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Netflix What House of Cards Gets Right (and Wrong) About China
China experts weigh in on the Netflix series' latest season.
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Jason Lee/Reuters Why China's Former Security Czar Is in Serious Trouble
The house arrest of Zhou Yongkang is the latest sign of Xi Jinping's consolidation of power. But why is it happening?
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Brendan McDermid/Reuters China's Unprecedented Crackdown on The New York Times
A reporter from the newspaper discusses how the delay in issuing journalist visas is an escalation in Beijing's battle to control foreign coverage of the country.
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Reuters China's Air-Defense Identification Zone: What Happens Next?
Beijing's escalation of a diplomatic dispute in the East China Sea requires the region's leaders—and Washington—to work out a compromise.
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Wong Campion/Reuters What the Next U.S. Ambassador to China Must Do
From easing visa regulations to managing international crises, Washington's next diplomat in Beijing will manage an important—and delicate—relationship.
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Keith Bedford/Reuters Bloomberg News' China Problem
The alleged decision to spike a investigative report into China’s leadership marks a disturbing milestone in the evolution of foreign coverage of the country.
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Reuters How Much Does China Benefit from the U.S. Government Shutdown?
President Obama's canceled trip to East Asia has raised doubts over Washington's “pivot to Asia”—but further American disengagement from the region seems unlikely.
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Jason Lee/Reuters Can China Create Its Own Hollywood?
Business moguls are making a big international push—but political meddling is getting in the way.
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Reuters What Is Behind China's Big Internet Crackdown?
The recent spate of arrests is reminiscent of an earlier, darker time in Chinese history.
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Wikimedia Commons How 19th Century History Explains Present-Day China
Faced with necessary reforms, Beijing must make bold choices—just like during the Qing Dynasty.
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Why Is the Chinese Communist Party So Tense?
Recent economic, political, environmental, and demographic issues have put the Chinese government on edge.
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Why China Has Suddenly Embraced Online Polling
It's about political capital, not democracy.
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China Is Still Risky for Foreign Businesses—but the Rewards Are Too Great to Ignore
Despite its "Wild West" business environment, Western multi-nationals still find the country to be worth the gamble.
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Do We Need to Worry About a Chinese Economic Slowdown?
Paul Krugman is right that the coming Chinese slowdown is worrisome -- but the economy is more complicated than his portrayal suggests.
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American Politicians Should Stop Worrying About Chinese Pork
Congressional grandstanding over Shuanghui International's purchase of Smithfield Farms will accomplish little but harm U.S.-China relations.
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Is the 'China Dream' Real? Or Just Empty Propaganda?
Xi Jinping's slogan now forms a part of the country's ideology. But what does it mean?
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How Serious Is Xi Jinping About Tackling Corruption in China?
The new president has made curbing government excess a central part of his ideology. But how much will he be able to achieve?
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How Serious Is the Coming China Slowdown?
Not very -- at least not yet. But the risk of a steeper decline is there.
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Who'd You Rather Be Watched By: China, or the U.S.?
In light of the recent NSA scandal, the answer to this question may be less clear than it once was.
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Can the U.S. Help Advance Human Rights in China?
Doing so may be the key to future Sino-American relations, but the risks of exacerbating tensions remain. The latest in a series of conversations with ChinaFile.
