Nov 18, 2014

Tuesday morning saw the beginning of the end of the pro-democracy protests that have wracked Hong Kong for nearly two months. Armed with a court order to clear

Nov 14, 2014

How hard will it be for China to fulfill its end of the climate deal signed with the United States this week? The extraordinary means that the Chinese governmen

Nov 12, 2014

The U.S.-China climate deal announced today in Beijing may well mark the end of finger-pointing between the two countries and the start of cooperation on reduci

Nov 12, 2014

Any doubts about the enduring popularity of President Barack Obama in China should have been put at rest Monday morning, shortly after his arrival in Beijing fo

Nov 11, 2014

Xi Jinping probably woke up Tuesday morning expecting that his country’s Internet users would be buzzing about the 21 world leaders he’s hosting in Beijing fo

Nov 11, 2014

As hedge fund managers declare victory with the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong stock link, don't forget the obvious loser: the city's pro-democracy mo

Nov 10, 2014

When he travels to Asia this week, U.S. President Barack Obama will find himself in unfamiliar territory: not Asia, which he visited just last year, but amid le

Oct 31, 2014

In one of the signature reform measures of his early presidency, Xi Jinping declared last November that China’s notorious “one-child” policy would become a

Oct 21, 2014

When the starter’s gun sounded for the 34th annual Beijing International Marathon on Sunday, air pollution measured 20 times worse than what the World Health O

Oct 21, 2014

Hopes that Hong Kong would one day transform China in its own image now seem foolish and futile. Beijing appears intent on making the former British colony look