The ‘Breaking of an Honorable Career’

By Roderick MacFarquhar on April 25, 2013

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In the 1950s, the late John King Fairbank, the dean of modern China studies at Harvard, used to tell us graduate students a joke about the allegation that a group of red-leaning foreign service officers and academics—the four Johns—had “lost” China: John Paton Davies, John Stewart Service, John Carter Vincent, and John King Fairbank himself. What the McCarthyites had forgotten, Fairbank said, was to finger the fifth “John”: John Kai-shek.1

As Cancer Rates Rise In China, Trust Remains Low

By Didi Kristen Tatlow on April 23, 2013

At the top of the list of reasons China may be facing a cancer crisis is the crucial issue of mistrust between patient and doctor. The lack of trust, reflected in regular accounts in the Chinese news media, is rooted in a perception that doctors may be incompetent or corrupt.

 

Environment, Health, Media
Doctors, Patient-Doctor Relations, Cancer, Corruption

China Gives Breakdown Of Its Military, Criticizes U.S.

By Scott Neuman on April 23, 2013

For the first time ever Beijing outlined in broad strokes its People’s Liberation Army, which includes ground, air and naval forces. The defense white paper also took the U.S. to task for its shift to Asia, as well as the ongoing conflict in the South China Sea.

 

Military, Politics
People’s Liberation Army, South China Sea, Military Modernization

Hollywood Descends On China For Beijing International Film Festival

By Clarence Tsui on April 23, 2013

At this year’s festival Keanu Reeves debuts his upcoming movie, LucasArts’ Kathleen Kennedy delivers a keynote speech on modern storytelling, and many other Hollywood bigwigs come to town for business, screenings, signings, and more.

Arts, Business, Media
Beijing International Film Festival, Film, Hollywood, James Cameron