China Analysis Digest #40
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China Analysis Digest #40
- Date range: November 24 - December 2, 2021
- Sources scanned: 114
- Publications: 204 (English), 99 (Chinese)
I. Recommended Reading
As U.S. Hunts for Chinese Spies, University Scientists Warn of Backlash
Amy Qin | The New York Times | November 30
Amy Qin spoke to Hu Anming, the scientist that was acquitted of espionage charges after being tailed by the FBI for two years. A reminder of the human impact of the increasing suspicions of people of Chinese heritage: “Some described being humiliated by mandatory training on foreign interference that featured only examples of ethnic Chinese scientists, and unexplained delays for visa renewals. They were all concerned that seemingly anything — a collaboration with another scientist from China, a slip-up on a disclosure form — could provide an opening for federal investigators to come knocking.”
A Squabble About History Almost Killed Xi Jinping’s Father
Joseph Torigian | Foreign Policy | November 25
A feature article on Xi Jinping’s family and his past. Through it, Torigian explains why Xi is so focused on party history: “Chinese President Xi Jinping is the son of a revolutionary whose life was more shaped by the danger of competing narratives about party history than perhaps anyone else in his generation. Xi’s father, Xi Zhongxun, was persecuted for 16 years because of his support for a novel about party history.”
South China Sea should top the list for US-China ‘guardrails’
Mark J. Valencia | South China Morning Post | November 30
Valencia draws our attention to the regulation of South China Sea navy activities carried out by China and the US. He writes: ‘There is a particular need for guardrails for their interactions in the South China Sea, where their military forces come into frequent contact.’ As a solution, he suggests creating a higher-level bilateral Incidents-at-Sea agreement in addition to the current non-binding Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea. The main difficulty when codifying such guardrails is finding common ground on what they should be. This may be further exacerbated by potentially different interpretations of such guardrails by the parties involved.
II. English Sources
China Watching
China Neican
- Brief #97: Solomon Islands, domino theory, Lithuania
- Brief #96: history resolution, rally round the flag, Wang Liqiang, beauty standards
Made in China Journal
- Xinjiang Year Zero
- Proletarian China: A Century of Chinese Labour
- Unfortunate or Convenient? Contextualising China’s Covid-19 Border Restrictions
China Media Project
China Leadership Monitor
- Recent Chinese Views on the Taiwan Issue
- China’s Move to Greater Self Reliance
- China's 2021 Data Security Law: Grand Data Strategy with Looming Implementation Challenges
- The Origins and Implications of Xi Jinping’s “Common Prosperity” Agenda
- The Not-so Model Minority: Xi Jinping’s Mongolian Crackdown
Opinion Pages
New York Times
Australian Financial Review
Sydney Morning Herald
Blogs
China Story
The Interpreter
- Paul Keating may be the “Grand Appeaser”, but is he wrong?
- India, China cop finger pointing in climate politics
China-US Focus
- Congress Pushes Stronger U.S. Support for Taiwan
- At Loggerheads Over Taiwan
- China’s Footprint in the Middle East
- Seeking Some Stability: The U.S.-China Leaders’ Summit
East Asia Forum
Andrew Batson's Blog
Pearls and Irritations
- Strategists admit West is goading China into war
- China trade: the disturbing gap between US rhetoric and reality is emerging
- Shutting down ASPI: Hugh White, Peter Jennings and China
- Lv Shun: The Chinese port where a new world order emerged
- What is Xi Jinping to the Chinese people?
- China-Australia relations: A way out of the freeze?
- US-China tariff stoush fosters a protection racket. Australia is on the ‘hit list’
- Postcard from Shanghai: Prospects are sunny, hope the cloud passes
- Morrison turns China ‘threat’ into an election wedge
The Strategist
- Appeasement is not the solution to the China problem
- China’s vision to shape global internet governance
- Dutton: War with China would be ‘catastrophic’ and mustn’t be allowed to happen
- Too soon to be waving the White flag on China
Asialink Insight
News & Magazines
Inside Story
Foreign Affairs
The Atlantic
The Economist
- Beijing has lots of birds, but few birdwatchers
- China’s globetrotting students are getting back on the road
Rest of World
- The real reason China is pushing “digital sovereignty” in Africa
- China’s queer internet is being erased
Sixth Tone
- In Rural China, a Tower’s Collapse Warns of Storms to Come
- How to Live for Free in Beijing: An Artist’s Guide
- After the Crash: Checking In on China’s Bike-Sharing Industry
- Pay Now, Own Never: China’s Failing Developers Leave Buyers in Debt
- Two Years After Yangtze Ban, Its Fishers Are Still Reeling
- Want a Divorce? In China, Try, Try Again
- Art for the Countryside’s Sake
- China’s Skilling Machine: How Trade Schools Are Stepping Up
- In China, People Are Risking Everything for a Box of Ritalin
Quartz
- Why there won’t be a covid variant called Xi
- More Chinese youth are chasing government jobs
- Will China be as unequal as the US is by 2025?
