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.
2101, 2021
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.
2209, 2020
The Politics of COVID-19: Reflex vs. Reflexion
Is China’s political system really the problem? Dr Dic Lo examines the contrast between China and the West, particularly the US, in their performances of containing Covid-19.
0308, 2020
The Ice is Three Feet Thick
John Gittings reflects on what China in the 1980s can tell us about its present condition at a time of crisis.
0308, 2020
Covid-19’s impact on China and Central & Eastern Europe
SOAS alumna Alicja Bachulska writes about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on China’s relations with Central & Eastern Europe.