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Two days ago, Typhoon Saola had generated enough hype to cause everyone to think the worst. It threatened to cause damaging impacts on the city of Hong Kong and southern China and kicked up storm warnings and alerts to its highest degrees, but in the end, it moved past Taiwan […]

It was the hug that saved him. Ben always knew that his family’s love was the greatest blessing he had, but never did he imagine the day where it would be his saving grace. In the documentary Beautiful Things, he credits his survival through drug-abuse to this embrace. It was […]

At the most recent G20 meeting, every member and the chair India pushed for China to join in a constructive way and put politics aside. Every participating nation wants China to help with global climate, multilateral development bank reform, debt relief and technology initiatives. This year’s summit was held in […]

On Saturday, Typhoon Saola, the ninth typhoon of the season, bypassed Taiwan and approached Hong Kong and parts of Southern China, sparking the highest storm threat in the region this summer. Despite the damage that was anticipated, the storm’s impact on Hong Kong proved to be less than feared. The […]

On Monday, the Russian rouble experienced an exchange rate of 101.04 against the United States dollar. As the rouble depreciates, taking more of it to buy a single US dollar, this is commonly seen as a sign that the currency is getting weaker and unable to match the global power […]

The Chinese army recently conducted a major military drill, an event which was widely noted across the world and left many people pondering the potential implications. Huang Chung-en, a professor at the National Defense University in Taiwan, recently weighed in on the exercise. He told the BBC that he thought […]

Hong Kong is unlike any other place in the world and the importance placed upon its unique status is reflected in the principle of “one country, two systems”. This system is based on the premise that while Hong Kong remains a part of China, the city is governed under a […]

Mainland China’s international relations have often been tense, although the current Chinese government is actively investing in countries overseas. One of the ways in which the Chinese government monitors both foreign and domestic news is by blocking certain websites. This includes Chinese-language news outlets that are not state-owned, such as […]

That’s it for this week’s China Brief. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. Here we bring you the highlights from this week’s news on China and its relationship with the rest of the world. China’s response to Japan’s release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power […]

A popular internet user has recently made headlines with a revolutionary point of view about employment. In a single statement, the user questioned the idea that society’s traditional means of addressing unemployment were ineffectual, while simultaneously suggesting a more creative and unconventional way of looking at the issue. The user […]