China
Mass Hong Kong vigil marks Tiananmen massacre
By John Chan, June 15, 2009
An estimated 150,000 people turned out at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to commemorate the anti-government protestors who were killed in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989.
Origins and consequences of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre
Part 3
By John Chan, June 6, 2009
This article is the conclusion of a three-part series examining the origins, consequences and political lessons of the Tiananmen Square massacre twenty years ago.
Origins and consequences of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre
Part 2
By John Chan, June 5, 2009
This article is the second of a three-part series examining the origins, consequences and political lessons of the Tiananmen Square massacre twenty years ago. Part 1 was posted on June 4.
Origins and consequences of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre
Part 1
By John Chan, June 4, 2009
This article is the first of a three-part series examining the origins, consequences and political lessons of the Tiananmen Square massacre twenty years ago.
Twenty years since the Tiananmen Square massacre
By John Chan, June 4, 2009
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Stalinist Chinese Communist Party’s brutal military suppression of the working class in Beijing.
China and Russia forge closer military cooperation
By John Chan, May 26, 2009
As the US war in Afghanistan and US-sponsored fighting in Pakistan intensify, Russia and China are stepping up military cooperation, announcing 25 joint manoeuvres this year.
Sri Lanka becomes a diplomatic battleground
By Peter Symonds, May 25, 2009
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s visit to Sri Lanka last weekend has brought into sharp relief the intense international rivalry following the end of the island’s protracted civil war.
Unemployed graduates in China to reach 3 million in 2009
By John Chan, May 20, 2009
The global financial crisis is predicted to create an army of three million unemployed university graduates in China this year—about 40 percent of the 7.8 million seeking jobs.
China emerges as a major exporter of capital
By John Chan, May 19, 2009
As the global financial crisis has worsened, China has emerged as a significant exporter of capital. Rather than investing at home, China is making substantial investments abroad, particularly to secu...
China’s rich list continues to grow
By Carol Divjak, May 13, 2009
The gulf between rich and poor in China continues to widen, exacerbated by the global economic crisis.
Pakistan war fuels international tensions
By Peter Symonds, May 11, 2009
Comments by China’s ambassador in Islamabad last Thursday highlight the reckless path on which the Obama administration has embarked in Pakistan.
China takes steps towards full convertibility of the yuan
By Luis Arce, May 7, 2009
China recently announced a series of measures to protect its economy against a possible devaluation of the US dollar by decoupling the Asian currencies from the American currency and using the Chinese...
