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China Power
China's rise inspires a mix of awe, fear and skepticism. But what will its global role be? Are we on the brink of a bipolar world? How will its neighbors respond? Will it all come crashing down? The Diplomat's daily China blog will try to find some answers.
China’s Property Market: Explaining the Boom and Bust
By Bonnie Girard
Before the real estate sector bottomed out, it catapulted hundreds of millions of Chinese into the middle class.
Unveiling the Remote-Poaching Model: Taiwan’s Strategy to Limit China’s AI Chip Progress
By Chiang Min-yen
Talent and technology from Taiwan, particularly TSMC, have become intertwined with China’s own AI ambitions – and the China-U.S. tech war.
China Is Gobbling up Chile’s Energy Sector
By Martin Brown
Chile is one of many Latin American countries where Chinese investment has quietly come to dominate key industries.
Taiwan’s Political Divide on UN Resolution 2758
By Hiro Fu
Can Taiwan’s political parties find common ground to strengthen the global campaign against China’s misrepresentation of U.N. Resolution 2758?
A Growing Sense of Urgency: Is This Beijing’s Economic Reckoning?
By Lizzi C. Lee
Liquidity isn’t enough – China needs fiscal action and structural overhaul for a sustainable recovery.
Is Beijing’s Renewed Charm Offensive Real?
By Klaus Larres
The recent thaw is not all rhetoric: many Chinese people, especially the youth, express strong interest in building constructive relations with the U.S. and Europe.
The Restrained US Weapon Supply to Taiwan: A Troubling Signal Amid Escalating Tensions
By Hao Nan
With arms sales dropping and recent deliveries fraught with problems, doubts continue to mount over the United States’ true commitment to Taiwan’s security.
How Water Scarcity Threatens Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry
By Kevin Zhang
Climate change and seasonal droughts could jeopardize the chip industry’s long-term strength and future expansion in Taiwan.
10-year-old Japanese Boy Dies After Stabbing Attack in China
By Mari Yamaguchi and Emily Wang Fujiyama
For the second time in three months, a knife-wielding man attacked Japanese schoolchildren in China.
China’s Legal Warfare Closes a Beloved Tibetan School
By Marie Miller
A private vocational school in Qinghai has been forced to close for unspecified violations. Critics see a continuation of Beijing’s war on Tibetan language education.
Ko Wen-je Is Back in Jail as Corruption Charges Mount
By Brian Hioe
Ko has been re-arrested over charges related to the Core Pacific City Mall, but he faces a number of other allegations as well.
Upcoming Biden-Xi Talks Won’t Rehabilitate China-US Relations
By Denny Roy
As it stands, the usefulness of high-level bilateral discussions is largely limited to performing for each side’s domestic audience.