China Policy Monitor

The American Foreign Policy Council's Review of P.R.C. Government Actions and U.S. Policy

China Policy Monitor

China Reform Monitor No. 1500

March 31, 2022 Joshua Eisenman

​China accuses U.S. of building a NATO in the Pacific;
Pentagon Attack on Taiwan would produce "robust" response;
Taliban and Chinese mining firm restart copper mining talks;
Taiwan wants to join the CPTPP and Quad;
China, Solomon Islands sign security cooperation memo

China Reform Monitor No. 1499

March 29, 2022 Joshua Eisenman

PRC hackers infiltrate a half-dozen U.S. state networks;
China expands censorship to thwart "foreign forces";
China video game freeze threatens the industry;
Tencent joins Alibaba in declaring support for tech crackdown;
Marriages hit 36-year low

China Reform Monitor No. 1498

March 11, 2022 Joshua Eisenman

China asked Russia to delay Ukraine war until after Olympics;
China evacuates thousands from Ukraine;
Russian firms rush to open RMB accounts at Chinese banks;
Anti-Russian war voices grow louder in China;
China expands localities for digital currency trials

China Reform Monitor No. 1497

March 3, 2022 Joshua Eisenman

U.S. Justice Department ends its China initiative
Anti-graft agency criticizes China's top 25 banks;
China's banks restrict Russian USD credit for commodity deals;
Mongolia "cleans up" anti-China activists;
China invests nearly $4 billion in three new coal mines

China Reform Monitor No. 1496

February 23, 2022 Joshua Eisenman

Taiwan boosts sanctions against China's economic espionage;
China enticing Taiwanese talent and firms to migrate;
Anger among neighbors mounts at Chinese dams;
China's censors remove gay story-lines from 'Friends';
Australia accuses China of "act of intimidation" after aircraft incident

China Reform Monitor No. 1495

February 15, 2022 Joshua Eisenman

Tens of thousands of Hongkongers relocating to Taiwan;
Putin offers Xi a new gas deal;
China encroaches along Nepal border;
Japan parliament resolution criticizes China;
Korea urged to explore ways to reduce China reliance

China Reform Monitor No. 1494

February 14, 2022 Joshua Eisenman

China's threat is "more brazen" than ever – FBI director;
Tech "decoupling" hurts China more than the U.S.;
House passes sweeping China competition bill;
U.S., UK, Australia, and Taiwan join EU-China WTO Challenge;
Pentagon approves $100 million in taiwan missile upgrades

China Reform Monitor No. 1493

February 7, 2022 Joshua Eisenman

Hong Kong to broaden its definition of spying;
American films get ending makeovers in China;
Scientist defects with details of China’s new hypersonics;
EU launches WTO case against China over Lithuania embargo;
Former top inspector gets suspended death sentence for corruption

China Reform Monitor No. 1492

February 2, 2022 Joshua Eisenman

​China hires American influencers to polish image during Olympics;
JIA: Blindly pursuing absolute security will make us less secure;
PRC targets Taiwan with massive disinformation campaign;
HK chief exec. appoints national security judges, ends trial by jury;
Credits on Chinese TV will label foreign actors

China Reform Monitor No. 1491

January 24, 2022 Joshua Eisenman

PRC population growth rate continues to plummet;
Xi Jinping calls for more regulation on digital economy;
China launches yet another center on Xi Jinping thought;
By 2025, China will expand high-speed railway by more than 30%;
Taliban requests China's official recognition