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China's high-risk plan

China’s dispatch of a marine surveillance plane into the airspace of islands administered by Japan appears to be part of a high-risk plan to create a situation whereby Japan’s claim to effectively control the Senkaku Islands is put in doubt.

Frank Ching | 2012-12-23 16:32

Fear about assertive China

China’s new leader Xi Jinping has issued a call for action to realize “the cause of national rejuvenation, which he called “the greatest dream for the Chinese nation in modern history.”

Frank Ching | 2012-12-11 16:42

China's leadership change

When Hu Jintao became China’s leader a decade ago, many hoped that the quiet, taciturn 59-year-old would turn out to be a closet liberal who would launch political reforms. They were disappointed.

Frank Ching | 2012-11-26 16:42

50 million ethnic Chinese abroad

China is laying a claim to human resources around the world that no other country can match: 50 million ethnic Chinese, mostly citizens of other countries whom Beijing sees as “sons and daughters of the Chinese nation.”

Frank Ching | 2012-11-11 16:28

Taiwan's 'peace initiative'

While the world’s attention has been focused on the rivalry between China and Japan over uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, Taiwan, which has the same territorial claims as China, has come up with what it calls a “peace initiative’’ involving all three parties.

Frank Ching | 2012-10-30 16:36

HK leader caught in the middle

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, who marked his first 100 days in office on Oct. 8, finds himself caught in the middle as conflicts between the former British colony and mainland China intensifies.

Frank Ching | 2012-10-16 17:08

America’s dilemma in Asia

During anti-Japanese protests in Beijing, a group of about 50 demonstrators surrounded the car of the American ambassador, Gary Locke, chanted slogans about disputed islands, and prevented the vehicle from entering the embassy compound until Chinese security personnel intervened.

Frank Ching | 2012-10-02 17:59

US-China ties: cooperation and competition

In the mid-1960s, when the world was dominated by the two superpowers ― the United States and the Soviet Union ― China routinely described their relationship as one of “colluding and contending” for power and influence.

Frank Ching | 2012-09-12 16:48

US at a loss over Korea-Japan conflict

When Hillary Clinton spoke about America’s “pivot” to Asia last year, she described alliances with Japan, South Korea and other countries as the “fulcrum” for Washington’s strategic turn to the Asia-Pacific.

Frank Ching | 2012-08-29 17:21

US-China rivalry over Africa

Africa has become a major theater in the global rivalry between China and the United States. This was evident during Hillary Clinton’s visit to the continent, during which she spread the message of democracy and warned Africans against unnamed “outsiders” coming to “extract the wealth of Africa for themselves, leaving nothing or very little behind.”

Frank Ching | 2012-08-21 17:07

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