People of Taiwan should decide own future The re-election of Ma Ying-jeou was welcomed in China and brought a collective sigh of relief in the worlds capitals, with congratulations pouring into Taiwan from the United States, the European Union, Japan, Australia and Singapore.
For better Sino-Japan ties The death of Kim Jong-il caused Japanese Premier Yoshihiko Noda to shift the focus of his discussions in Beijing from bilateral issues to North Korea. Nonetheless, the first visit to China by a Japanese prime minister since the Democratic Party gai..
Impact of Taiwans elections on China Outside of Taiwan, no one is watching the presidential elections slated for Jan. 14 more closely than people in China. And it is not just the Chinese government that is doing it.
Myanmar mending ties with US Last May, to mark its 100th birthday, the University of Hong Kong held a centenary dialogue via a video link with Myanmars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, barely six months after her release from prolonged years of house arrest.
Is peaceful rise only rhetoric? American President Barack Obamas recent schedule reflected just how deeply the United States is getting involved in Asia and, at the same time, sent clear signals that despite its severe budgetary problems, its involvement in the region will deep..
Why wealthy people want to leave China? In April, the consulting firm Bain and Co. and China Merchants Bank released a study which disclosed that about half of Chinas richest people were thinking of emigrating.
China-Taiwan peace agreement President Ma Ying-jeous announcement that Taiwan was prepared to sign a peace agreement with China within the next decade may have been made to enhance his chances for re-election in January but it was also a practical acknowledgement of politica..
Double Tenth celebrations on both sides This week, Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait celebrated the 100th anniversary of the fall of Chinas last imperial dynasty, which collapsed after an uprising on Oct. 10, 1911, and gave birth to the Republic of China, Asias first republi..
US arms sales to Taiwan As expected, the United States rejected Taiwans request for sophisticated F-16C/D fighter jets so as not to incense China, but instead agreed to upgrade the islands existing fleet of older F-16A/B fighters for $5.3 billion.
Confucian concept of harmonious society The latest issue of Foreign Affairs magazine carries an article on the inevitability of China becoming the next superpower, one of a mounting cascade of articles on Americas decline and Chinas rise.
Put economy over politics The visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to China, meant to introduce Washington to the next Chinese leader Xi Jinping who will visit the U.S. in a few months went relatively well and shows that both countries want to maintain stable relati..
Beijings intention in cross-straits ties When Ma Ying-jeou became president of Taiwan more than three years ago, he predicted a "new era of cross-straits relations."
China should learn from horrific accident The deadly train collision near Wenzhou underlines the incongruous fact that despite Chinas soaring economy, it practices an ultra-left ideology similar to that of the Great Leap Forward campaign more than 50 years ago when millions of people die..
Communist Partys monopoly on power The Chinese Communist Party, which celebrated its 90th anniversary July 1, has been in power since 1949 and President Hu Jintao, who is also the party leader, made it clear that the party has no intention of ever giving up the reins of power.
Territorial claims in South China Sea Tensions over the South China Sea territorial disputes continue to escalate with the holding of military exercises by virtually all parties concerned. China conducted three days of military exercises in the resources-rich area, simulating efforts t..
China may find itself odd man out Ten years ago, China and Russia signed a Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation. At the time, bilateral trade reached $10 billion.
After Dalai Lamas retirement The election of Lobsang Sangay, a scholar at Harvard Law School, as prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile was followed immediately by Chinas rejection of any talks with him on the future of Tibet.