- What Jamie Dimon’s remarks on China could cost JPMorgan
China Digital Times
- Protests Engulf Solomon Islands and Chinese Businesses Amid Geopolitical Rivalries
- “Laundering Cotton”: New Report Exposes Hidden Supply-chain Links to Xinjiang Forced Labor
- Full Transcript Interview: Jeremy Brown on June Fourth
- Video Subtitling Site Founder Sentenced To 3.5 Years in Prison; Hollywood Films Struggle in China
- Translation: What Happened When My Health Code Turned Yellow
- Lockdown Voices: Big-data Glitches, Yellow Health-codes, and “Spatial-temporal Companions”
- Tennis Star Peng Shuai Subjected to Apparent “Forced Reappearance”
The Conversation
- US and Africa: mending fences and building bridges in the face of growing China presence
- Why there’s no real ‘common prosperity’ campaign in China
- What the Peng Shuai saga tells us about Beijing’s grip on power and desire to crush a #MeToo moment
SupChina
- The real battle at Lake Changjin
- China wants higher vaccination rate among seniors, but hesitant people say Beijing is too pushy
- The growing rift between Europe and China
- Solomon Islands leader blames ‘other powers’ for violent Chinatown protests
- In China, longer maternity leave is a tough sell
- Why China is genuinely worried about AUKUS
- U.S., China commemorate ping-pong diplomacy at Table Tennis Worlds
- How do Chinese people view the United States?
- Harbin’s Confucius Temple and an embrace of nationalism
ThinkChina
- Second Thomas ShoaI: Is China bullying its smaller neighbours in the South China Sea?
- Indonesia’s maritime challenges are increasing. Can its new army chief rise to the occasion?
- Macau's 'junket mogul' and his unnerving name list of Chinese gamblers
- Marine science collaborations can help defuse tensions in the South China Sea
- Chinese ambassador Hong Xiaoyong on China’s future: Forging ahead on a century of achievements
- What’s real (and not) about China’s hypersonic weapons tests
- China turning inward? China has always been a civilisation unto its own
- Will the Summit for Democracy unite or divide the world?
- Metaverse: A bubble that could soon burst?
- Metaverse: A chance to build a better world
- Will overregulation kill Chinese firms' metaverse ambitions?
- US democracy summit: Taipei is invited, Beijing is not included
- US-China relations: Taiwan could be the most dangerous trigger point
- Taiwanese generally think there will not be war, and they are unprepared for it
- Is Chinese support the main reason for Cambodia's success with pandemic control?
The Diplomat
- Taiwan’s Pragmatic Approach to Biden’s Democracy Summit
- Even Duterte Can’t Get Around the Thorn in China-Philippine Relations
- Despite Xi’s Pledge, China Is Financing Coal Power Plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- China’s BRI Lending: $385 Billion in ‘Hidden Debts’
- Are African Governments Expecting Too Much From FOCAC?
- China’s Subnational Influence at Work in the New York State Legislature
- Mining Kyrgyzstan: Chinese Companies Encounter Increasing Conflict
- Sri Lanka Bows to Chinese Pressure Again
- The Idiosyncrasies of China’s Bond Market
- China’s Evolving Food Security Strategy
- Where Is the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Headed Next?
