http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/ tag:newsweek.washingtonpost.com,2008:/postglobal/pomfretschina/576 Wed, 14 May 2008 09:27:10 -0500 Pomfret's China features China expert John Pomfret as he deciphers what's behind the latest news from China. http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/05/chinas_earthquake_chief.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/05/chinas_earthquake_chief.html Wed, 14 May 2008 09:27:10 -0500 A look at Wang Zhenyao, the man at the center of China's earthquake relief effort. John Pomfret China http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/05/the_earthquakes_chinese_meanin.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/05/the_earthquakes_chinese_meanin.html Tue, 13 May 2008 08:46:35 -0500 Natural disasters in China mean more than they do in the West. Many Chinese hold a view if the earth buckles and shakes, it's a harbinger of political or social upheaval. John Pomfret China http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/05/chinas_harmonious_diplomatic_s.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/05/chinas_harmonious_diplomatic_s.html Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:01 -0500 Its propaganda machine might sound shrill, but China's foreign policy has been hitting all the right notes. John Pomfret China Japan Taiwan http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/05/why_we_need_china.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/05/why_we_need_china.html Tue, 06 May 2008 12:35:53 -0500 Get used to it: trade with China is crucial to American interests. John Pomfret China http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/05/the_ugly_chinese.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/05/the_ugly_chinese.html Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:01 -0500 Mounting global criticism of Chinese policies, and China's response to criticism, spell an end to the country's effective projection of "soft" power. John Pomfret China http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/china_tibet_dalai_lama_talks.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/china_tibet_dalai_lama_talks.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:07:56 -0500 China agrees to talk to the Dalai Lama’s camp – but that probably won’t go anywhere. John Pomfret http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/chinese_nationalism_threatens.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/chinese_nationalism_threatens.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:52:07 -0500 Boycotts of Carrefour stores by Chinese nationalists should worry Beijing, not the West. John Pomfret http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/china_bashing_its_back.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/china_bashing_its_back.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0500 In the streets, the polls and the latest suspense novels, the Chinese can do no right. John Pomfret http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/tibet_wont_move_china_but_taiw.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/tibet_wont_move_china_but_taiw.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:09:49 -0500 The only territory in the world with the capability to teach China about democracy is Taiwan -- so it's good news that Taiwan is now pushing for closer relations. John Pomfret China Taiwan http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/australia_to_china_lets_not_be_1.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/australia_to_china_lets_not_be_1.html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:32:15 -0500 Australia's prime minister wants to be China's partner, not its friend. He's on to something. John Pomfret http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/is_china_working.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/is_china_working.html Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:15:16 -0500 Chinese hero-worship of America is long gone -- but it's still not clear that the China offers a real alternative to the US model of national success. John Pomfret China United States http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/who_are_the_guys_in_the_blue_t.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/who_are_the_guys_in_the_blue_t.html Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:18:40 -0500 One of the most interesting things in the anti-Olympic demos in London and Paris is the group of Chinese guys in blue and white track suits protecting the Olympic flame. They’re pushing and shoving everybody from cops to protesters to participants in the ceremony. Who are these guys? Hal Straus China http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/a_coming_out_party_to_forget.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/a_coming_out_party_to_forget.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:00:00 -0500 The runup to the Beijing Olympics is going a lot less smoothly than China's rulers may have wished -- but don't be surprised if that ends up strengthening the regime. John Pomfret http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/about_pomfrets_china.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/04/about_pomfrets_china.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:01 -0500 Is China going to take over the world? Will it ever really become a superpower? Will the Communist Party ever engage in political reform? What do Chinese think of us? What's hot in Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming? What are the Chinese reading? Is there hope for better relations between Beijing and Taipei? What's the best thing written this week about China? This blog will attempt to provide the broadest take on things Chinese -- in politics, culture, art, society, foreign affairs, economics and business. And who I am to bloviate about these issues? As a young "foreign devil," to use the Chinese term for foreigner, I first went to the People's Republic in 1980 and lived in a 10x15 foot room with seven Chinese guys for a year, played hoops and traveled across the country in packed railroad cars and rickety buses. After that it was 1988 and 1989 as a reporter for the AP, covering the student-led protests and the June 4 crackdown around Tiananmen Square. I returned in 1998 for another six years as the Post's bureau chief in Beijing. I bought a house in Beijing, wrote a book, "Chinese Lessons," and then decided to exile myself from my adopted "motherland" by moving back to Washington. My day-job? I edit the Washington Post’s Outlook section. I’ve been asked to close by telling readers what I hope they’ll get from the blog. Actually, I’d like to spin that on its head because I very much want this to be a joint effort. I want reaction, fulmination, criticism and maybe an occasional pat on the head. This won’t be fun without you. China is an amazing place; there are many stories to tell. I hope we can tell them together.... John Pomfret