ChinaFile
Articles published in collaboration with ChinaFile, a project run by the Asia Society to promote informed journalism and conversations about China.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea Aren’t Enough
The U.S. will need to do more if it's to stop Chinese overreach.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s Massive, Garish Theme Park for the Muslim World
Beijing is spending gargantuan sums to promote its vision of Islam. The result so far: a sparsely populated eyesore.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ghosts by the Water Line
China has moved mountains and dammed rivers to pump water to a thirsty Beijing, but the colossal project could destroy the lives of millions in the heartland.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Official: Washington Thinks Chinese Internet Censorship Is a ‘Trade Barrier’
That doesn't mean Beijing will change its behavior.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What the Panama Papers Mean for China’s Leadership
Relatives of Chinese elites have concealed assets abroad. But that’s likely no surprise to China’s anti-corruption watchdogs.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Xi Jinping’s Ill-Advised Quest for Blind Obedience
China’s president wants a level of deference that Communist Party members are no longer willing to give.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Xi Jinping’s Media Controls Are ‘Absolutely Unyielding’
China's president fears a slowing economy, but new censorship may have gone one step too far.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can a Planned Economy Turn China’s Gray Skies Blue Again?
The country’s new economic blueprint aims to reduce emissions, but experts say it may not go far enough.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Behind the Personality Cult of Xi Jinping
He may be China’s most powerful leader in decades. Here’s what he hopes to gain – and stands to lose.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s New Age of Fear
Life under Xi Jinping has seen disappearances, televised confessions, and stepped-up surveillance. Is this the 'new normal'?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘It’s Time for Another Nixon-in-China Moment’
Nothing the U.S. or China do seems to work with North Korea. Experts discuss how to reassess and reboot.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Beijing ‘Doesn’t Want a Fight’
Experts debate the latest U.S. naval moves in the South China Sea.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Without Reform from Beijing, ‘The World Will Endure More China Scares’
Is China really heading for a hard landing? Experts say it's quite likely, as long as the ruling party thirsts for control.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Interactive: Visualizing China’s Massive Corruption Crackdown
A new tool shows how much was stolen, who's connected to whom, and where 1,500 of China's corrupt officials were caught.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Great Authoritarian Kinship
China and Russia have been trading, mingling, and clashing for centuries. Now they're as close as they've been in decades.
