Keyword: china

Photo of the Day: Crossing the River in Kashgar

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Two young men cross the river on a horse cart in Kashgar on February 28, 2012. (Carl Welsby /Flickr)

March 2nd by Nadia Rasul | Comments

Video: Photographer Sean Gallagher Says China's Environment 'Everybody's Problem'

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Photographer and videographer Sean Gallagher outlines China's wide-ranging environmental problems in this multimedia profile.

March 2nd by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Interview: Richard Brubaker on Why Apple's Problems Go Beyond Foxconn

Business A Shanghai-based Corporate Social Responsibility expert says media focus on Apple supplier Foxconn may be missing the larger issue.

March 1st by Hanqing Chen | Comments

Orville Schell: A 'More Even Keel' for US-China Relations?

Chinese and American Vice Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden visit Asia Society’s International Studies Learning Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 17, 2012. (Courtesy of the school)

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The Director of Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations and other experts share insights into what Xi Jinping brings to the U.S-China relationship.

February 24th by Rebecca Chao | Comments

Interview: Robert Barnett on Why Tibetans Are Setting Themselves on Fire

Tibetans offer prayers near mock coffins to represent the victims self-immolation during a rally in Siliguri, in the Indian state of West Bengal, on February 8, 2012. China said February 7 it would 'resolutely crack down' on any attempts to instigate violence in Tibetan-inhabited areas, where authorities have launched a deadly clampdown on protesters. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)

Policy

Current tensions — including Tibetan monks and nuns using self-immolation as a form of protest — are not going to disappear without some concession from China's government, says a leading Tibet expert.

February 24th by Alex Ortolani | Comments

Interview: Ryan Pyle, an 'Anthropologist With a Camera' in China [Photos]

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Photographer Ryan Pyle discusses his wide selection of stunning black and white photos from China with the Asia Blog.

February 23rd by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Tiger, Tiger: Can the US and China 'Live Harmoniously'?

US President Barack Obama and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping speak during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

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The two countries must not allow election year hysteria and nationalist forces to taint what will continue to be an essential, albeit challenging, relationship, write Andrew Billo and Yan Shufen.

February 22nd by Andrew Billo | Comments