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. 1481

October 25, 2021 Joshua Eisenman

Harvard Beijing Academy moves to Taipei;
U of HK orders removal of statue commemorating Tiananmen protests;
Tight funding, facility shortages top list of education challenges;
Xi pushes property tax legislation;
China provides economic and political support to the Taliban

China Reform Monitor No. 1480

October 22, 2021 Joshua Eisenman

Mental health survey: Many cases of depression, lack of treatment;
News leaks of U.S. secretly training Taiwan forces...;
...as Beijing warns Washington;
Microsoft to shut down LinkedIn app in China;
Apple Store crackdown hits holy books and Amazon's Audible

China Reform Monitor No. 1479

October 5, 2021 Joshua Eisenman

PLA suffers from shortage of recruits and "low troop morale";
Lithuania urges Europeans to toss Chinese phones;
Huawei Chairman: U.S. sanctions to blame for $30-$40B in revenue loss;
China makes all cryptocurrency transactions illegal;
Facing crisis, Beijing orders energy firms to secure supplies

China Reform Monitor No. 1478

September 14, 2021 Joshua Eisenman

China's crackdown on culture continues;
Local governments accused of "fabricating economic data";
Prenatal test under international scrutiny for military links;
Tiananmen vigil organizers in Hong Kong charged;
China using Honduras election to "create controversy"; Taipei

China Reform Monitor No. 1477

September 10, 2021 Joshua Eisenman

Pope defends deal with China;
China shuts American Chamber of Commerce in Chengdu;
Beijing to establish a stock exchange for small business: XI;
Micronesia rejects Chinese funding for Pacific undersea cable;
Crackdown on showbiz for 'polluting' society

China Reform Monitor No. 1476

August 31, 2021 Joshua Eisenman

China's Sinovac to invest $60 million in vaccine facility in Chile;
Xi wants wealth redistribution;
Amid demographic crisis, China allows couples to have third child;
China schools introduce 'Xi Jinping Thought' into curriculum;
Congo reviews "infrastructure-for-minerals" deal with China

China Reform Monitor No. 1475

August 23, 2021 Joshua Eisenman

Beijing's clampdown sparks Hong Kong exodus;
New, pro-China curriculum for Hong Kong schools;
China banning Karaoke songs that endanger national unity;
Shanghai cancels English final exam in elementary schools;
Shanghai mandates the Xi Jinping thought reader for students

China Reform Monitor No. 1474

August 12, 2021 Joshua Eisenman

Another Xi Jinping thought center opens;
China eases child-rearing costs to boost births;
For-profit tutoring barred in core school subjects;
Power outages spread as temps rise;
Local businessman sentenced to 18 years

China Reform Monitor No. 1473

August 11, 2021 Joshua Eisenman

Xi attacks technology blockades;
UK, EU, NATO: China responsible for Microsoft hack and ransomware;
U.S. charges four Chinese in global hacking campaign;
China fines tech giants for content exploiting children;
Beijing counter-sanctions seven Americans

China Reform Monitor No. 1472

August 6, 2021 Joshua Eisenman

More than 200 nuclear silos being built in Xinjiang and Gansu;
China sends team to help Pakistan investigate terror attack;
China pushes conspiracy theory, rejects calls for Wuhan lab audit;
China, Pakistan to collaborate on Afghanistan;
Taliban will play an "important role": FM Wang Yi