China News
The Daily Signal reports on China news with analysis and commentary on foreign policy, trade, technology, and security challenges.
-
opinion
New PRC Map Is China’s Latest Move in South China Sea Dispute
Aggressive mapping is nothing new for China. With the release of a new 10-dash map last week, however, China has reinforced its already unreasonable claims on areas in the South China Sea. China’s original nine-dash line map shows its claim to 90 percent of the South China Sea, encompassing the hotly contested Spratly and Paracel… -
opinion
China Reinforces Its Claims Over the South China Sea
While Americans have been focused on the Middle East, the situation in the South China Sea has heated up. Beijing’s latest moves to push it its claims include the deployment of several new oil rigs into various parts of the South China Sea. As Chinese officials have noted in the past, Beijing views these rigs… -
opinion
This Country’s Growth Should Have Rivaled China’s. What Went Wrong?
Only a decade ago, India seemed destined to rival China. Annual growth had averaged almost 9 percent over a seven-year stretch; domestic investment was booming; domestic companies were building global brands, and its military power was growing. India seemed confident; almost cocky. Unfortunately, all that confidence has largely dissipated. Economic growth has dropped to the… -
opinion
China Foreign Exchange Reserves: $4 Trillion and Counting
During the second quarter of this year, China’s foreign reserve holdings will top the $4 trillion mark. Representing approximately 43 percent of China’s GDP, these enormous holdings are accumulated when China runs trade surpluses with the rest of the world (primarily the U.S.) and then intervenes by buying dollars with their domestic currency, the renminbi… -
opinion
The Chinese People Haven’t Forgotten Tiananmen
Man does not live by bread alone. So the Bible says, and it’s the message of Tiananmen Square. Chinese students filled that space 25 years ago to demand free speech, democracy, and an end to corruption. Instead, their protest ended in tragedy. Hundreds of young people were killed the night of June 3, 1989, by… -
news
The Photos China Doesn’t Want You to See
Thousands of people were massacred in and around Beijing’s main square, Tiananmen, 25 years ago today. Student-lead, unlimited hunger strikes were part of mass pro-democracy protests against the Chinese government in Beijing. Since the bloody event, China has attempted to erase any reference to the Tiananmen crackdown from books, television and the Internet, to rid…