China: Maritime Patrols on the Rise

China is increasing is maritime surveillance force to 15,000 people by 2020, up from 9,000 now, according to a report on Friday in China Daily, an English-language newspaper. By 2015, the aviation branch of the…

China, EU hold human-rights dialogue in Beijing

China and the European Union (EU) exchanged in-depth views on human-rights issues during the 30th round of the EU-China Dialogue on Human Rights in Beijing. The two-day dialogue that began Thursday was co-chaired by Chen…

The Big Test

Does China’s nerve-racking gaokao college-entrance exam really identify the country’s best and brightest, or is it even sillier and more unfair than the SAT? SHANGHAI — For three days each June, all of China quiets…

Impudicity of an American dreamer

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton caught world attention again with her wiseacre topos during her visit to Zambia, Tanzania and Ethiopia. True, she likes to sermonize and she likes making oblique reference to China. But…