Media Report
- Foreign Policy comments: "According to multiple U.N.-based officials, Beijing is angling to run the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, or DPKO, which has been headed by French nationals for nearly 20 years...'China is making a play for DPKO, and Russia is making a play for DPA,' one senior U.N. official said....Beijing's apparent interest in running global peacekeeping operations dovetails with its increasing evolution toward a more interventionist approach in international affairs. But it could also herald a troubling shift in how U.N. peacekeeping operations are conducted, with a lesser emphasis on human rights and discipline, at a time when the U.N. blue helmets face accusations of sexual abuse in the Central African Republic and of failing to protect persecuted civilians and aid workers in South Sudan. 'The Chinese are laying down a marker,' said Richard Gowan, a peacekeeping expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations. 'We're seeing the first phase of a Chinese bid to, firstly, assert itself over U.N. peacekeeping and, secondly, to rewrite the rules of U.N. peacekeeping.'"
- The Washington Post comments: "Zhang and Yu live near a factory that produces graphite, a glittery substance that, while best known for filling pencils, has become an indispensable resource in the new millennium. It is an ingredient in lithium-ion batteries....The companies making those products promote the bright futuristic possibilities of the 'clean' technology. But virtually all such batteries use graphite, and its cheap production in China, often under lax environmental controls, produces old-fashioned industrial pollution....Some provinces in China sought to crack down on the polluters, and three years ago they issued fines to several graphite companies. But the pollution continues. Villagers said the cleanup efforts failed — they were short-lived or otherwise inadequate — because local authorities are closely allied with company officials and unwilling to acknowledge the gravity of the environmental trouble. Complaints about the pollution are often met with intimidation. People living near graphite plants frequently appeared fearful of pressing their grievances....While U.S. consumers may seem uninvolved in — and untouched by — the Chinese pollution, the truth is more complicated. The U.S. demand for cheap goods helps keep the Chinese factories going. More than a quarter of the emissions of two key pollutants in China — sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides — arose from the production of goods for export, according to research published in 2014 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
- Reuters reports: "Four Chinese cities have announced new restrictions on property purchases as the government tries to cool soaring home prices stoked by property speculators in second- and third-tier cities across the country....The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, meanwhile, has investigated and punished 45 property developers and intermediaries for encouraging speculation via false advertising, the spreading of rumors and breaking presale rules, the official Xinhua news agency reported. A spate of credit tightening measures over the past two weeks 'shows that China's top level may have reached consensus that the concerns about overheating in property market may have overshadowed the concerns about the economic slowdown,' OCBC said in a research note on Monday. 'The shift of policy tone also shows that China is unlikely to stimulate the economy further aggressively. This may not bode well for market sentiment in the longer run,' it said."
Calendar
- 2016-10-02 China Factory Gauge at 2-Year High Eases Pressure for Stimulus
- 2016-09-30 China’s New Silk Road Hinges on a Small Pakistan Port
- 2016-09-29 How to Fix China’s Crooked Congress
- 2016-09-28 China’s Ambitious Plan to Make the Yuan the World’s Go-To Currency
- 2016-09-27 U.S. Says Chinese Executive Helped North Korea Dodge Sanctions
- 2016-09-26 Hong Kong and the Realities of China’s Rise
- 2016-09-23 China spends more in the world than the world spends in China
- 2016-09-22 Foreign Reporters in China Face More Restrictions Now, Report Says
- 2016-09-21 At U.N., China calls for North Korean denuclearization, dialogue
- 2016-09-20 U.S., China to step up cooperation on North Korea
News
- Reuters Four cities in China restrict property purchases
- The Washington Post China, Denmark projects among architecture award winners
- The New York Times Chinese News Outlets Play Down Killings of 19 in Mountain Village
- Bloomberg Markets Chinese Cities Introduce Curbs to Cool Overheated Property
- Reuters China paper says U.S., South Korea will 'pay the price' for planned missile system
- The Wall Street Journal McDonald's China Franchise Deal Could Fetch Up to $2 Billion Up Front
- The Washington Post Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
- CNBC China's Xiamen Airlines makes first US touchdown, with hopes for many more
- Bloomberg Markets China's Yuan Joins IMF Reserves in First Revision Since 1999
- The New York Times Fate Catches Up to a Cultural Revolution Museum in China
- The Wall Street Journal Global Economy Week Ahead: IMF Meetings, U.S. Jobs Report, China Forex Reserves
- BBC News Glass loos with a view open in China
- Financial Times China kicks off annual Golden Week travel frenzy
Commentary
- The Washington Post In your phone, in their air
- Foreign Policy China Eyes Ending Western Grip on Top U.N. Jobs With Greater Control Over Blue Helmets
- The Wall Street Journal Chinese Tabloid Riles Singapore in South China Sea Spat
- The National Interest Are the U.S. and China Headed Towards a Naval War in Asia?
- The Diplomat Is China's Energy Transition Dead in the Water?
- Foreign Policy: The Cable IMF Officially Gives China A Seat at the Adult Table of World Economies
- The Wall Street Journal Ex-Banker Tries to Blame West for China's Economic Problems, Gets Destroyed on Social Media