Bitcoin, Meet China. May You Have Many Happy Days Together.
on June 6, 2016
Most trading in bitcoin takes place in China: Huobi and OKCoin, two Chinese exchanges, are thought to account for more than 90% of transactions.
China Rebuffs Taiwan President's Offer on Democracy
on June 6, 2016
President Tsai Ing-wen made the offer via Facebook on Saturday in a post about the June 4 anniversary of China's crackdown on Tiananmen Square Protest.
China's Hidden Unemployment Rate
on June 6, 2016
The jobless rate has trippled to 12.9 percent, compared with the official estimate of 4 percent, according to a new report by Fathom Consulting.
Fritz Hoffmann
on June 6, 2016
Fritz Hoffmann is an American photographer known for documentary-style narratives that portray society, culture, the environment, and global economics. He is a National Geographic contributing photographer recognized for his photography work in China, which he began in 1994. He was a resident accredited photo-correspondent based in Shanghai from 1995-2008. A Mandarin speaker, China and the Chinese Diaspora continue to be a primary interest for him.
Hoffmann established his place as a respected international photo-correspondent while working with JB Pictures in New York. Under the JB banner, he moved his base of operations to Nashville, Tennessee just before the first term of U.S. President Bill Clinton increased interest in the American South. He opened the Network Photographers Shanghai bureau in 1997. In 2002, Hoffmann co-founded documentCHINA, a picture agency based in Shanghai, now closed, with online distribution for documentary photography of China. He is currently based in the United States.
Record Showing for China on 'Power Women' List
on June 6, 2016
The US dominated the list with 51 women represented, while China was second with nine women listed.
U.S. Chides China on Steel Glut, Treatment of Foreign Companies at Annual Talks
on June 6, 2016
The U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing is overshadowed by growing trade friction and the dispute over the South China Sea.
Squaring Off
on June 6, 2016
A museum of China’s democracy movement in 1989 is in trouble.
Jianqing Zhang
on June 6, 2016
Jianqing Zhang received her Bachelor’s degree in International Education from Shanghai International Studies University. After working at Shanghai Daily for two years, she went to Dartmouth College for her Master’s degree in Liberal Studies. She previously worked at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Zhang is an intern with ChinaFile. She has an interest in U.S.-China relations and hopes to promote cultural exchange between the two countries.
Yongle Xue
on June 6, 2016
Yongle Xue received an M.A. in History from Yale University in 2016. She was born and raised in Shanghai and came to the United States after high school. She studied History and Economics at Georgetown University, where she spoke at the Senior Convocation. Xue is interested in foreign and public policy, cross-cultural communications, and the creative arts. She will return to Shanghai this year and start working as a journalist.
Afra Wang
on June 5, 2016
Afra Wang is pursuing her Master’s degree in International History at Columbia University. She previously interned with The Journal of Asian Studies and ChinaFile where she gained rich academic and online publishing experience. Wang is an aspiring writer and scholar. Her works have appeared in The New York Times Chinese and Initium Media. Wang has strong interests in nationalism, U.S.-China relations, popular culture and Hong Kong politics. Her current research is on Sino-British negotiations from 1982 to 1984. She has also engaged in few ongoing pieces of research on China's One Child Policy, the Walt Disney Company, and China's nuclear normalization in the 1950s.