. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool/Getty Images) Has Britain Sold Out to Beijing?
Pandering for Chinese trade and investment may cause trouble down the line, say experts.
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Activists march with placards that read "fix the disputed curriculum" during a demonstration by Taiwanese students and activists against the island's China-centric curriculum changes, in Taipei on August 2, 2015. Protesters who stormed Taiwan's education ministry after a student committed suicide vowed to escalate their action July 31 as the government struggled to defuse the crisis sparked by "China-centric" changes to the school curriculum. AFP PHOTO / Sam Yeh (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images) Does Time in Taiwan Change Young Mainland Minds?
For a minority, seeing the island's democracy in action is a transformative experience.
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A general view shows the third session of the 12th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 8, 2015. China's Communist Party-controlled legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), gathers in the capital for the annual show of political theater, with the "rule of law" high on the agenda. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO (Photo credit should read WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images) Is the China Model Better Than Democracy?
Meritocracy could avoid the pitfalls of American-style politics -- at least in theory.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping stands by national flags at the Schloss Bellevue presidential residency in Berlin on March 28, 2014. Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a landmark visit to fellow export powerhouse Germany Friday, the third leg of his European tour, expected to cement flourishing trade ties and focus on the Crimea crisis. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) What Will the TPP Mean for China?
The agreement could indirectly spur Chinese economic reform, but may also pull its neighbors closer to the United States.
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People hold the Chinese and Hong Kong flags as they take part in a pro-government rally in Hong Kong on August 17, 2014. Thousands protested in Hong Kong on August 17 against plans by pro-democracy activists to paralyse the city centre with a mass sit-in unless China grants acceptable electoral reforms. AFP PHOTO / ALEX OGLE (Photo credit should read Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images) ‘Mao’s Invisible Hand in Hong Kong’
A pro-democracy academic’s rejection for a top university post points to erosion of the city’s traditional freedoms, experts say.
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BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) attend a press conference at the Great Hall of People on November 12, 2014 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama pays a state visit to China after attending the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) Can the United States and China Make Peace in Cyberspace?
Experts say inking a cyber deal has never been more important -- or more difficult.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for his welcoming banquet on the start of his visit to the United States, at the Westin Hotel in Seattle, Washington on September 22, 2015. President Xi will makes a high-profile state visit to the White House this week, but he stops first in Washington state on the west coast to shore up support among skittish allies, especially big business. The Seattle talks will be heavily focused on business, trade and economics. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) What Xi Jinping’s Seattle Speech Might Mean For the U.S.
Will the Chinese president's friendly address to business leaders translate to real progress during the upcoming state visit? Experts discuss.
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U.S. President Barack Obama pays a state visit to China after attending the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting. Should Obama Cancel Xi’s Visit — Or Serve Him a Big Mac?
With the U.S.-China relationship on tenterhooks, experts say smart diplomacy is key.
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Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval officers march pass Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China formally kicked off mass celebrations of 60 years of communist rule with a 60-gun salute that rung out across Beijing's historic Tiananmen Square. AFP PHOTO/FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) ‘A Fantasy Fit for Kings’
China's upcoming victory parade is about forgetting its past and pretending its diversity and internal divisions don't exist.
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A construction worker walks before buildings of the Beijing skyline on December 21, 2011. Home prices in most major Chinese cities fell in November from the previous month, official data showed December 18, as government efforts to cool the red-hot property market prove effective. AFP PHOTO / ED JONES (Photo credit should read Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) Time for the West to Get Real on China
It's neither a font of endless wealth, nor a basket case teetering on collapse.
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A man stands in front of an electronic board displaying financial information in Hong Kong on August 25, 2015. Hong Kong shares closed 0.72 percent higher on August 25, clawing back early losses after a slump in Chinese shares left global equity markets trembling. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) China’s Economic Magicians Have Lost their Touch
Xi Jinping is botching his country's time-tested recipe for continued growth.
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TIANJIN, CHINA - AUGUST 13: (CHINA OUT) A screenshot of a video showing the aftermath of the Tianjin's warehouse explosion site on August 13, 2015 in Tianjin, China. The death toll from Wednesday warehouse explosions in Tianjin rose to 50 Thursday evening, 17 of whom were firemen, local authorities said. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) Massive Tianjin Blast Highlights Flaws in China’s Governance Model
Endemic corruption and a weak civil society breed industrial safety violations, experts say.
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CHONGQING, CHINA: CHINA OUT Chinese police parade a gang of robbers who will face the death penalty for the murders they committed, at a public rally in the southwestern city of Chongqing, 17 November 2004. China executes around 10,000 convicted criminals every year, according to estimates by Chinese academics, five times more than all the death penalty cases from other nations combined. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) Should the United States Extradite Chinese Fugitives?
There are moral and ethical reasons to say no, and plenty of political reasons to say yes.
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TO GO WITH China-economy-stocks, FOCUS by Fran Wang This photo taken on June 26, 2015 shows investors checking the share prices in a stock firm in Fuyang, east China's Anhui province. When China's main share index hit a seven-year high earlier this month, it topped off a run that had seen it more than double in value over the past year, placing it among the world's top performers. AFP PHOTO CHINA OUT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) How Will China’s Stock Market Drop Affect the Rest of Its Economy?
It won't drag the economy down, but it'll scare away private investors.
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TO GO WITH "CHINA-US-DEBT,FOCUS" BY BILL SAVADOVE Pedestrians walk through the financial district of Shanghai on October 16, 2013. A US debt default could spur China to diversify its multi-trillion-dollar foreign exchange reserves, the world's largest, analysts say, as China seeks to boost its voice in the global economy. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) Is China’s Reform Era Over?
Renewed state controls in politics and the economy may unravel the consensus that’s kept China stable for decades.
