U.S. President-elect Donald Trump blew up a tempest by answering a phone call from Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen. Washington is frantic, Beijing is cool.

A window on today's China for Southeast Asia
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump blew up a tempest by answering a phone call from Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen. Washington is frantic, Beijing is cool.
The Thai situation is that the late monarch’s glorious reign has left behind a modern country that now has to come to new terms under a new king.
The beginning of last week marked xiaoxue (小雪), or minor snow, the 20th term in the Chinese solar calendar, meaning the cold weather is here to stay. However, that’s no reason to stay indoors until Spring Festival.
Village life and ancient history near Beijing
By Duncan Gordon In the past, China’s north and western frontiers were the stages for epic battles with invading enemy forces. Much of these lands today
By Duncan Gordon When you think of China, maybe you think lots of people and big cities. There’s probably a city you’ve never heard of which is twice the