- After 4 Years as Pawn in China-US Game, Seattle Man Is Home
- China’s Quest for Greater ‘Discourse Power’
- AUKUS’ Reception in the Indo-Pacific
Foreign Policy
- Threatening Taiwan Gets China More Than Invading It Would
- Washington Needs a Better Message in Africa Than ‘Don’t Trust China’
- A Squabble About History Almost Killed Xi Jinping’s Father
Think Tanks
Congressional Research Service
- Taiwan: Political and Security Issues
- China’s Political System in Charts: A Snapshot Before the 20th Party Congress
Institut Montaigne
Brookings Institution
American Enterprise Institute
Australia-China Relations Institute
Atlantic Council
- Transatlantic tools: Harmonizing US and EU approaches to China
- Forward Defense symposium on deterring Chinese strategic attack
Observer Research Foundation
- Xi Jinping’s ambitious agenda is getting unmasked and resisted
- How can cooperation with Taiwan benefit India and Maharashtra in the global supply chain shift?
- Battle of legacies in China as Xi consolidates position
Australia Strategic Policy Institute
- Benchmarking critical technologies
- China’s cyber vision: How the Cyberspace Administration of China is building a new consensus on global internet governance
Bilateral
Politico China Direct
Beijing to Britain
- Richard Moore, Chief of MI6
- Olympic boycott, Squid Game Amendment, Johnsons visit China, UK tackles BRI
Beijing to Canberra and Back
Newsletters
World Game
Eye on China
Beijing Baselines
Pekingnology
- What if China "opens up" like the U.S. and Britain on COVID?
- Beijing's lingering concerns for Washington's macroeconomic policy
Takshashila PLA Insight
Tracking People's Daily
- China-Cyprus Ties - Li-Mishustin Meeting - What Xi wants from the Youth - Chen Xi on Building a Team of High-Quality Cadres
- Xi's FOCAC Speech - Vocational Skills Training for Common Prosperity - Li's AALCO Speech - Zhang Youxia on PLA after the 6th Plenum - China-Russia Energy Cooperation
- Xi @ Military Talents Conference - Outreach to DPRK, Vietnam, Laos & Cuba's Ruling Parties - Yang Xiaodu on Self-Revolution & Strictly Governing the Party - CCP the Inheritor Ancient Economic Thought
- PLA's Talent Work under Xi - Yang Jiechi on Post-6th Plenum Foreign Policy - Li attends SCO & ASEM Meetings - China's Development Offers Others a Path - Why 'The Battle at Lake Changjin' Succeeded
- Science-Tech System Reform Plan - Party's Control over Education - Elderly Care Guideline - State Council on Local Gov't Bonds - 6th Plenum Propaganda - Li Hongzhong: It's all about Xi as the Core
Beijing Channel
Misc
National People's Congress Observer
Society & Culture
What's on Weibo
- No More ‘SissyGuy’ or ‘Douchebag1990’: Weibo Bans Usernames Containing ‘Bad’ Words
- CAPA Controversy Continued: Li Xuezheng Won’t Be Silenced
- Li Xuezheng Defies Online Celebrity ‘Blacklist,’ Says He’ll Help Zhang Zhehan File Lawsuit
