Cybersecurity at Top of Agenda for Xi, Obama Meetings
Ahead of the meeting between Presidents Obama and Xi in California next week, both sides are working to set the agenda not only for the meetings but for the evolving relationship between the two...
View ArticleDirection of Obama And Xi’s California Talk Unclear
The Obama administration must make stronger efforts not just to “hedge” China but to recognize its core interests while avoiding sensitive issues that fuel resentment, according to a New York Times...
View ArticleXi, Obama to Shed Script, Neckties at Weekend Summit
As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to meet with American counterpart Barack Obama in California this week, The Wall Street Journal’s Jeremy Page and Colleen Nelson report that the summit reflects...
View ArticleMichelle Obama to Sit Out California Summit
With President Xi Jinping’s first bilateral U.S.-China summit set for this weekend, opinions are divided over First Lady Michelle Obama’s decision to stay home for her daughters’ final week of school....
View ArticleChina Approves Passports for Chen Guangcheng’s Family
China has granted passports to the mother and eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, according to Reuters: Eldest brother Chen Guangfu said a passport application for him and his...
View ArticleCA Summit: Risk and Refuge in Informality
Presidents Xi and Obama will be retreating to the California desert today for their uncharacteristically casual first meeting as political counterparts. With this summit kicking off a week after the...
View ArticleHopes for the 2013 California Summit
Barack Obama and Xi Jinping are meeting today for the first time since the latter became China’s president. Reports say that the meetings, taking place June 7-8 at the Sunnylands estate near Palm...
View ArticleObama, Xi Discuss Climate Change and Cybersecurity
As the “casual” California summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama comes to an end, there is little evidence of concrete progress on a range of issues. Hailed as an opportunity for the...
View ArticleSnowden NSA Leaks Meet Muted Reaction in China
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is reported to have checked out of his Hong Kong hotel and disappeared on Monday, as American authorities prepared charges and an extradition request which may or may...
View Article10 Questions for Jon Huntsman
As U.S and Chinese leaders began their two-day summit in California last Friday, Obama’s former ambassador to China Jon Huntsman spoke about U.S-China relations with John Harwood at The New York Times....
View ArticleCDT 2013 China News Map
China Digital Times has put together a News Map for major China-related news events in 2013. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly. Catch up here on the major stories from the first...
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