(On January 5, 2012, I sat down with Shaun Rein, founder and Managing Director of the China Market Research Group, to talk about China. He gave us his insights into major events of 2011. In this hour-long interview, we touched on many topics: pollution, CNN and Christian Bale's recent run-in with Chinese police, food safety, Weibo, and so on.) YinYang:2011 was another … [Read more...] about A conversation with Shaun Rein on China
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Fudan University Professor and Director of Center for American Studies, Shen Dingli: “A blow to Sino-US ties”
Below is an Op-Ed from Fudan University professor and its Director of Center for American Studies, Shen Dingli, titled, "A blow to Sino-US ties." It appeared in China Daily today. Over the last few days, I have noticed Chinese media taking a strong stance against the U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan, albeit this round being upgrades for F-16's. The Chinese see the U.S. once … [Read more...] about Fudan University Professor and Director of Center for American Studies, Shen Dingli: “A blow to Sino-US ties”
Hillary Clinton and Dai Binguo Remarks at U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue Strategic Track Plenary Session One
A simple take on the Hu Jintao U.S. visit with respect to Western media
I am sure many of you have been following Chinese President Hu and U.S. President Obama's speeches and Q&A's with the media over the last couple of days. The governments are absolutely trying to be constructive in their relations. For that, it's been refreshing to see. After hearing them speak directly, I must say though, the nuances in the Western media are largely lost. … [Read more...] about A simple take on the Hu Jintao U.S. visit with respect to Western media