Media Report
- The New York Times: Sinosphere comments: "The Chinese Communist Party uses every presidential election to excoriate American democracy for its failings and argue that one-party rule works fine for China. But this year has offered an embarrassment of riches for gloating, most recently a 2005 recording of Donald J. Trump bragging about sexual assault....Not everyone in China buys that official viewpoint. For quite a few Chinese, especially middle-class people in their 20s and 30s with more exposure to the world, the spectacle of parties competing for support, and of the news media taking on the candidates, is uplifting, despite all the dirt....'If you look at Chinese politics, you can find many of the same type of people. What type is that? Rich people who feel like they can get away with anything.' [Mr. Zhou, 22, said in an interview. ] Still, the scandals — including Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server and excerpts from leaked speeches that she gave to banking and finance audiences — could reinforce skepticism that democracy has anything better to offer China."
- Reuters reports: "South Korea said on Tuesday it would use greater force, including firearms, against Chinese boats fishing illegally in its waters and summoned China's ambassador to protest against a clash between a Chinese vessel and a coast guard boat. South Korean coast guard vessels regularly chase Chinese boats for fishing illegally off its coast, at times resulting in violent confrontations....South Korea's coast guard said on Tuesday that its officers would be authorized to use firearms, including handguns and onboard cannon, against illegal Chinese fishing vessels if deemed threatening. 'We will actively respond to Chinese fishing boats that obstruct justice by using all possible means if needed such as directly hitting and gaining control of those Chinese fishing boats as well as firing common weapons,' Lee Choon-jae, deputy chief of South Korea's coast guard, told a news conference."
The Washington Post reports: "More than 1,000 protesters walked and chanted in front of China's defense ministry Tuesday, the latest apparent demonstration by soldiers as the world's largest standing military modernizes and downsizes. The protesters stood for several hours in front of the Bayi building in central Beijing, home of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense. Many wore green fatigues bearing the hammer-and-sickle logo of China's ruling Communist Party....While Chinese authorities routinely suppress discussions about the military and soldiers' issues, one human-rights activist, Huang Qi, told the AP that veterans have staged more than 50 protests this year alone. However, demonstrations on such a large scale are extremely rare in the center of the heavily policed capital. Two demonstrators told AP they were veterans who wanted the government to address military pensions, but they didn't want to discuss the issue with foreign media."
Calendar
- 2016-10-10 Tourists Behaving Badly: Name-and-Shame Effort Fails to Fix China’s Image
- 2016-10-07 How a Trump or Clinton presidency could hurt China's economy
- 2016-10-06 Chinese People Feel Good About Their Increasingly Assertive Country, Report Finds
- 2016-10-05 Many in China see the U.S. as a greater threat than Islamic State, new report says
- 2016-10-04 For China, ‘Clouds Are Fading Away’ in the Philippines
- 2016-10-03 China Eyes Ending Western Grip on Top U.N. Jobs With Greater Control Over Blue Helmets
- 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
News
- Reuters South Korea vows greater force against China fishing boats
- The Washington Post Over 1,000 protesters stand before Chinese defense ministry
- Bloomberg Business China's Li Says Debt Risk Controllable, Growth Goal in Reach
- BBC News China building collapse kills at least 22
- The Financial Times Good times are over for China's 'suitcase' shoppers in Australia
- The Washington Post Girl found wrapped in dead parents' arms in China collapse
- The Wall Street Journal China Debt Problems Get Watered-Down Medicine
- The New York Times Ilham Tohti, Uighur Scholar in Chinese Prison, Is Given Human Rights Award
- Reuters China berates visiting New Zealand defense minister over South China Sea stance
- The Wall Street Journal Didi, China's Uber, Navigates Rough Regulatory Road
- The New York Times Snooping in the Bathroom to Assess Credit Risk in China
- Bloomberg Business Goldman Warns China's Outflows May Be Worse Than They Look
- TIME Makeshift Buildings in China Collapse Killing at Least 22
Commentary
- The New York Times 'Go Back to China': Readers Respond to Racist Insults Shouted at a New York Times Editor
- The New York Times: Sinosphere For China's Leaders, U.S. Election Scandals Make the Case for One-Party Rule
- The Washington Post A romantic opera in Tibet just happens to bolster China's historical position there
- The Wall Street Journal: China Real Time Building Collapse Illustrates Peril of Do-It-Yourself Construction
- The Council on Foreign Relations China's September Reserves, and Q2 Balance of Payments
- The Diplomat Is America Really China's Greatest National Security Threat?
- The Wall Street Journal: China Real Time U.S. Presidential Debate Inspires Schadenfreude in China