Economics
Economics, National Security, and Competition With China
George Magnus comments on competition and rivalry between China and the Untied States.
Aki Elborzi
March 5, 2021
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China-EU
EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investments (CAI)
Alicja Bachulska comments on the growing scepticism and divisions in Europe over the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investments (CAI).
Aki Elborzi
February 14, 2021
China-USA
The U.S. and China Are Not In a “New Cold War”
William Yuen Yee argues against the narrative that the US and China have entered into a ‘Cold War’.
Aki Elborzi
February 11, 2021
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Xi Jinping
Decoding Davos
Duncan Bartlett comments on how the leaders of China, South Korea, and Japan revealed their differing ambitions during their speeches to the World Economic Forum.
Aki Elborzi
February 11, 2021
Xi Jinping
Reacting to Xi Jinping’s Davos Speech
Two veteran China watchers comment on Xi Jinping’s keynote address to The Davos Agenda 2021 (World Economic Forum) | Part 2 – Charles Parton.
Aki Elborzi
January 28, 2021
Xi Jinping
Mr. Xi zooms into Davos
Two veteran China watchers comment on Xi Jinping’s keynote address to The Davos Agenda 2021 (World Economic Forum) | Part 1 – George Magnus.
Aki Elborzi
January 28, 2021
China-UK
Brexit, Beijing, and Biden: Sino-UK Relations in a Post-2020 World
Leigh Lawrence reflects on the possible trajectory of Sino-UK relations in light of Brexit, the global Covid-19 pandemic, and the newly inaugurated Presidency of Joe Biden in the United States.
Aki Elborzi
January 27, 2021
Economics
Life – and the economy – as 50 Years of “Black Hair” and 50 Years of “Silver Hair”
Dr Lauren A. Johnston comments about population ageing and the Chinese economy.
Aki Elborzi
January 27, 2021
Patriotism
COVID-19, Nationalism, and Tao Guang Yang Hui
Cailin Cheng shares his thoughts as a ‘patriotic Chinese undergraduate student’ on Tao Guang Yang Hui and Chinese nationalism.
Aki Elborzi
January 25, 2021
Uyghurs
What can the One Child Policy tell us about the crisis in Xinjiang?
Sarah Mellors Rodriguez examines why the natural growth rate of Xinjiang’s Uyghur population has declined precipitously since 2018.
Aki Elborzi
January 21, 2021
Belt and Road Initiative
A Tale of Two BRI Railroad Megaprojects in East Africa
Dr Maria Adele Carrai examines two railway megaprojects in Africa financed by China Exim Bank and built by Chinese SEOs—Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway (ADR).
Aki Elborzi
January 19, 2021
Feminism
China’s new civil code has angered feminists
Dr Qi Chen writes that a new Chinese civil code introduces a one-month cooling off period for divorce – which has angered some feminists.
Aki Elborzi
January 14, 2021