By Nie Minzhi I, Nie Minzhi, am more than 70 years old. Since my discharge from the Qingchun Hospital, my health has gone from bad to worse. I have been unable to find out the cause for this deterioration, which began with dizziness and loss... MORE

"These few days, all of those arrested have been badly beaten by the police. Ma and her boy Longfeng were both beaten almost to death. Li Enhui fell unconscious and was awakened with cold water and beaten again. They did this to her non-stop for... MORE

Premier Zhu Rongji, China's best-known reformer, is on the defensive in the factional infighting that is tipped to worsen in the run-up to the 16th Communist Party Congress scheduled for late this year. In part because of arguments over the retire-at-70 rule, Zhu's relationship with... MORE

By Richard D. Fisher, Jr. China Brief is pleased to present the first in what will be a series of occasional interviews with Asian leaders. When China Brief's managing editor visited Taiwan to observe the December 1 legislative and local elections, Dr. Su Tzen-ping, director... MORE

By Li Thian-hok Dear Prime Minister Koizumi: On Christmas Day, Japan's Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka told a press conference: "I think the Chinese people have the wisdom of taking time concerning political issues. Hong Kong was returned to China and the situation was resolved quietly,... MORE

By Michael E. Marti China opened the biding war in its long-term strategy to lure Japan away from its alliance with the United States, when it offered to include Japan, along with Korea, in its Five-Point China/ASEAN East Asian Cooperation Plan (a twenty-first century version... MORE

Despite the events of September 11 and the ensuing Russian-American mild entente to fight the war against terrorism, it appears that the course for Russia-China relations will not soon be changed from its upward trajectory. The following is an assessment of how Russia and China... MORE

By Willy Wo-Lap Lam Beijing cadres call it "settling one's score with history." This high-sounding term, however, refers to something much more mundane: ways by which a senior official ensures that his own interests--and those of his proteges--are best taken care of after his retirement.... MORE

By Gordon G. Chang It may not have been "the shot heard 'round the world," but it shook China nonetheless. Especially the modern metropolis of Shanghai. There were many unfinished tasks for the leader of China's most populous city, but when Xu Kuangdi returned from... MORE

By Wen Yu In China, the center of the Communist Party uses broad policy pronouncements to set the priorities it asks officials at lower levels to support and follow, priorities usually summarized in drab and banal political slogans. A new slogan signals a change in... MORE