RADII
Greater China
Hong Kong Free Press
- Despite the apparent purge of Hong Kong universities, changing people’s minds is harder than it looks
- Is ‘terrorism’ a real threat to Hong Kong?
Taiwan Insight
- Pleasing the Mainland or Island: The Politicisation of Taiwanese Stars During On-Going Cross-Strait Turbulence
- President Tsai’s Celebrity Marketing
- President Biden’s Emerging Clarity on Taiwan: “Strategic ambiguity” is not a policy, but more like a bicycle gearshift
- Three ways to support Taiwan’s UN membership
III. Chinese Sources
World Affairs
Chinese Diplomacy
Great Power Relations
- 美国对华政策呈现“冷接触热竞争” (吴心伯)
- 美国干预台湾“制中强台”与军事威慑 (王昆义)
- “后默克尔时代”的德美关系 (时静)
- 美方应采取切实行动维护好中美关系的“护栏” (李林杰 黄云松)
- 理解美国南海政策转变的三个维度 (钟飞腾)
International Relations Theory
Politics & Policy
Chinese Politics
- 自我革命跳出“历史周期率”的第二个答案 (肖贵清)
- 必须抓好后继有人这个根本大计 (陈希)
- 中国特色社会主义制度自信的三维逻辑 (王洪波)
- 能源供应短缺是低碳转型的重要挑战 (李克平)
- 坚持走中国特色强军之路 (张又侠)
- 对党的十八大以来历史的科学总结 (谢春涛)
- 中国式现代化道路拓展世界发展格局 (王一鸣)
- 共同富裕的人民性 (张贤明)
- 中国共产党百年奋斗的世界意义 (周弘 韩强)
- 着力推进国家安全体系和能力建设 (田培炎)
- 我看“中国梦”与“新时代” (梅新育)
- 中国共产党创造百年辉煌的历史经验 (赵卯生)
- 论完善中国特色的人民群众监督制度 (霍宪森)
Comparative Politics
Public Policy & Governance
Economics
Public Sector Economics
- 从共同富裕视角看超大城市带动作用 (董雪兵)
- 房产税试点需要注意的几个问题 (赵燕菁)
- 走共同富裕的中国式现代化道路 (nan)
- 房地产税是小税种，大问题 (刘尚希)
- 论共同富裕的经济制度基础 (田超伟 牛雅茜)
- 在全面推动高质量发展中逐步实现共同富裕 (陈宗胜 郭皓)
- 共同富裕不是“均贫富” (王东京)
- 第三次分配对当下中国的意义 (贾康)
Financial Economics
Macroeconomics
- 从负债型向资产型养老金体系转变及其前景展望 (郑秉文)
- 新发展阶段东北振兴路径探讨 (常修泽)
- 双循环新发展格局“新”在哪里 (贾康)
- 必须实现高质量发展 (刘鹤)
- 新发展格局的重要意义及实现途径 (顾清扬)
Agricultural & Resource Economics
Development Economics
- 积极推进工业领域碳减排 (张生春)
- 科学有序推动全国各省市实现梯次达峰 (郭巍)
- 科技创新是实现“双碳”目标的关键支撑 (朱承亮 吴滨)
- 提升城市发展的空间和可持续性 (刘世锦)
- 实现碳达峰碳中和的中国方案 (潘家华 李萌 张坤)
- 实现碳中和离不开民众参与 (王元丰)
- 生态文明建设与老百姓有关吗？ (蒋高明)
History
Modern Chinese History
- 五四具有世界主义情怀的爱国运动 (许纪霖)
- “六个月乐观”的幻灭五四前夕士人心态与政治 (罗志田)
- 《抗日战争研究》创刊推动了中国抗日战争史的学术研究 (张海鹏)
- 回顾与前瞻抗日战争研究三十年 (王建朗)
- 活“主义”与“学问” ——一九二〇年代中国思想界的分裂 (王汎森)
- 五四运动为何会突然爆发？ (罗志田)
Ancient Chinese History
World History
Historiography
Law
Constitutional & Administrative Law
Criminal law
Jurisprudence
Society & Culture
Ethnography
- 西南东北间的中国 (宋念申)
- 身体锚定仪式意义之锚 (高莉莎)
- 禳灾文化记忆在乡村旅游中的价值重构 (李军)
- 从多元一体到差序多元的世界意识 (赵旭东 李飔飏)
- “中华民族共同体”概念的基本内涵及理论意义探析 (杨虎得 韩喜玉)
- 当代中华民族共同体建构领土空间建设视角 (常士訚)
Philosophy
Chinese Philosophy
- 儒家文明发展的时代问题 (黄玉顺)
- “事天”还是“僭天”——儒家超越观念的两种范式 (黄玉顺)
- 先秦时期儒家的孝道观 (万本根 陈德述)
- 经学诠释与经史传统的形成——以殷周爵国问题为例 (陈壁生)
- 不已、生生与对待 ——《程氏易传》中的天道观 (唐纪宇)
- 《老子》“味无味”思想的当下启示 (王永)
- 易简·变易·不易——《易》之三义哲学刍议 (刘彬)
- 中国传统哲学的发展脉络 (王杰)
- 道家的起源与神话的类型 (杨儒宾)
- 古代中国的世界观及其方法论 (刘敏)
- 孔子君子教育思想内涵影响略论 (巩宝平)
Marxist philosophy
- 马克思主义中国化新飞跃彰显理论品质 (张浩)
- 马克思主义中国化的新判断和新亮点是什么 (宇文利)
- 百年未有之大变局中的中国马克思主义哲学 (王立胜)
- 重新回到马克思——社会场境论中的市民社会和劳动异化 (张一兵)
- 为何“结合”？如何“结合”？ ——马克思主义基本原理同中华优秀传统文化相结合的深远意义 (宋立林)
- 马克思主义中国化新的飞跃，新在哪里？ (赵文涛)
Edited by Adam Ni | code by Katharina Ni | Recommended Reading by Yun Jiang and Anastasiia Rudkovska