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May 04 , 2017
  • The Financial Times：China encircles the world with One Belt, One Road strategy
    The Financial Times reports: "With $900bn of planned investments ranging from ports in Pakistan and Sri Lanka to high-speed railways in east Africa to gas pipelines crossing central Asia, China's One Belt, One Road project (Obor) is arguably the largest overseas investment drive ever launched by a single country. The initiative — motivated by concerns about slowing domestic growth and a desire to boost China's global influence — has the potential to help solve a global infrastructure gap, advocates say. It could also aid growth in developing countries while boosting trade and generating investor returns...Since 2013 the Obor label has ballooned to embrace projects as far afield as New Zealand, Britain and even the Arctic...The all-embracing nature of Obor has been aided by Chinese officials, eager to curry favour with President Xi Jinping, the most powerful Chinese leader in decades. In China, 'If you want to get projects or programmes approved, you say it's Obor, so everything becomes Obor,' Mr Parton, [a former EU diplomat in China who has researched the initiative] says...'Belt and Road is now seen as part of the China solution for the whole world, not just the developing world,' Mr Kelly, [head of research at China Policy, a Beijing consultancy] says. 'The question is what is the cost of stepping up to play that role. If they step up to the mark, it is not cheap.' "
  • The Diplomat：The Truth About Duterte's ASEAN South China Sea Blow
    The Diplomat comments: "To say that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's chairman's statement issued on April 29 following the 30th ASEAN Summit in Manila was a little soft on China 'would be an understatement,' a Philippine diplomat told me hours after its release. One would be hard-pressed to disagree. Virtually all language that could be deemed critical of Beijing's South China Sea assertiveness was removed...With this episode, Duterte has unquestionably dealt ASEAN a major blow on the South China Sea, even though that was both far from surprising as well as much less dramatic than the headlines might suggest. Actions like these have serious implications, not just for the Philippines, but for the region and even outside actors like the United States. That said, though the incident does deserve attention, it should not obscure the more enduring challenges on the South China Sea that existed before Duterte came to power and will likely continue to bedevil actors for years to come...At the center of all this is the role of the United States, which still remains unclear as President Donald Trump's Asia policy continues to shape up. As I have noted before, the wild swings we have seen so far by the U.S. administration on a number of issues has led even respected Asian observers to entertain extreme scenarios such as Trump making a deal with Beijing on North Korea at the expense of other issues like the South China Sea...Though these fears may be misplaced, it would not be the first time that perceptions create their own reality in Southeast Asia"
  • The Washington Post：China compiles its own 'Wikipedia,' but public can't edit it
    The Washington Post reports: "It'll be free. It'll be uniquely Chinese. It'll be an online encyclopedia to rival Wikipedia — but without the participation of the public. And don't expect entries on 'Tiananmen Square 1989' or 'Falun Gong spiritual group' to come up in your searches, either. Scholars and experts hand-picked by Beijing to work on the project say only they will be able to make entries — the latest example of the Chinese government's efforts to control information available on the internet. The scholars say truth is their guiding light, and their editing and review process is a rigorous one. If there is a difference of opinion, a committee should figure it out, said Zhang Baichun, chief editor of the history of science and technology section. 'Of course, science does not come from democratic votes, to convince others you will have to present the most convincing proof,' he told The Associated Press...Jiang Lijun, senior editor at the Encyclopedia of China Publishing House, said Thursday that they plan to have entries on political leaders, the history of the Communist Party, and subjects including virtual reality, artificial intelligence and the European Union. The online Chinese Encyclopedia will focus primarily on entries that are less likely to change as opposed to recent events, and with academic value, 'while also trying to strike a balance between that, being timely and what people are searching for,' she said. She declined to comment on how events that are politically sensitive in China, like the Cultural Revolution and the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, would be treated."
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