Feb 16 Photos: China celebrates Year of the Dog with one of the largest human migrations in the world By Lora Strum The festivities mark one of the largest annual human migrations in the world, as millions of Chinese journey home to celebrate with family and friends. Continue reading
Feb 08 Opinion: Trump's immigration policies are a windfall for China and India By Vivek Wadhwa America is losing jobs and competitiveness because of its shortsighted immigration policies. Continue reading
Feb 01 Tillerson warns countries against Chinese investment, Russia engagement By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Before embarking Thursday on a five-nation trip to Latin America, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said China seeks only to enrich itself with investment and development projects. He also derided Russia for selling weaponry to unfriendly, authoritarian governments in the… Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: Mattis advocates defense strategy against world powers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis insisted the U.S. military must focus more on opposing China and Russia's growing influence, outlining a new national defense strategy prioritizing preparing for war against major world powers, instead of terrorism. Continue watching
Jan 19 China, Russia now outpace the threat of terrorism, Pentagon says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press China's expanding military and Russia's increasing aggression are bigger U.S. national security priorities than terrorism, the Pentagon said Friday. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:16 How a crippling intelligence loss led the CIA on a mole hunt By PBS News Hour Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former CIA officer, was arrested this week on charges of mishandling classified information. A massive mole hunt inside the agency has been on for years for the person who may have helped the Chinese government… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 9:35 Democracy is in retreat in the U.S. and around the world, report finds. What happened? By Larisa Epatko Democracy faced its most serious crisis in decades last year. That stark verdict comes from the annual report of Freedom House, which charted the world's 12th consecutive year of decline in freedom. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Ohio… Continue watching
Jan 13 White House: Trump gets 'in-depth' China trade briefing By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The White House says President Donald Trump has received an "in-depth" briefing on trade with China and its economy. Continue reading
Jan 13 Why are women accused of witchcraft? Study in rural China gives clue By Ruth Mace, The Conversation Most anthropologists believe that witch labelling has evolved to get people to conform. But new research suggests an alternative explanation. Continue reading
Jan 05 18 predictions for 2018 and beyond By Vikram Mansharamani With the start of the new year, here are 18 predictions of what big trends and events over the next five years. Continue reading