By Erin Ailworth Jan. 6, 2018 7:00 a.m. ET 21 COMMENTS “A dispute over the alleged theft of wind-turbine technology is slated to go to trial in Wisconsin on Monday in a test case for intellectual-property battles between the U.S. and China. Federal prosecutors accuse Chinese wind-turbine maker Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. of stealing …
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HONG KONG — One could say that long before 1997, the year that Britain handed Hong Kong back to China, the leaders of the city’s major pro-democracy parties had come to a tacit understanding with the Chinese government. The pan-dems, as these politicians are known here, would support the absorption of Hong Kong into a …
Is Hong Kong Really Part of China? – by Yi-Zheng Lian – NYT Read More »
“In any event, China’s climate agenda is not so straightforward. The country is the world’s largest coal consumer. Even as it is phasing out coal plants at home, it is building coal plants abroad as part of an ambitious “One Belt, One Road” initiative, designed to expand Chinese global influence. At the same time, China …
Why China Wants to Lead on Climate- but Clings to Coal (for Now) – The New York Times Read More »
“What do these changes really mean? A key phrase here is “new era,” one that Mr. Xi has used throughout the congress, which began last week. Mr. Xi has described Chinese history since 1949 as divided into two eras: the three decades after Mao seized power in a revolution that established a unified People’s Republic …
China Enshrines ‘Xi Jinping Thought.’ What Does That Mean? – by Chris Buckley – NYT Read More »
“Toward the end of his life, dying of Lou Gehrig’s disease, Mao Zedong claimed two achievements: leading the Communist revolution to victory and starting the Cultural Revolution. By pinpointing these episodes, he had underlined the lifelong contradiction in his attitudes toward revolution and state power. Mao molded Communism to fit his two personas. To use …
How Mao Molded Communism to Create a New China – by Roderick MacFarquhar – NYT Read More »
“BEIJING — Having conquered world markets and challenged American political and military leadership, China has set its sights on becoming a global powerhouse in a different field: scientific research. It now has more laboratory scientists than any other country, outspends the entire European Union on research and development, and produces more scientific articles than any …
Fraud Scandals Sap China’s Dream of Becoming a Science Superpower – by Amy Qin – NYT Read More »
BEIJING — He was one of China’s most prominent commanders, with hopes of rising higher. So when Gen. Fang Fenghui disappeared from public view, it sent a clear warning to the top leaders of the People’s Liberation Army: President Xi Jinping was not done shaking up their once-unassailable ranks. General Fang, the chief of the …
Xi Jinping Presses Military Overhaul- and Two Generals Disappear – The New York Times Read More »