
China has summoned the North Korean ambassador in ire over reports circulating last night that North Korea had detonated a hydrogen bomb, flagrantly violating international law.
by Frances Martel6 Jan 2016, 7:30 AM PST0

China recently implemented legal sanctions for spreading false information about terrorist threats (or, really, disagreeing with the official narrative about terrorism in any way.)
by John Hayward29 Dec 2015, 8:52 PM PST0

Internet policy in China is ‘a key component’ of the country’s political governing mechanism.
by Nate Church29 Dec 2015, 1:22 PM PST0

Chinese President Xi Jinping has made his first appearance in a rap music video; the state-sponsored single, “The Reform Group is Two Years Old,” celebrates a Communist Party reform committee’s persecution of allegedly corrupt party officials.
by Frances Martel29 Dec 2015, 7:34 AM PST0

Japan is alleging that an armed Chinese vessel violated its sovereign waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands on Saturday, lodging a formal protest with the Chinese government.
by Frances Martel28 Dec 2015, 7:37 AM PST0

The Chinese government has just passed a security law that reportedly could require technology companies to hand over encryption keys to private data. The law is so controversial that President Obama personally raised concerns about it to President Xi Jinping.
by Ferenstein Wire27 Dec 2015, 6:31 PM PST0

China is considering tough new restrictions on its state-run media operations, using a new anti-terrorism law that could be in effect by New Year’s Day.
by John Hayward22 Dec 2015, 8:40 PM PST0

The President of China, Xi Jinping, just gave a speech stressing the importance of free expression on the web. Yes, really.
by Allum Bokhari16 Dec 2015, 1:26 PM PST0

Current and former U.S. officials tell The Washington Post that China has cut back on cyber-espionage after the Justice Department indicted five People’s Liberation Army officers in 2014.
by John Hayward2 Dec 2015, 7:33 AM PST0

Chinese President Xi Jinping has unveiled the most significant changes to his nation’s military in over 60 years, laying out plans to boost combat readiness and make the world’s largest army better equipped to radiate force beyond the country’s borders, according to state-backed news media.
by Edwin Mora30 Nov 2015, 6:16 PM PST0

Last week’s Islamist terror attack on a hotel in Mali counted three Chinese railway executives among its 19 dead. On Thursday, China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, promised increased security cooperation with African nations in the wake of the attack.
by John Hayward26 Nov 2015, 9:30 AM PST0

(Reuters) China has shown “great restraint” in the South China Sea by not seizing islands occupied by other countries even though it could have, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday ahead of two regional summits where the disputed waterway is likely to be a hot topic.
by Reuters17 Nov 2015, 6:16 AM PST0

China has shown the world how much it truly cares about global warming by burning significantly more dirty, carbon-unfriendly coal than it previously pretended. According to shock data released, without fanfare, by China’s statistical agency, its coal use has been about 17 per cent higher per
by James Delingpole4 Nov 2015, 8:04 AM PST0

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and the head of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, will meet in person in Singapore on Saturday, the first time a meeting between these nations’ heads of state has occurred since 1949.
by Frances Martel4 Nov 2015, 8:00 AM PST0

Contents: Presidents of China and Taiwan to meet in Singapore on Saturday; China asserts a ‘bottom line’ to US in South China Sea
by John J. Xenakis4 Nov 2015, 6:18 AM PST0

The Chinese Communist Party has tightened up discipline for its 88 million members by banning several sinful activities, including extravagant eating and drinking, abuse of power, nepotism, adultery, and golf.
by John Hayward22 Oct 2015, 2:36 PM PST0

Chinese President Xi Jinping, on a diplomatic visit to London, has reiterated to Reuters his nation’s claim that the entirety of the South China Sea belongs to China, asserting that the islands in that region were “left to us by our ancestors” and cannot be shared with neighboring countries.
by Frances Martel19 Oct 2015, 12:46 PM PST0

President Obama’s cyber-security deal with China is beginning to look a lot like his Iran nuke deal: Obama makes loud pronouncements about a new era of mutual understanding and cooperation, while his partners-in-peace stab him in the back. China waited less than 24 hours to resume hacking U.S. companies after Obama and President Xi Jinping announced a new era of mutual commitment to data security, according to research from a security firm called CrowdStrike, as reported by The Hill.
by John Hayward19 Oct 2015, 8:50 AM PST0

Britain’s Prince Charles is to skip a state banquet during a visit by next week, the office of the heir to the throne said on Wednesday. The Prince of Wales will hold “one-to-one talks” with the president but will not
by AFP15 Oct 2015, 3:58 AM PST0

In the lead-up to a major summit on religion, the Chinese Communist party is preparing intensified restrictions on Christian churches, according to the Party’s official newspaper on religious issues, Zhongguo Mingzu Bao.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.11 Oct 2015, 7:11 PM PST0

CNN reported Wednesday that a U.S. official has confirmed that “the United States is pulling spies from China as a result of the cyberattack that compromised the personal data of 21.5 million government workers.”
by John Hayward30 Sep 2015, 10:35 PM PST0

Chinese state media is working hard to portray President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States as a success, but even in a column intending to herald bilateral talks as a step in the right direction, Xinhua asserts that it is the United States which is prompting states to be “aggressive” in the South China Sea.
by Frances Martel28 Sep 2015, 8:44 AM PST0

The Chinese were nice enough to allow the President to talk tough for a little while to save face, but the bottom line is precisely what was expected: a “common understanding” with China that cyber-espionage is just awful, and it shouldn’t happen any more, which will allow China to sustain its preferred narrative about how it hates hackers more than anyone.
by John Hayward25 Sep 2015, 1:41 PM PST0

The Wall Street Journal reports on a study from cybersecurity group ThreatConnect and the security consultants at Defense Group, Inc., indicating that China’s military is heavily involved in hacking and cyber crime.
by John Hayward24 Sep 2015, 8:13 PM PST0

Silicon Valley’s elites congregated this week to pay obeisance to a controversial world leader. No, not His Holiness: I’m talking about Chinese Premier Xi Jinping. With the unanticipated gusto of a portly buffet patron when a new tray of crab’s legs is brought
by Milo Yiannopoulos24 Sep 2015, 10:27 AM PST0