Media Report
- Reuters reports: "China has told North Korea it does not want to see anything happen that could further raise tensions, China's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Friday, after Pyongyang announced plans to launch a satellite soon....Tension had already risen in East Asia last month after North Korea's fourth nuclear test, this time of what it said was a hydrogen bomb.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said it was natural that Beijing had sent its special envoy for the nuclear issue, Wu Dawei, to North Korea in what he described as 'a serious situation'. He said China needed contacts 'with all parties', mentioning the United States, South Korea and Russia....U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Wang agreed last week on the need for a significant new U.N. Security Council resolution against the North, but there were few signs of progress on agreeing on the details."
- The New York Times reports: "The blasts that killed 165 people at one of China's busiest seaports last year were a result of a culture of mismanagement at a chemical warehouse and lax oversight by regulators, according to a government investigation whose results were released Friday....The report said the explosions had occurred when an improperly stored chemical became too dry and ignited, setting fire to nearby containers full of explosive substances. The chemical, nitrocellulose, is used in nail polish and lacquer. It was near containers of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical commonly used in fertilizers....The report said that more than 12,400 cars had been damaged, as well as more than 7,500 shipping containers. While the blasts brought severe pollution to nearby waterways and soil, the report said that there appeared to be no lasting damage to the Bohai Sea."
- TIME reports: "Chinese authorities have confirmed that they are holding all five men linked to a Hong Kong publishing house who went missing in recent weeks....All five men are connected to publishing company Might Current Media, which produces books containing salacious allegations about the private lives of Communist Party leaders....Amnesty International called for the Chinese government to explain what charges the men face and disclose where they are being held. 'The latest official disclosures about the last three missing book publishers are anything but satisfactory,' William Nee, China researcher for Amnesty International, said in a statement. 'The Chinese authorities need to end their smoke and mirrors strategy and come clean with a full and proper explanation.'"
Calendar
- 2016-02-04 China eases inbound foreign investment curbs to counter outflows
- 2016-02-03 China to Plan Looser Limits on Foreign Fund Outflows
- 2016-02-02 Senior Chinese official arrives in North Korea
- 2016-02-01 China shares fall as economic pulse slows
- 2016-01-31 China Strongly Condemns US for Sending Warship Near Island
- 2016-01-29 As the rest of the world dumps Chinese stocks, some wade in
- 2016-01-28 Taiwan President Visits Island in Disputed South China Sea
- 2016-01-27 China backs U.N. move to denounce North Korea over nuclear test
- 2016-01-26 China Stocks Plunge to 13-Month Low Amid Capital Outflow Concern
- 2016-01-25 John Kerry in Asia to Press China on North Korea Nuclear Test, South China Sea
News
- The New York Times Tianjin Explosions Were Result of Mismanagement, China Finds
- TIME China Has Finally Told Hong Kong It Is Holding the 3 Missing Booksellers
- Reuters China says told North Korea does not want to see tensions rise
- The New York Times In China, Books That Make Money, and Enemies
- The Wall Street Journal U.S.-China Split Over North Korea Casts Pall on Ties
- Reuters European Parliament calls for release of HK booksellers detained in China
- The New York Times Concern Grows in U.S. Over China's Drive to Make Chips
- ABC News China Governor Fired for 'Disloyalty' as Xi Tightens Grip
- The Wall Street Journal Improper Chemicals Storage Blamed for Fatal China Explosion
- Bloomberg Business Yuan in Longest Weekly Rally Since 2014 as China Raises Rhetoric
- The New York Times When Ling-Ling and Hsing Hsing Arrived in the U.S.
- Bloomberg Business Chicago Stock Exchange Says It's Being Sold to Chinese-Led Group
- The Wall Street Journal China's Move to Ride on Korean Wave Leaves Seoul Divided
Commentary
- Slate Magazine Chinese Dissidents Are Being Abducted Outside of China
- The Wall Street Journal: China Real Time Slip Sliding Away: China's Capital Outflow Quandary
- Forbes War Or Peace In The South China Sea?
- Reuters It's complicated, China says of relationship with Taiwan
- The Wall Street Journal: China Real Time Beauty and the East: China's Plastic Surgery Boom
- Foreign Policy: Tea Leaf Nation My Secret Life as a Forbidden Second Child in China
- The Diplomat Chinese Media: Our Artificial Islands Are Better Than Vietnam's