Sep 27 Watch 11:27 China’s massive Belt and Road initiative builds global infrastructure — and influence By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn China’s Belt and Road Initiative is the most expensive infrastructure project in history. Chinese companies are constructing roads, pipelines and railroads across the globe. But they are also building China’s influence, and critics in the U.S. and Asia worry Belt… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 12:11 How President Xi Jinping is transforming China at home and abroad By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Chinese President Xi Jinping’s philosophy has been written into the country’s constitution. He has sought to raise the standard of living at home, while boosting China’s power and influence across the globe. But critics accuse him of consolidating power and… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 5:26 Taking stock of China’s growing power and prosperity When it comes to military, global economy, and global influence, the two most important countries in the world are China and the U.S. And in recent years, both sides of that rivalry have become more combative. For our new series,… Continue watching
Sep 25 China: Power and Prosperity The United States’ relationship with China has dominated conversations about U.S. foreign policy, trade and more recently, the global effort to combat coronavirus. Before COVID-19 cases were first reported out of China and before the pandemic swept across the globe,… Continue reading
Sep 23 U.S. universities see decline in students from China By Michael Melia, Wilson Ring, Associated Press Several universities have reported drops of one-fifth or more this fall in the number of new students from China. Continue reading
Sep 17 5 rights groups urge U.N. chief to condemn China over Muslims By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press In a letter to the U.N. chief released Tuesday, the organizations said these actions would be an important contribution to addressing "one of the most pressing human rights issues of our time."… Continue reading
Sep 15 Violence flares after Hong Kong protesters defy police ban By Eileen Ng, Phoebe Lai, Associated Press Police fired chemical-laced blue water and tear gas at protesters who lobbed Molotov cocktails outside the Hong Kong government office complex Sunday, as violence flared anew after thousands of pro-democracy supporters marched through downtown in defiance of a police ban. Continue reading
Sep 13 China to lift punitive tariffs on US soybeans, pork By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China will suspend tariff hikes on soybeans, pork and some other farm goods, the Xinhua News Agency said, citing the Cabinet planning agency and the Commerce Ministry. Continue reading
Sep 12 Buttigieg jabs Trump over China trade war: ‘I’d like to see him make a deal’ By Associated Press Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg says President Donald Trump "clearly has no strategy" in his trade war with China. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar also was critical of the president. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 8:39 How U.S.-China trade war is pinching profits for Maine’s lobster industry By Paul Solman Trade tensions between the U.S. and China are not expected to ease anytime soon, and in New England, tariffs are clawing away at lobster profits. Lobstering is a $1.5 billion industry that helps keep Maine’s economy afloat. But due to… Continue watching