China Is Warning Lotte Group against Letting a Korean Golf Course Become a Missile Defense Site
on February 21, 2017
China’s has a new target amid its ongoing economic retaliation against South Korea—the country’s fifth-biggest conglomerate
Cong Cao
on February 19, 2017
Cong Cao, a scholar of social studies focusing on science, technology, and innovation in China, holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Columbia University. He is a professor at the University of Nottingham in Ningbo, China. Cao has published widely on China’s scientific elite, human resources in science and technology, research and entrepreneurship in nanotechnology and biotechnology, and reform of the science and technology system, among other subjects. His book on China’s evolving policy pertaining to research and commercialization of agricultural biotechnology is forthcoming from Columbia University Press. His research has been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the European Union, and other organizations.
Yutao Sun
on February 19, 2017
Yutao Sun is a professor in the Faculty of Management and Economics, Dalian University of Technology, China. He was awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship under the European Union’s FP7 and worked as a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham between 2012 and 2014. His research interests focus on innovation systems, networks, and policy in China. He published several articles on China’s innovation system and policy in international journals, such as Science, Research Policy, Technological Forecasting and Social Change. His research findings and opinions have been quoted and published in Science, Nature, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, China Daily, and other important media in China.
Managing NGOs in China
on February 17, 2017
Chinese Theology
on February 16, 2017
In this groundbreaking and authoritative study, Chloë Starr explores key writings of Chinese Christian intellectuals, from philosophical dialogues of the late imperial era to micro-blogs of pastors in the 21st century. Through a series of close textual readings, she sheds new light on such central issues in Chinese theology as Christian identity and the evolving question of how Christians should relate to society and state.
Reading these texts in their socio-political and traditional literary contexts, Starr opens a new conversation about the nature of Chinese theology and the challenge it offers to a broad understanding of how theology is created and contextualized. Concentrating on those theologians who have engaged most actively with their cultural and political milieus, Starr argues throughout her readings, as she examines how Chinese literary traditions and reading patterns have shaped Chinese theology, that text is as important as context. —Yale University Press
Riding into the New Year
A Monthly Roundup of China’s Best Photojournalism
on February 16, 2017
As preparations for the Chinese New Year got underway, Liang Yingfei set up a roadside studio and asked migrants traveling home by motorbike to stop for a quick photograph. While in Cambodia for the Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops, Jia Yanan made portraits of transgender people with works of Western art.
Can China Become a Leader of Innovation?
A ChinaFile Conversation
on February 16, 2017
China’s ambitious high-tech strategy is raising alarm in industrialized nations. From American and South Korean chipmakers to German car and machine manufacturers, some industry leaders expect the imminent arrival of strong Chinese competitors. Does China’s industrial policy undermine Western technological leadership? How quickly might Chinese companies catch up and how could the government-led innovation drive impact global high-tech markets?
China Loses a Friend, and Leverage, with North Korean Murder
on February 16, 2017
The mysterious death of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother removed a potential avenue for China to press the North Korean leader to rein in his nuclear ambitions.
New Chinese Missile Upgrade Likely Designed with Taiwan in Its Crosshairs
on February 16, 2017
Earlier this month, the state-run English-language newspaper China Daily reported on the most recent public displays of the People’s Republic of China’s DF-16, designed, in large part, as a potential offensive weapon against the island nation of Taiwan.
He Called China’s President ‘Xitler’ on Twitter. Now He Faces Prison.
on February 16, 2017
From his hometown in northeast China, Kwon Pyong used the internet to mock and criticize the nation’s rulers, including posting a selfie in which he wore a T-shirt that likened President Xi Jinping to Hitler.