The Financial Times reported that China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) recently published draft rules to prevent “monopoly behavior” on Internet platforms such as Alibaba, Tencent, and Meituan. Some observers are quick to point out that this move may...
Re: Reuters reported that China’s foreign minister Wang Yi recently softened his tone on the U.S.-China relations. In his speech, Wang appeared to be “seeking common ground while reserving differences.” Wang claimed that the two countries should not attempt to...
Re: Josh Rogin at the Washington Post recently wrote a piece on the Trump administration’s China hawks. The latest episode involves current national security adviser Robert C. O’Brien giving a speech in Arizona widely seen as the harshest anti-CCP statement...
James Traub at Foreign Policy recently wrote an article on America no longer being free. This has prompted some in the China watcher community to wonder whether the U.S., both as a polity and a dominant builder of international order,...
Re: Zhou Fengsuo, a former student leader in China, held a Zoom event commemorating the 31st anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square Massacre through a paid Zoom account associated with the U.S.-based nonprofit Humanitarian China. On June 7, Zhou’s...