China

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• 6/13/2021
  

  A Celebrity Apology and the Reality of Taiwan

  by Evan Dawley

  Actor John Cena's blunder into the Taiwan-China controversy should be an opportunity for Americans to learn more about the history of this conflict and of an independent Taiwanese identity that has been shaped by Japanese colonization, Chinese nationalism, war, and the Communist revolution. 

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• 6/6/2021
  

  John Cena's Taiwan Controversy Recalls Richard Nixon's Biggest Mistake

  by Justin Coffey

  John Cena's recent social media kerfuffle over Taiwan reflects the legacy of Richard Nixon's acquiescence to a "One China" policy advanced by the People's Republic, in hindsight the worst error of his presidency.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  5/22/2021
  

  Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known

  Daniel Ellsberg disclosed a page from a 1966 study of the 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis that indicate many military leaders were anticipating the necessity of using nuclear weapons to defend Taiwan against the People's Republic of China. 

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• SOURCE: Columbia Journalism Review
  3/8/2021
  

  Will Hong Kong’s Free Press Survive?

  Security laws imposed by Beijing suggest that the Chinese government has lost patience for Hong Kong's traditionally active and frequently antagonistic press. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  12/15/2020
  

  The World’s Most Important Body of Water

  by Daniel Yergin

  The author of a book on the dispute over control of the South China sea examines four critical decisionmakers whose actions shaped the present conflict. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  12/13/2020
  

  Why Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong’s Democracy Advocates Need Biden’s Public Support Right Now

  by Natan Sharansky

  A former Soviet political prisoner and human rights advocate calls on the Biden transition team to make clear that the new president will not accept China's repression of democracy in Hong Kong. 

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• SOURCE: CNN
  11/18/2020
  

  Hong Kong's New Rules have Created Confusion in the Classroom. Some Parents are Pulling their Children Out

  While pro-Beijing lawmakers stress the need to promote national unity through civics education, educators, historians and parents in Hong Kong expect censorship and indoctrination under new restrictions. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  11/8/2020
  

  Seymour Topping, Former Times Journalist and Eyewitness to History, Dies at 98

  "For Mr. Topping, known universally to colleagues as Top, the story was always about more than the day’s news developments, intriguing as they might be. It was about their historical significance, too."

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• SOURCE: Rest of World
  10/26/2020
  

  Control, Alter, Delete:Hong Kong Activists and Academics are Hurrying to Digitize Historical Records

  Museums dedicated to the struggle for civil liberties in Hong Kong face a crisis to preserve records in the face of new public safety laws aimed at curbing criticism of the People's Republic of China. 

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• SOURCE: Made By History at The Washington Post
  9/28/2020
  

  The forgotten alliance between Black activists and China

  by Chang Che

  Black activists have long leveraged American desires for international legitimacy to forge antiracist alliances with China. Today, the Black Lives Matter movement has received support from Beijing, but must consider the costs of an alliance with a regime with its own human rights issues. 

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• SOURCE: Made By History at The Washington Post
  9/23/2020
  

  Trump’s TikTok Deal Shows how Trade with China is Woven into the American DNA

  by Sean Fraga

  "Americans’ beliefs about the value of transpacific trade informed every aspect of the transcontinental railroads. This history shows how deeply trade with China is woven into the American fabric and suggests President Trump’s hostility toward China is unlikely to outlast his administration."

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• SOURCE: Bloomberg
  9/20/2020
  

  Trump Wants $5 Billion From TikTok Deal for History Project

  This announcement continues a Trump tradition of claiming other nations will pay for domestic culture war projects. 

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• SOURCE: Z Blogs
  8/4/2020
  

  China and the United States Could Avoid an Unnecessary War

  by Lawrence Wittner

  Both the Chinese and U.S. governments are engaging in reckless behavior that could lead to disaster.

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• SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
  6/7/2020
  

  Yes, America Is in a Cold War With China

  "For too long the U.S. has looked the other way as the Chinese Communist Party has waged a new cold war against the American order," writes Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher.

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• SOURCE: Business Insider
  6/1/2020
  

  Trump's Praise for China over Tiananmen Square Years ago was a Preview of his Support for Military Crackdowns on the George Floyd Protests

  Donald Trump in a 1990 Playboy interview praised the Chinese government's crackdown, saying it avoided signalling weakness.

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• SOURCE: CNN
  6/1/2020
  

  For the First Time in 30 Years, Hong Kong Will Not Hold a Mass Vigil Commemorating the Tiananmen Square Massacre

  The official reason given by police was to limit risk of Coronavirus transmission. 

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• 6/2/2020
  

  The Chinese Dream Imperiled

  by Andrew Meyer

  We are going to hear much in the near future about the dangers of Chinese ambition. World leaders would be well advised, however, to prepare for the dangers of internal Chinese instability. 

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• 5/24/2020
  

  Pandemic, Pandering and Prejudice: Trump's Effort to Weaponize Xenophobia

  by James D. Zirin

  Blaming China and threatening reprisals is not going to save any lives. It won’t open up the country any sooner. It won’t create a single job. But it might just get Trump re-elected--at least he thinks so.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  5/21/2020
  

  Is This the End of Hong Kong?

  Sweeping new laws, justified by claims for security amid political protests, threaten to eliminate independence from Beijing in Hong Kong's political and civil life. 

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• 5/17/2020
  

  Who Can Learn From Taiwan? Apparently not WHO

  by Keith Clark

  The World Health Organization is unable to effectively learn from Taiwan's response to COVID-19 because the agency adheres to a "One China" policy that doesn't recognize both the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.