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  • Watching China - China in the World Today - Archived Articles
  • This Section contains a series of archived News Articles, essays and other information on the role of China in the world today, a collection of News Articles from around the world on China, as well as some commentary and news on other developing nations and their part in foreign affairs.


  • China's shift away from cheap labor hard on all.

  • Global manufacturers find that low-wage Chinese workers have limits.
  • China Puts Best Face Forward With News Channel

  • Xinhua, China's official news agency, introduced CNC World, a 24-hour English-language news channel
  • World Bank: Wages Can Rise in China

  • From a World Bank Report
  • The American Experience:

  • Rethinking Homeownership
    Click here for 中文
  • U.S., China Firms To Make Electric-Car Batteries in Ohio

  • Chinese technology to make lithium-ion batteries for an all-electric car
  • Australia welcomes China's investment, if not its influence.

  • From the Washington Post
  • Beyond 'Made in China'

  • Beijing tries to push beyond 'Made in China' status to find name-brand innovation
  • Tibet Mega-dam on Yarlung Tsangpo river

  • Chinese engineers propose world's biggest hydro-electric project in Tibet
  • Chinese Automaker Geely Takes On Tata Nano

  • From the New York Times
  • Tencent's Latest Campaign - Advertising Age

  • China's Biggest Site Wants to Be the Most Influential Too
  • China expands influence in Central Asia

  • Chinese President Hu Jintao further cemented Beijing’s grip over the region’s energy resources.
  • China’s iPad Flankers

  • Not really good enough to “kill” the iPad but different enough to challenge
  • Behind a Military Chill: A More Forceful China

  • Relations between the American and Chinese militaries are in a deep freeze.
  • U.S. keen to play down China strain

  • Officials meet in Beijing for economic talks but feuding over yuan policy likely to stay out of limelight
  • US warns over Beijing’s ‘assertiveness’

  • The commander of US Pacific forces warned that China’s military is more aggressive
  • Summit Shows Superpowers' Shifting Dynamic

  • From the Wall Street Journal
  • As China Swaggers, Neighbors Embrace U.S.

  • Japan Base Deal, Malaysia About-Face Show How White House Could Benefit From Beijing's Military Assertiveness
  • U.S.-China Dialogue: The 26 Outcomes

  • Who says the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue doesn’t produce “deliverables”?
  • How Many Officials Can You Fit In a Single Summit?

  • Most people would agree that it’s desirable for the world’s two most powerful countries to talk.
  • Entrepreneurs Wary of China Currency

  • Small-business owners are bracing for the potential revaluation of China's currency.
  • China Labor Conditions and Environment

  • From the New York Times Blog
  • Unlikely Labor Leader

  • Tan Guocheng Just Wanted a Middle-Class Life
  • Is China’s labour market at a turning-point?

  • From the Economist
  • Chinese Honda Strike a Wake-Up Call for Japan

  • The strike at Honda is a wake-up call to Japan’s exporters
  • With Concessions, Honda Strike Fizzles in China

  • From the New York Times
  • Protest at Chinese iPad maker Foxconn after suicide attempts

  • From the UK Telegraph
  • China supercomputer named world's second-fastest

  • A Chinese supercomputer has been ranked the world's second-fastest machine.
  • Popping China's Debt Myth

  • Reasons to stop worrying about the borrowing by local-government investment corporations.



  • China Commentary from Around the World


  • China's China's Luxury Car Sales are Booming

  • It's difficult to take your eyes off an 8 million RMB automobile. Read Here

  • Online Retailing in China

  • After a slow start, internet shopping explodes in China. From the Economist Read Here

  • Take China Out of the Driver's Seat on Taiwan

  • A whining article from the WSJ.Read Here

  • Unrest May Signal New Phase in China Economy

  • From China Daily/Reuters Read Here

  • The Rise of Chinese Labor

  • Wage hikes are part of a virtuous cycle of development. Read Here

  • China workers get to grips with rights

  • From the Financial Times Read Here

  • U.S. Criticizes China's Procurement Rules

  • Criticism of China's moves to limit access by foreign companies Read Here

  • Beijing exports test US patience

  • From the Financial Times Read Here

  • China export surge stirs US anger

  • From the Financial Times Read Here

  • U.S. Businesses Wary About Protectionism In China

  • The Wall Street Journal; Asia Business Read Here

  • China's Half-Open Door

  • Reform momentum has stalled and the business environment is deteriorating, says the Wall Street Journal. Read Here

    Some Miscellaneous Articles . . .
  • America Unashamedly Proclaims Itself “Asia’s Leader”

  • Hillary Clinton: America as the leader of the Asia-Pacific region 中文 or English

  • Playing Tai Chi Chuan with the U.S. in Asia

  • Washington’s scheme of “returning to Asia.” 中文 or English

  • China Can Say No to the United States

  • Perhaps it is jealousy over China’s emerging power 中文 or English

  • America’s Kidnapping of Chinese Citizens Is under Which Law?

  • Chinese citizens in Hungary will be extradited by the U.S. Secret Service 中文 or English


  • Thoughts on the Sino-American Conflict in the Year of the Tiger;
  • 中文 or English

  • How to Weaken Challenges Posed by Middle Powers;
  • 中文 or English

  • U.S. Concerned About Attitude of China’s Military


  • The Bones of Contention
  • ;   Rising Tensions in the China Seas.

  • The New York Times rampage against China
  • ;   America ought to take a look at herself..

  • Military Action should never be a 'Solution'
  • ;   Patriotic voices are strong in China following the tension with Japan.


  • Germany seizes on big business in China
  • ;   China is courted here as a revered client.

  • China's Aggressive New Diplomacy
  • ;   Beijing drives its neighbors into the arms of the U.S.

  • China Rejects Western Criticism on Human Rights
  • ;   and is gradually absorbing ideas on rights that can grow on its soil.

  • Behind the American Media’s Praise of Chinese Premier Wen

  • No one guessed that China’s total economic output would surpass Japan's 中文 or English

  • China Commentary from Around the World


  • , 中文 Double Standards in the U.S.–China Dialogue

  • ??,?? From Takungpao, Hong Kong ??; English

  • China, Raise Your Voice

  • Americans make high-profiled complaints before almost every Sino-U.S. dialogue. 中文; English

  • Fear of China all too evident in US culture

  • From the Global Times Read Here

  • Transparency Demands Conceal Fear

  • Fear is the hidden motivation for the US demanding nuclear transparency from China. 中文; English

  • China’s Strategy Heavily Marine-Focused

  • From Zaobao, Singapore 中文; English