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Understanding China’s Crackdown on Bitcoin and ICOs

Claire Groden Thu, Oct 5, 2017, 8:30 AM

China's recent crackdown on bitcoin and other cryptocurrency offerings appears to be motivated in part by consumer protection.

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Shrinking Anonymity in Chinese Cyberspace

Samm Sacks, Paul Triolo Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 12:29 PM

Four new Chinese cyber regulations signal that President Xi Jinping is strengthening China's system of cyber governance and expanding the legal framework for data control.

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The South China Sea and China's "Four Sha" Claim: New Legal Theory, Same Bad Argument

Julian Ku, Chris Mirasola Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 11:00 AM

China may abandon the "Nine-Dash Line" claim in the South China Sea, but it's not abandoning its bad legal arguments.

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Tentative Observations on China’s Views on International Law and Cyber Warfare

Julian Ku Sat, Aug 26, 2017, 1:00 PM

As I noted in my post yesterday, the Chinese government has declined to clarify how and whether it believes the international law governing the use of applies to cyber warfare. Its refusal to do so has drawn sharp criticism from the U.S. and other cyber powers.

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Aegis Paper Series

Forcing China to Accept that International Law Restricts Cyber Warfare May Not Actually Benefit the U.S.

Julian Ku Fri, Aug 25, 2017, 12:44 PM

In a new Hoover paper, I argue that even if China agrees to apply international law to cyber warfare, that would probably not prevent or reduce the possibility of cyber conflict with the United States.

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Water Wars

Water Wars: Two Collisions in Two Months; China Prods U.S. While Navy Investigates

Jimmy Chalk, Sarah Grant Fri, Aug 25, 2017, 12:00 PM

A fourth Pacific Fleet crash in 2017 sends shockwaves through the U.S. Navy, prompts operational pause and comprehensive review.

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North Korea

Taking China Seriously on a North Korea Deal

Robert D. Williams Sun, Aug 20, 2017, 4:32 PM

U.S. officials could “accept” China’s "freeze-for-freeze" proposal—for a suspension of North Korea's nuclear and missile testing in return for a suspension of U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises—on the condition that China itself bring something to the table.