Q. and A.: Jindong Cai on ‘Beethoven in China’
on November 23, 2015
Jindong Cai, 59, is an orchestra conductor and a professor at Stanford University.
Hong Kong's 'Umbrella Soldiers' Win Seats in Local Elections
on November 23, 2015
"The paratroopers are a new power, a challenge to the government and the central authorities in Beijing."
The Strange Case of 77 Blue-Collar Chinese Migrants That Kenya Is Calling “Cyber-Hackers”
on November 20, 2015
Their arrests are emblematic of a slowly brewing backlash against Chinese immigration to Africa.
China Is Trying to Warn Taiwan Voters
on November 20, 2015
The possibility of conflict between China and Taiwan is dangerous to the world’s security.
Yiyi Lu: Rebuilding the Communist Party
on November 20, 2015
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s effort to clean up politics in the country is generally known as an “anticorruption campaign.”
Eric Hundman
on November 20, 2015
Eric Hundman is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science and a Toyota Dissertation Fellow in the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago. He has lived and traveled extensively in China and Taiwan, and his research focuses on international relations, military decision making, political violence, and organizational dynamics. He holds an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Physics and Political Science from Yale University.
Pulitzer’s ‘Lookout on the Bridge’ vs. China’s ‘News Ethics Committees’
on November 20, 2015
In a recent harangue on the imperative of better journalism, a website run by the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department tore a jagged page from the wisdom of American newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer: “A journalist is the lookout on the bridge of the ship of state,” the site quotes. “He is there to watch over the safety and the welfare of the people who trust him.”
Why 2,500-Year-Old Tale Gives Ma Hope for Chinese Democracy
on November 20, 2015
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said history gives him hope for political change on the Communist-ruled mainland.
China Remains a Rocky Road for Electric Cars
Sales Picking Up, but Charging Infrastructure and Financial Incentives Lag
on November 20, 2015
Recent revelations about Volkswagen’s emissions have focused attention on the environmental damage caused by the auto and fuel industries—and the need for a decisive shift towards genuinely green transport that can cut smog in the world’s major cities.
China Aims to Build Its Own Secure Smartphones
on November 20, 2015
State-owned and private tech firms team up to cut cord to U.S. suppliers.