Belatedly, some new attention to Xi's party line;
India backs out of the SCS energy game...;
...while Beijing deepends its stake there;
The high price of veteran protests;
Malaysia to revive major China-linked property project

U.S.-Taiwan talks to counter China's influence;
China's naval moves cause tempers to flare in Manila;
F-16 sales to Taiwan on hold while Trump seeks China trade deal;
Taiwan's President visits Hawaii
China clamps down on foreign websites

China seeks stolen car tech;
China, Bangladesh tightens political ties;
China's elder population continues to grow;
U.S. universities steer clear of Chinese telecoms

Pentagon jitters over Google-China collaboration;
A sterner European line on China;
China, Italy draw closer;
Another billion for Sri Lanka

The costly quest for the rule of law;
Chairman Xi cleans house;
Chinese officials chafe at new oversight;
New pressures on educators as Chinese universities increasingly toe the line