Ed note. This post by World Bank economist Bert Hofman originally appeared in Project Syndicate and is reprinted with permission. BEIJING – Around 100 million Chinese live in extreme poverty, and roughly 275 million spend less than $2 a day. The...
The blind Chinese dissident deserves asylum. And the USA will probably grant it to him. The only question is how to contain the coming diplomatic fallout.
Construction of the Xayaburi dam may cause massive change to 60 million people who live near the ecologically rich Mekong - and it's the poorest Southeast Asians who will be likely be hit the hardest.
Brookings Institution China Center Director Kenneth Lieberthal explains what will be driving the discussion between the United States and China.It is disappointing, though not unexpected, that human rights issues are sidelined.
The degree of action that the Security Council takes mostly depends on how far China is willing to go. Two recent debates at the council suggest a way forward.
