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Proposal that would have allowed election of leaders, but only from candidates vetted by Communist party hierarchy, is defeated in key vote
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The territorial dispute in the South China Sea is building towards a flash point. There is a persistent idea that it's about nothing more than tiny islands and useless reefs. But it's about more than that.
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China's navy issued a warning to a U.S. P8-A Poseidon surveillance aircraft over disputed waters in the South China Sea.
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THE celebrations in Moscow on May 9th to commemorate the capitulation of Nazi Germany 70 years ago will speak volumes about today’s geopolitics. While Western...
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The United States, Japan, and ASEAN are beefing up their responses to Beijing's aggressive actions in one of the world's key waterways.
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Beijing has made clear that after initially cushioning the slowdown with a massive fiscal stimulus, it is now aiming to engineer a shift to a more sustainable growth model
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Zhou’s trial is likely to be the highest-profile yet in leader Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign
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A new village election is nearing in Wukan, but the tale it tells is a familiar one of control and corruption.
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The work is visible in satellite images and runs counter to calls from the US for an easing of provocative activity in the much-disputed territory
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Embroiled in a nasty legal fight over the South China Sea, Beijing is putting Manila on notice -- even in the midst of tragedy.
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Why China’s new infrastructure bank represents a challenge to the global order.
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A tiger caged THE sight of China’s former security chief, Zhou Yongkang, white-haired and grim-faced as he was sentenced to life imprisonment on June 11th, will...
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China's island building has brought the South China Sea back to the world's attention. China's island building has brought the South China Sea back to the world's attention. Here is a look at the most notable dust-ups in the South China Sea in recent years.
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America cannot defend Taiwan unless it is really willing to fight China to do so, and unless it is plainly willing to do that, Washington should not mislead the Taiwanese into thinking that they can rely on American support if the worst happens.
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In its first defense white paper, China's leadership paints a muscular vision of how it will defend its newfound place in the sun.
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Sometimes, even today, it's the only way to hold the bad guys accountable.
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MONDAY will mark the beginning of the 31st Balikatan exercises: joint training between the American and Philippine armies, which also...
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Public protests since 2000 are usually sparked by labor disputes, land acquisitions, forced demolitions, pollution, and incidents involving ethnic groups.
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Breakneck construction on disputed atolls has China’s neighbors -- and the United States -- worried about just what Beijing is up to in the world’s…
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THIS YEAR senior officials from Taiwan and China have held two meetings in each other’s territory. Both meetings were the first formal contact between the two...
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The landmark deal won’t cut China’s emissions for more than a decade, and it’s going to be tough for the U.S. to meet its requirements. But it's a good start.
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China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas, should for the first time set a limit on its emissions, its lead climate change adviser says.
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Incident in Yunnan province is one of the most violent land conflicts to strike the country’s rural hinterland in recent years
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