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.
2801, 2021
2701, 2021
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.
2501, 2021
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.
2101, 2021
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.
1901, 2021
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).
1401, 2021
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.
1612, 2020
The COVID-19 Vaccine Race in the New Cold War
Catherine Yuk-ping Lo writes about big power competition and the race to develop a vaccine for Covid-19.
2711, 2020
China’s embrace of elites helps it to bounce back
Rowan Callick reflects on the PRC’s successful hold over its high-value elite partners.
0411, 2020
Can China seize the moment?
George Magnus comments on the Fifth Plenum of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee.
2810, 2020
The Great Decoupling
Will China’s drive to achieve global technological dominance unravel the world order? A new book by Nigel Inkster explores China’s technological rise in light of tensions with the USA.