Media Report
- The Associated Press reports: "The head of entertainment giant Disney had a rare official meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, a month before the opening of its $5.5 billion theme park in the country's financial hub of Shanghai. Xi told Disney CEO and Chairman Robert A. Iger that it was important for the world's 'strongest' country, referring to the U.S., and the world's largest developing country to deepen their cooperation and expand it into new areas....Cooperation between 'U.S. firms with Chinese firms, and in particular the Walt Disney Company with Chinese firms, are exactly cases in point of such new cooperation,' Xi said. 'And I believe the new cooperation will continue to yield new outcomes.'"
- TIME reports: "China has aired the first official footage of ongoing construction on a disputed reef it claims in the restive South China Sea. Footage of buildings, roads and lighthouses under construction at Fiery Cross Reef — known by the Chinese as Yongshu — were seen in a report by China Central Television (CCTV) on Tuesday, according to the state-runGlobal Times newspaper. The report was about a navy song and dance troupe from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) that performed on the reef."
- The New York Times reports: "The Alibaba Group, which owns China's biggest online marketplaces, is squeezing more money out of slowing growth. The Chinese e-commerce giant, which lists shares on the New York Stock Exchange, reported on Thursday a surge in profit and revenue in the first three months of the year compared with the same period a year earlier....In a blogpost released with the earnings report, Alibaba's executive vice president, Joseph C. Tsai, said the company was able to buck the trend of broader global economic troubles because of the resilience of Chinese consumers, which economists say must make up for China's weakening manufacturing and construction sectors."
Calendar
- 2016-05-04 China to carry out more military drills in South China Sea
- 2016-05-03 Survey: China manufacturing slowed in April
- 2016-05-02 China Blocks U.S. Navy Flotilla’s Visit to Hong Kong
- 2016-04-29 Russia, China in agreement on North Korea, South China Sea
- 2016-04-28 China to join exercises with rival South China Sea claimants
- 2016-04-27 Storm clouds gather over South China Sea ahead of key U.N. ruling
- 2016-04-26 China Curbs Plans for More Coal-Fired Power Plants
- 2016-04-25 China Close to Passing Strict Law on Foreign Groups
- 2016-04-24 Earliest China Economic Data Show Recovery Gathers Pace in April
- 2016-04-22 China denies reports of massing troops at North Korea border
News
- The Washington Post Disney CEO meets Chinese president ahead of park opening
- TIME Chinese TV Shows Footage of Construction on Disputed South China Sea Reef
- The New York Times Alibaba Sales Up 39% on Increased Consumer Spending in China
- CNBC China urges objectivity as Trump becomes GOP nominee
- Reuters Xi says China will boost cooperation with foreign groups
- Bloomberg Business China's Great Commodity Bubble Loses Air Before It Can Burst
- BBC News China's love affair with online game World of Warcraft
- The Wall Street Journal Asian Shares Mostly Lower After China Services Data
- Reuters China stocks dip on growth concerns; Hong Kong tracks Wall Street lower
- The Washington Post Apple loses Chinese lawsuit over iPhone name
- The New York Times Some Howl Over Alibaba's Place in Anti-Counterfeiting Group
- The Wall Street Journal Unorthodox Financing Fuels a Tech Dream in China
- The Financial Times China trade barriers won't stop cross-border ecommerce
Commentary
- The New York Times: Sinosphere Q. and A.: Arthur R. Kroeber on 'China's Economy'
- The Diplomat Philippine Election: Duterte's Dangerous Ideas on China
- The Economist The coming debt bust
- The Wall Street Journal: China Real Time Apple Loses an iPhone Trademark Battle in China
- The New York Times: Sinosphere China Turns to Song and Dance in Thanking Workers on Disputed Island
- The Diplomat President Trump: The View From China