A new Pope will almost surely want to reach out to China but…

Usually there are lot of tensions between Vatican and China. Would you say that a new Pope can (should) reach out to China and what about Beijing, can you imagine that Chinese regime will be more open to Catholic Church in the future?

It seems Xi Jinping has assumed a fairly high degree of control, fairly quickly

Xi Jingping  will assume the title of President of China.

China, Don’t Be Stupid

This article was originally published in Education About Asia, Winter 2012 Edition.

Protests over censorship at Southern Weekly newspaper gain some support. Significant?

Would you say those protests have some potential to change something in China?

Xi Jinping vs Hu Jintao

Xinhua: CPC congress concludes, new central committee elected.

18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China began

What to expect.

Congress of the Communist Party of China vs US Presidential Election

The Congress is scheduled to begin on November 8, just 2 days after the US presidential elections. So which of those two events should world follow more closely in your opinion, and why?

Japan has water cannons, but China’s first carrier goes into service

China sent its first aircraft carrier into service and Japan protests Taiwan vessel presence near disputed isles.

Gu Kalai’s sentence: The case is not closed

Gu Kalai was given a suspended death sentence.

Gu Kailai’s case: Will she be sentenced to death?

Gu might be guilty but this is not a real trial. What does it tell us about the power struggle in China? Gu and a household aide, Zhang Xiaojun, have been charged with murder of a British businessman Neil Heywood.