Media Report
- BBC News reports: "The Chinese government has promised to punish 357 officials over a scandal involving the illegal sale of vaccines. State media say 192 criminal cases have been filed. Improperly stored or transported vaccines were allegedly sent to 59 health institutions. The government has said it will tighten procedures around vaccine-handling....China's State Council said 357 officials faced demotion or losing their jobs and that 202 had been detained so far. Health authorities have also urged people to continue coming forward for vaccinations."
- The New York Times reports: "The Chinese government announced on Wednesday that a group of Taiwanese citizens who were deported to China from Kenya would be prosecuted on charges of telecommunications fraud despite having been acquitted of the same charges by a Kenyan court this month....The Taiwanese citizens arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, hooded and handcuffed, after being forced onto a plane by Kenyan police officers. Taiwanese legislators accused the Kenyan government of violating international law and its own laws to placate China. They noted that the citizens had been cleared of charges of involvement in a large telecommunications fraud ring based in Kenya."
- NPR reports: "The U.S. and the Philippines have recently conducted joint patrols through the disputed South China Sea, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday, and plan to do so again....Carter said the patrols and increased military support are intended to 'tamp down tensions'...Gazmi, meanwhile, said the U.S. presence 'will deter uncalled-for actions by the Chinese.'...So far the U.S. has conducted two joint patrols with the Philippines in the disputed area...and plans to 'continue regular joint patrols.'"
Calendar
- 2016-04-13 China's Island Building Hurts Environment, U.S. Report Says
- 2016-04-12 China criticizes G-7 statement on South China Sea
- 2016-04-11 Over 80 Percent of Water Is Polluted in Tested China Wells
- 2016-04-10 UN Praises China's Leadership in Climate Change Deal
- 2016-04-08 Gag order issued on South China Sea? Pentagon and top admiral say no way.
- 2016-04-07 U.S. Adds China’s Internet Controls to List of Trade Barriers
- 2016-04-06 Digital Paper in China Covers Contentious Issues, Now in English
- 2016-04-05 China restricts North Korea trade over nuclear tests
- 2016-04-04 U.S. plans third patrol near disputed South China Sea islands: source
- 2016-03-31 Campaign Season’s Anti-China Tone Is Likely to Cloud Meeting With Obama
News
- BBC News China to punish hundreds of officials over vaccine scandal
- The New York Times China to Prosecute Taiwanese in Fraud Case Despite Acquittals in Kenya
- NPR U.S., Philippines Conduct Joint Patrols In South China Sea
- The Financial Times Turnbull punts on 'footy diplomacy' in China
- TIME China's Communist Party Cadres Can Play Golf Again
- The Guardian Golf is no longer a crime, decrees China's Communist party
- The Washington Post China pulls license of prominent rights lawyer
- TIME Beijing Says the Taiwanese Deported From Kenya to China Are Wanted on Serious Fraud Charges
- The New York Times U.S. and Philippines Bolster Air and Sea Presence in South China Sea
- The Washington Post China punishes 357 officials in tainted vaccine sales
- The Wall Street Journal Millennials Shake Up China's Tech Cultures
- Bloomberg Business U.S. Sees China Political Insecurity Driving Rights Abuses
- Reuters China lambasts U.S. rights policies after State Department report
Commentary
- The New York Times Targeting Beyond China
- The National Interest Revealed: This Is Why You Can't Google 'Panama Papers' in China
- The Diplomat The Human Cost of China's Manufacturing Slowdown
- Foreign Policy China May Be the Big Winner in the Pentagon's Newest Spying Scandal
- The National Interest What the Bush Era Can Teach Us about Asia
- The Wall Street Journal The Expats in China Who Became World Record-Breakers
- The Diplomat Vietnam, Philippines Still Mulling South China Sea Joint Patrols