Indonesia’s Illegal Coal Mines Feed China – lan Sipress
From the Washington Post: Under cover of darkness, hundreds of trucks brimming with coal crawl along the main street of this river town on the southeast corner of Borneo, a column of headlights...
View ArticleNews Analysis: As Rice visits Asia, a China subtext looms – Jane Perlez
From the International Herald Tribune (link): But alongside what often seems like a one-note U.S. agenda of fighting terrorism, Indonesia and Australia, the next stop on Rice’s journey, have another...
View ArticleForests in Southeast Asia Fall to Prosperity’s Ax – Jane Perlez
From the New York Times (link): For as long as anyone can remember, Anyie Apoui and his people have lived among the majestic trees and churning rivers in an untouched corner of Borneo, catching fish...
View ArticleChina Factor In India-Indonesia Ties – Sushil Seth
From Taipei Times: The first thing to say about the security agreement between Indonesia and India being implemented is that it is indicative of the amount of work that has gone into it. In the...
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Ary Hermawan: Muslim Nations Told to Help Uighurs
From the Jakarta Post: The Indonesian Chinese Muslim Association (PITI) has criticized China’s brutality against the Uighur Muslim minority, and regretted the silence of Muslim nations ignore the...
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Indonesia’s Resources Appeal Grows on China
From Reuters: PetroChina (601857.SS) (0857.HK) (PTR.N), Sinopec (600028.SS) (0386.HK) (SNP.N), Sinosteel, Minmetals and China Investment Corp (CIC), a $300 billion sovereign wealth fund, are all...
View ArticleSome in Indonesia Praise, Seek to Replicate China’s Fight Against United States
According to the Washington Post, Beijing has become a model for many in Indonesia for its ability to stand up to America: Amid cries of “God is Great,” the former chief of staff of the Indonesian army...
View ArticleIndonesians Seek Words to Attract China’s Favor
Some leaders in Indonesia are preparing children for future business careers working with China by enforcing Mandarin classes in local schools. From the New York Times: In classrooms here, girls in...
View ArticleObama and China Play Rival Suitors to Indonesia
As President Obama visits his boyhood home of Indonesia, the New York Times looks at the growing rivalry between the U.S. and China to influence the country: As the United States and China step up...
View ArticleChina Premier Strives for Trust, Investment with Indonesia
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Indonesia, promising $19 billion in investment credit in the form of commercial loans and export credits. His visit is widely interpreted as China’s attempt to win...
View ArticleChina Seeks to Silence Dissent Overseas
The predicament of a radio station run by Indonesian Falun Gong practitioners demonstrates China’s growing global influence, and its willingness to wield it against perceived opponents abroad. From The...
View ArticleSix Months in Jail for Indonesian Radio Station Manager Who Covered Rights...
Last month, the Washington Post reported a legal campaign against Indonesia’s Falun Gong-linked Erabaru Radio, which was apparently instigated by the Chinese embassy. The station’s manager has now been...
View ArticleChina Reaffirms Ties with Indonesia
As tensions with Hanoi and Manila flare over the South China Sea, Beijing is now reaching out to other Southeast Asian countries and attempting to build better bilateral relations, according to China...
View ArticleCensorship Vault: Beijing Internet Instructions Series
In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet Instructions” series to the Censorship Vault. These directives were originally published on Canyu.org...
View ArticleCensorship Vault: Beijing Internet Instructions Series (18)
In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet Instructions” series to the Censorship Vault. These directives were originally published on Canyu.org...
View ArticleUS Government Shutdown: Good News for China?
Though the federal government shutdown in the United States has caused a lot of pain, Mark Landler of The New York Times notes that China has already come out a winner: By forcing President Obama to...
View ArticleChina’s Dangerous Game
In the Atlantic, Howard W. French offers an in-depth analysis of China’s recent efforts to expand territorial rights by redefining maritime borders in the South China Sea. French’s report provides a...
View ArticleXinjiang and the Global Fight Against Terrorism
At the New York Times, Michael Forsythe cites coverage from U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia on a suicide attack in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang that left up to eight people dead and at least seven...
View ArticleState TV Airs Confessions by Taiwanese Fraud Suspects
This week, 45 Taiwanese citizens were deported from Kenya to China after several were acquitted on charges of telecoms fraud by a Kenyan court. Beijing praised the Kenyan government for respecting the...
View ArticleReport: Belt and Road Aims to Expand Beijing’s Influence
Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, a trillion dollar-plus, 65-nation trade and development program that was last year enshrined into the Party constitution, has attracted both international...
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