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opinion
India Unseats China as the World’s Fastest Growing Economy—for Now
It was not supposed to happen this fast. Earlier this week India’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) released figures showing economic growth of 7.5 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter for 2014. This rate was a little faster than China’s year-end rate and is noteworthy since China has outgrown India in every year but one over… -
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The U.S. Needs to Deal with China Differently
Between complacency and confrontation there is a responsible way forward that keeps the Asia-Pacific a big enough place to accommodate the vital interests of both Beijing and Washington. The heavy lifting will have to be done by the United States. That’s okay. The work will make America a stronger nation and a better Asian ally…. -
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U.S. Should Join With These 3 Countries to Fight Back Against China
Face it. China is a problem. Nations across the Pacific and Asia are looking for constructive solutions. And that’s the promise of a Quad Dialogue—a forum for developing cooperative, synchronized policies among India, Australia, Japan and the United States. Start with the facts. China’s economic policies are increasingly mercantilist. It is developing military capabilities to… -
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This Is the Only Economy That Could Rival China’s
President Obama attended India’s Republic Day Celebrations as its chief guest—the first time a U.S. head of state has been given this honor. Bilateral discussions, however, were the main order of business for this trip, cut short by the death of Saudi King Abdullah. Talks likely focused, in their limited form, on a range of important defense… -
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China’s Economy Continues to Slow—Probably More Than Reported
This week China announced its 2014 real economic growth rate. There are two salient takeaways from the report: First, at least officially, the economy continues to slow modestly. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 7.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 and 7.4 percent over the entire year. This is… -
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U.S. Businesses Feel Increasingly Unwelcomed in China
There was a time when the “China-lobby” meant supporters of The Republic of China (Taiwan). In the last couple decades, it has come to mean representatives of the American business community most eager to do business on the mainland, the People’s Republic of China, and willing to exercise influence in Washington in support of cordial… -
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The Important China Story the Media Ignored This Year
Occasionally, an important foreign policy/national security story gets underreported. This year it was China’s mounting military might. It’s no one’s fault that it didn’t get the coverage it deserved, considering the stories that gripped us in 2014 like Russia rolling into Ukraine and Islamic State terror. But no time like the present to fix this,… -
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Children Repatriated by China and Laos May Have Been Executed or Imprisoned
In 2013, Laos and China forcibly repatriated nine North Korean children. Now, the fate of these children is in question. Recent reports from North Korea suggest that at least two of the children may have been executed, and the remaining seven children are allegedly imprisoned in Camp 14, a brutal forced labor camp. North Korea… -
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China’s Pyrrhic Victory in Hong Kong Will Come Back to Haunt It
Cars began transiting through Hong Kong’s Admiralty district overnight for the first time in 75 days, as police finally brought an end to that city’s cry for democracy. But Hong Kong’s communist overlords in Beijing will not enjoy their victory forever. There were still a few hundred “randomly walking” through the streets of the Asian… -
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China Just Broke Another Promise. Can One Country, Two Systems Be Saved?
Demands by Hong Kong’s people for the autonomy and freedom that China promised has gotten Beijing’s autocrats into such a tizzy that they’re losing sight of their long-term interests. At some point, they will have to understand that keeping promises is not just a matter of civilized behavior, but also a matter of successful statecraft. A… -
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Obama Just Got Punked by the Chinese: They Won’t Honor New Climate Change Deal
That sound you’re hearing from across the Pacific is the Chinese rulers and Beijing laughing at us. President Obama and the “green” lobby actually think China is going to honor the new U.S.-China climate-change agreement that pushes both nations to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions over the next 15 years. China agreed to a “target” of deriving… -
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International Broadcasting Reform Overdue: Dissident Slams VOA Broadcasts to China
Chinese dissident Wei Jinsheng blasted U.S. broadcasting to China, offering yet one more reason for Congress to put broadcasting reform back on the table when the 114th Congress convenes in January. Criticisms of Voice of America Wei delivered his criticisms of Voice of America (VOA) at the October 30 meeting of the Broadcasting Board of… -
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Energy Group Warns US-China Climate Deal Will Hurt You in Long Run
China’s agreement to reduce coal emissions isn’t worth the paper it was printed on, an energy research group says. Noting that Beijing made no binding promises, the Institute for Energy Research said President Obama “got swindled” during his appearance with Chinese leaders Wednesday. The swindle ultimately hits the American taxpayer, according to the group. “The… -
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Obama (Probably) Just Made a Military Deal With the Chinese. We Have the Details.
What’s the takeaway from President Obama’s meetings with Chinese president Xi-Jinping? While the Obama administration has been trumpeting an agreement by both sides to limit greenhouse gas emissions, news reports suggest that an agreement also was reached to limit the prospects of military confrontation. This would entail prior notification to each other of military exercises,… -
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The Real Story on China Climate Change Deal: We Make Changes Now, They Wait Until 2030
President Obama has announced what he calls “an historic agreement” in a climate change deal with China. In his commitment to reduce carbon emissions 26 percent to 28 percent below 2005 levels, the president is committing Americans to higher energy prices, a weaker economy and a lost competitive advantage. China’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas… -
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Hong Kong Democracy Leader Faults China for Shattering Peace, City’s Elegance
Until he was the target of tear gas recently during protests, Martin Lee, founding chairman of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong, knew his city only as peaceful. The aggressive actions by Hong Kong police threatened to undo the elegant image of the city. But the student protesters have made it a point to act… -
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China’s Slowdown Not Good for the Global Economy or the U.S.
China announced on Tuesday that third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth had slowed to 7.3 percent, the slowest since the 2008–2009 global recession. This slowdown means that Beijing will most likely fail to meet its annual growth target of 7.5 percent for the first time since 1998. With the U.S. and China at odds… -
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Confucius Institute Under Fire as Conduit of Chinese Propaganda
During the past decade, the Confucius Institute has established itself at nearly 500 universities and K-12 schools in the United States and about 500 others around the world. Now some professors are urging schools to break with the Chinese language and cultural nonprofit, charging it is a “propaganda” arm of the Chinese government. This year several high-profile… -
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Two Colleges Refuse to Renew Institutes That Spread Chinese Propaganda
The University of Chicago recently dealt a blow to the Chinese government’s aggressive efforts to spread overseas propaganda by refusing to renew its Confucius Institute on campus. Subsequently, Penn State announced it was following suit. Confucius Institutes parade as academic programs for the teaching of Chinese culture and language and are offered globally to universities… -
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Chen’s Moving Vision of Hong Kong as ‘Lighthouse’ for China
“For mainland Chinese who desire freedom and democracy, Hong Kong is like the lighthouse for a boat in the open sea,” Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng says about the unrest in Hong Kong in a brief but moving on-camera prediction to The Daily Signal. Chen, the blind lawyer and scholar best known for exposing…