Media Report
- The Wall Street Journal reports: "This year's medal haul will leave Beijing with its smallest hoard of Olympic gold in two decades....For many Chinese, Rio frustrated from the outset. The country's first major play for gold fell apart in a display of fury from its officials and sports fans. The state-backed Chinese Swimming Association demanded an apology from Australian swimmer Mack Horton forcalling China's Sun Yang a 'drug cheat.'...As the Games headed into their final days, anger erupted again. The Chinese women's 4-by-100-meter relay team was displaced from the final by the U.S., after officials permitted the U.S. a rare rerun of a qualifying heat on Thursday due to a race mishap. A Chinese athletics official described the rerun on his social-media account as 'a ridiculous, baseless decision.'...Faced with the prospect of a gold haul less than half of the 2008 Games, [Gao Zhidan, secretary-general and deputy head of the Chinese Olympic delegation] turned philosophical: 'We want to strive for every piece of gold, but gold cannot be used wholly as the constant standard.'"
- BBC News reports: "China's internet regulator has demanded stricter controls over the popular practice of live streaming, as part of a range of new requirements for sites. As well as asking sites to step up control of live broadcasts, the Cyberspace Administration of China wants the content monitored full-time....Live streaming is particularly popular among Chinese youth. There are an an estimated 80 platforms in use around the country, with some gaining notoriety for hosting live broadcasts of stunts that have gone viral....The People's Daily reported that the CAC statement asked sites to 'strengthen security evaluation of new products like live broadcast'. It also said the the new requirements would apply to 'bullet-screens' - where online user comments pop-up on top of live videos....The content is monetized by allowing viewers to purchase virtual gifts for real money and send them to the host of any stream they particularly like. The revenue coming in from those gifts is then shared between the host and the streaming site."
- The Huffington Post comments: "As China has projected its economic and military power more widely not only in Asia but also in Africa and to some extent in Latin America, little notice has been paid by the general public to another arena of growing influence: United Nations peacekeeping. In coming weeks, the Chinese are expected to announce the formation of a deployment-ready police contingent on call for UN service and reveal Beijing's overall plans for an 8,000-member standby, quick-response force of troops and police....China has recently overtaken Japan as the second-largest financial contributor to the UN's 2016-2018 peacekeeping budget, after the United States, whose dues have been set at 28.6 percent of the total costs....China is now the largest contributor of peacekeeping troops and police among the permanent-five members of the Security Council...The presence of more uniformed Chinese police officers and troops in peacekeeping is likely to raise questions about whether the men and women, raised in an undemocratic system, will adhere to the required human-rights standards of the UN, which asks countries to train troops and police about treatment of civilians and others in conflict areas before they are deployed."
Calendar
- 2016-08-18 China’s Pollution Deaths to Linger After Air Clears, Study Finds
- 2016-08-17 China, ASEAN aim to complete framework of South China Sea rules next year
- 2016-08-16 UK’s May reassures China after nuclear power plant delay
- 2016-08-15 China says no South China Sea at G-20, US urges transparency
- 2016-08-14 China to use tougher environmental standards to tackle capacity glut
- 2016-08-12 How the China Shock, Deep and Swift, Spurred the Rise of Trump
- 2016-08-11 Here’s how the South China Sea ruling affects U.S. interests
- 2016-08-10 Exclusive: Vietnam moves new rocket launchers into disputed South China Sea - sources
- 2016-08-09 China’s Limited Retaliation Options Against the THAAD Deployment in South Korea
- 2016-08-08 The Rio Olympics are really hurting China’s feelings
News
- The Wall Street Journal Rio 2016: China Rethinks Gold Medal Pursuit at Olympics
- BBC News China demands stricter rules for live streaming
- Reuters China says Australia grid sale decision will hurt trade relationship
- The Washington Post Australia formally bans Chinese from leasing power grid
- The New York Times Lower Medal Count in Rio Rattles China's Olympics Obsession
- Bloomberg Markets A Commodities Rebound Is Accelerating at China's Doorstop
- The Washington Post Correction: China-G20 story
- Reuters China's Xi says wants to ensure 'correct direction' of Myanmar ties
- The Wall Street Journal 'Warcraft' Deal Sets Record for Streaming Video in China
- The New York Times Truth, Lies and Chinese Art Inspire 'a Puzzle Box of a Play'
- BBC News The politics of toad kings and fairy tales in China
- Bloomberg Markets China Sovereign Fund to Pursue Vale Iron Ore Streaming Deal
- The New York Times China Tightens Control of Online News After Sensitive Gaffes
Commentary
- The Huffington Post As China Becomes A Major Player In UN Peacekeeping, Will It Respond To Crises?
- The New York Times: Sinosphere Chinese Claim That World Accepts Its Organ Transplant System Is Rebutted
- The National Interest Vietnam's South China Sea Challenge
- The Diplomat Downplaying Sino-US Tensions in the South China Sea
- Foreign Policy An Alternative History for China
- The National Interest America Needs a China Pivot—From Trade to Investment
- The Wall Street Journal, China Real Time Women's Relay Re-Do Leaves Chinese Fans Fuming