Politics
Artwork or Propaganda? Core Chinese Socialist Values in London
Chi Zhang argues that Yique’s Chinese socialist slogans graffiti that appeared in Brick Lane was artwork rather than propaganda.
September 5, 2023
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Arts & Culture
Who is Madame Song?
John Gittings reviews ‘Madame Song: Pioneering Art and Fashion in China’, a new exhibition at Hong Kong’s M+ museum.
August 22, 2023
Politics
Going Viral: the Changing Images of Health and Hygiene in Chinese Propaganda
Avital Avina explores the use of propaganda imagery to combat disease and promote hygiene in China.
August 8, 2023
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Taiwan
China-origin disinformation campaign stoke Taiwan fears over microchips
Disinformation targets morale in Taiwan and netizens unwittingly help spread half-truths and lies, writes Neal E. Robbins.
August 2, 2023
China-USA
It takes two to tango
Despite the United States’ attempt to improve communications with China, the depth of the division between the two major powers remains deep, writes Jonathan Fenby.
July 13, 2023
History
The unsolved puzzle of an ancient Chinese seal
Professor Shane McCausland shares his expert opinion on the mystery of an ancient seal from the collection of the German-British businessman and banker Ferdinand Nassau Schiller.
July 11, 2023
Law
China’s new Foreign Relations Law
Olivia Cheung comments that the new law indicates that the re-building of trust with western countries is not a priority for Chinese foreign policy.
July 5, 2023
Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s National Security Regime Threatens Its Status as a Financial Hub
Dennis Kwok writes that Hong Kong’s status as an international financial hub is teetering on the edge of a precipice due to Xi Jinping’s national security agenda.
June 27, 2023
International Relations
China’s Ukraine predicament
Despite China’s refusal to condemn Russia, its role is indispensable for a settlement of the ongoing tragedy as its leverage over Moscow has considerably increased since Russia got bogged down in Ukraine after its botched invasion, Gilbert Achar argues.
June 27, 2023
Xi Jinping
Tianxia under Xi Jinping: Is China a revisionist or reformist power of the Liberal International Order?
Olivia Cheung writes that Xi’s vision of tianxia suggests that it is unrivalled Chinese power and universal acceptance of Chinese influence that sustain world peace and prosperity.
June 22, 2023
China-UK
Language education key to understanding China
Despite China now being the second largest economic power on the planet and home to the world’s largest population, little attention is given to Mandarin teaching in the UK, writes Catherine West MP
June 22, 2023
Politics
The history of China’s Financial Regulatory Reform after 1978
Chuang Men comments that China’s financial regulatory reform of 2023 is not novel compared to previous reforms.
June 8, 2023
Defence and Security
General Li Shangfu spells out China’s defence objectives for the Indo-Pacific
China’s defence minister was in a pugnacious mood and turned down the invitation to meet his US counterpart for face-to-face talks, writes Duncan Bartlett.
June 8, 2023
China-Russia
China’s nuclear red line: An opportunity for dialogue?
John Gittings argues that China could, and should, do a lot more to demonstrate its claimed neutrality in relation to the Russia-Ukraine war.
April 4, 2023
China-Russia
Xi’s Moscow trip shows peace in Ukraine isn’t China’s main concern
Xi Jinping’s trip to Moscow has been more about reiterating China and Russia’s shared interests, and less about any concrete pathway towards ending the war in Ukraine, writes Jingdong Yuan.
March 29, 2023