The Frugal Republic

Everyone wants Chinese consumers to spend more. So why don’t they?

A Rare Chinese Look at Secret Detentions

A state-run magazine has published an article detailing a secret network of detention centers that are intended to prevent citizens from complaining to the government.

China’s Impolitic Artist, Still Waiting to Be Silenced

Ai Weiwei is perhaps China’s most famous living artist and its most vociferous domestic critic, titles of a sort the committed iconoclast disdains.

NY Times Editorial: Assessing the China Trip

President Obama was elected in part because he promised a more cooperative and pragmatic leadership in world affairs, but he should also be willing to stand up to Beijing.

In Obama Interview, Signs of China’s Heavy Hand

Authorities appeared to carefully monitor how President Obama’s words were transmitted to China’s public, even in a newspaper known for its press-the-envelope approach.

NY Times Editorial: Equals at Last, for Better or for Worse

The Obama-Hu summit has reinforced the fact that China will use its clout to advance its agenda - not America's.

A Small Step to Bridging the Taiwan Strait

The final details were minor compared with the substance of the financial cooperation deal between China and Taiwan, but carried significance of their own.

China Holds Firm on Major Issues in Obama’s Visit

President Obama was confronted, on his first visit, with a fast-rising China more willing to say no to the U.S.

In China, a Struggle for Rights, but Hope Remains

In China, Obama Pushes for More Freedoms

During Visit, Obama Skirts Chinese Political Sensitivities

President Obama has avoided public meetings with liberals, free press advocates and even ordinary Chinese.

In Beijing, Obama Calls for ‘Strong Dialogue’

After meeting on Tuesday, President Obama and President Hu Jintao said the U.S. and China would work together on nuclear proliferation, climate change and stabilizing the world economy.

Au-Ba-Ma or Ou-Ba-Ma?

President Obama would be astonished if he were expected to refer to Xianggang rather than Hong Kong.