CHINA
Resources
More in this section
Principal content
Singh’s visit to “consolidate” US-India ties
Attempt to revive good relations amid concerns that India has slipped down on the US priority list
Block on Minsheng deal costs US $1.7bn
US authorities blocked Minsheng, the Chinese bank, from acquiring a Californian lender in a deal that could have saved almost $300m of taxpayers’ money and $1.4bn from an industry insurance fund, say people familiar with the matter.
China Confidential: The new world order
The accepted bipolar view of the new world order – a line that magically divides the ‘developed’ from the ‘developing’ worlds – has always been somewhat illusory. But now, in the case of China in particular, it has become so inaccurate as to be misleading, writes James Kynge
David Pilling: Obama seeks change Beijing can believe in
The only way to nudge China towards common goals is to draw it in so that its priorities coalesce with those of other nations, writes David Pilling
Hong Kong outlines plan for poll reform
A majority of Hong Kong’s legislators will be popularly elected for the first time in its history under proposed electoral reforms that could lead to universal suffrage in 2017. Pro-democracy groups have said the measures do not go far enough
Dalai Lama thanks Obama for support
Move follows US president raising Tibet in this week’s talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao
Seoul juggles the US and China
When George Bush senior visited Seoul as US president 20 years ago, things were simple – the US was the undisputed main ally and trade partner. Now China is the main trade partner, but while business is booming, politics is rockier
Obama in Nixon’s footsteps at Great Wall
Barack Obama made an obligatory stop at the Great Wall of China at the close of a three-day visit in which he also bumped against the Great Firewall of China
Obama visit yields few concrete results
A candid three-hour discussion in Beijing between Barack Obama and Hu Jintao, his Chinese counterpart, has failed to find much common ground on the US president’s agenda
Martin Wolf: Truths Obama should have told Hu
Obama should have made clear the need for China to revalue its currency and rebalance the global economy when he met Hu Jintao, writes Martin Wolf. He could reasonably threaten punitive action, such is the need for change
