And here's why the detention of Zhou matters. The NY Times has an infographic explaining his influence.- Could Ethiopia become the China of Africa?
- Beijing's anti-corruption drive is making state media bolder.
- What do Chinese dumplings have to do with global warming?
- The Lowy Institute has a new analysis out on the actors and drivers of China's climate change policies.
- China's digital transformation. (Thanks Marty.)
- Raffaello Pantucci writes that problems in Xinjiang increasingly resemble a domestic insurgency.
- Chinese visits to Japan have increased 88.2% over the last year.
- In an interview with the Asahi Shimbun, Yan Xuetong argues US-China conflict control is key to relations in a bipolar world. He also elaborates on the types of bilateral relations China has:
China has four categories of bilateral ties according to levels of friendship: a "relationship of friendship and cooperation" with Russia and other countries; "normal ties" with France, Germany and other countries; the "new type of great power relationship" with the United States; and finally, a "relationship of rivalry," which describes current ties with Japan.
- A meat scandal involving foreign fast food chains including McDonald's and KFC has spread to Japan and the US. On Monday McDonald's in Beijing were only serving fries and drinks:
