The Honeymoon between China and Africa Is Over and That’s a Good Thing
A China in Africa Podcast
on July 30, 2016
It wasn’t that long ago when it was all smiles between the Chinese and Africans.
Jonathan S. Paris
on July 30, 2016
Jonathan S. Paris is a London-based specialist on regional political, security, and development issues. A long-time Middle East analyst, he has been traveling to the region for 50 years and was a Middle East Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York from 1994-2000. Paris moved to London in 2001 and began writing year-long studies of the future of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Europe, and Africa. His current study, which brought him to Beijing and Shanghai in June 2016, is “The Future of China in Africa 2035.”
Paris received his B.A. from Yale University in comparative political and economic systems (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa). He did his graduate work at Stanford Law School from 1975-1978, where he studied Chinese law and society (including the barefoot doctor campaign) under Victor Hao Li, the first ethnic Chinese law professor in America. He practiced international law in Singapore from 1980-1983, focusing on Indonesia, which lead to the later co-authorship of his first book, The Politics of Post-Suharto Indonesia (CFR/Brookings, 1998).
A former Senior Associate Member of St. Anthony’s College, Oxford and lecturer at Yale University Department of Political Science, Paris is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Diplomatic Forum in London, Associate Fellow of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at King’s College London, and Senior Advisor to the Chertoff Group in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the IISS and Chatham House in London and the Council on Foreign Relations in the U.S.
Mirjam Meissner
on July 28, 2016
Mirjam Meissner is head of the Economy and Technology Program at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlin. Her current research and publication focus on industrial policy and digitization in China. Her most recent publications include “China’s Surveillance Ambitions” (The Wall Street Journal), and, from MERICS, the papers “IT-Backed Authoritarianism: Information Technology Enhances Central Authority and Control Capacity under Xi Jinping” and “End of the Road for International Car Makers in China? How Digitization Will Reshape the Automobile Market.”
China Asks Vietnam to Investigate Report of Defaced Passport
on July 28, 2016
The incident comes at a time of high tensions in the region.
Historic Flooding Costs China $44.7 Billion So Far This Year
on July 28, 2016
’Ruthless’ urbanization takes its toll.
Chinese Propaganda Video on South China Sea Will Be Played 120 Times Everyday in Times Square
on July 28, 2016
China’s Taikang Life Insurance Takes 13.5% Stake in Sotheby’s
on July 28, 2016
The life insurance company also expressed interest in possibly nominating directors to Sotheby’s board.
China and Russia to Hold Joint Drills in South China Sea
on July 28, 2016
The announcement follows a ruling by an international tribunal earlier this month that rejected China’s claims in the region.
Gig Economy Arrives in China (Officially); Ride-Sharing a Go
on July 28, 2016
A Cabinet document sets guidelines for registration, fares, employment of drivers and payments.
China: The People’s Fury
on July 28, 2016
It has long been routine to find in both China’s official news organizations and its social media a barrage of anti-American comment, but rarely has it reached quite the intensity and fury of the last few days. There have been calls from citizens on the country’s social media platforms to boycott KFC, Starbucks, and the iPhone 7, accusations against the U.S. of waging a new “war” against China, and threats that the Philippines, a close U.S. ally, will be turned into a Chinese province.
