China

Global warming, Trump and China

The year 2016 just ended was the hottest on record. So was 2015. And 2014 before that. Each year, new…

January 11, 2017

U.S. threats in South China Sea

Does the People’s Republic of China have the right to defend its sovereignty in the waters surrounding China? What are…

December 20, 2016

Behind Duterte’s shift toward China

An announcement by President Rodrigo Roas Duterte of the Philippines, made during a state visit to Beijing on Oct. 20,…

October 27, 2016

China, calentamiento global e innovación tecnológica

Todos los esfuerzos significativos para limitar las emisiones de dióxido de carbono - la principal causa del calentamiento global -…

August 16, 2016

China, global warming and technological innovation

Any meaningful efforts to limit carbon dioxide emissions, the main cause of global warming, must deal with the issue of…

August 11, 2016

China, U.S. and global warming: ‘Carbon pricing’ vs. a planned economy

Environmentalists in capitalist countries are in a quandary over what to do about global warming. Even some of those most…

May 22, 2016

China, U.S. and global warming, part 3: Coal miners in crisis

In this series, we’ve compared the response to global warming by the Chinese and U.S. governments. With roughly one-fifth of…

March 21, 2016

China-Africa forum commits to development

A gathering of African Union member-states and the People’s Republic of China on Dec. 4-5 under the banner of the…

December 13, 2015

What makes China able to plan for the future

In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we have discussed the phenomenal rise of the People’s Republic of China…

November 29, 2015

China moves decisively on global warming

China is the most populous country in the world, with 1.3 billion people. In little more than a generation, its…

November 2, 2015