Tag: China
Understanding Chinese President Xi’s anti-corruption campaign
David Skidmore, Drake University
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made fighting official corruption a cornerstone of his reign.
Judging by the numbers alone, the campaign...
China’s leverage over ‘Rocket Man’ is key to avoiding nuclear war...
Greg Wright, University of California, Merced
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship while also...
Apple and 7-Eleven show why Trump’s threat to sever China trade...
Greg Wright, University of California, Merced
President Donald Trump tweeted on September 3 that the U.S. “is considering, in addition to other options, stopping all...
How China could use trade to force North Korea to play...
Greg Wright, University of California, Merced
North Korea got the world’s attention – and President Donald Trump’s – when it said on July 4 that...
4 things to know about North and South Korea
Ji-Young Lee, American University School of International Service
Editor’s note:
North Korea recently tested a ballistic missile that landed in the sea between North...
What’s at stake as President Trump sits down with China’s Xi
Greg Wright, University of California, Merced
The U.S. and China together account for one-third of global economic output, so there is a lot...
Earthquakes triggered by humans pose growing risk
Gillian Foulger, Durham University; Jon Gluyas, Durham University, and Miles Wilson, Durham University
People knew we could induce earthquakes before we knew what they were....
What China’s ‘export machine’ can teach Trump about globalization
Penelope B. Prime, Georgia State University
Chinese goods seem to be everywhere these days.
Consider this: At the Olympics in Rio this summer, Chinese companies...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
