APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting opens in Beijing

Xi proposed a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road during a visit to Indonesia. Paired with the overland belt, the proposal widened China’s regional infrastructure and connectivity agenda toward...

The Party Central Committee adopted a decision outlining reforms in markets, governance, and state institutions. It announced a larger role for market forces while retaining strong Party direction,...

Students and civic groups occupied the Legislative Yuan in protest against opaque handling of a proposed cross-strait trade-in-services agreement. The movement demanded public scrutiny of economic...

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents took to the streets demanding democratic reform after Beijing’s framework for the 2017 chief executive election. The movement foregrounded local political...

Twenty-one prospective founding members signed the AIIB Articles of Agreement in Beijing. The bank represented China’s effort to shape multilateral development finance and address infrastructure gaps,...

Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama announced parallel emissions and clean-energy commitments. The agreement helped build momentum for the Paris climate accord and showed China’s growing role in...

The cross-border program allowed investors in Shanghai and Hong Kong to trade selected shares through linked exchanges. It was a major step in the internationalization of China’s capital markets,...

The state-backed Silk Road Fund was established in Beijing to finance infrastructure and investment connected to the Belt and Road Initiative. Its creation gave China a new instrument for overseas...

The State Council issued a plan to upgrade manufacturing and develop high-tech industries. The strategy expressed an ambition to move from assembly and low-cost production toward innovation and...

Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama agreed that governments should not conduct or knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property for commercial advantage. The agreement reflected...