Chinese leaders are expected to emerge from a party congress this month with signals on whether they will take a hard or soft stance toward the widely contested South China Sea, a region of concern from Southeast Asia to Washington. China claims nearly the entire 3.5 million-square-kilometer, resource-rich sea between its south coast and the island…
Editor-in-Chief Andrew Burke is a lifelong aficionado of all things Chinese. He studied Mandarin while living in Taiwan for six years and now works as a digitization specialist at the Yenching Library, which specializes in Asian books and documents, at Harvard University where he also studies topics related to China, Chinese, Asia and foreign affairs.
Two Chinese fighter jets got dangerously close to a US surveillance aircraft over the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday, according to the Pentagon. Defense Department spokesperson Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza told NBC News on […]
A student is taking social media in Hong Kong by storm after unleashing an anti-government rant before a legislative council meeting. Kwam Yong-yi’s tirade on the administration of CY Leung was posted to YouTube minutes […]
Following heightened tensions between the United States and North Korea, the Chinese propaganda machine is making a surprising move. It’s telling both parties to cool it and dial back the tone. China’s state run Global […]