Andy Buschmann

on November 26, 2019

Andy Buschmann is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor as well as Oxford University. Currently, he is also a Southeast Asia Research Group Pre-Dissertation Fellow and, last year was a Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Graduate Fellow. His work focuses on the interlinks between protest, authoritarianism, and public opinion. Geographically, he studies the Asia-Pacific region, in particular Myanmar and Hong Kong, where he applies mixed-methods research, triangulating surveys and experiments with comparative historical analysis. Buschmann has been studying the emergence and development of the “Be Water” movement while residing in Hong Kong since early June.

Denghua Zhang

on November 26, 2019

Denghua Zhang is a Research Fellow at the Department of Pacific Affairs at Australian National University. His research focuses on international relations, development studies, Pacific studies, Chinese foreign policy, and international aid.

Derek Grossman

on November 26, 2019

Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. He formerly served as the daily intelligence briefer to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs at the Pentagon.

How China’s Rise Has Forced Hong Kong’s Decline

By Ian Johnson on November 26, 2019

For nearly six months, people around the world have watched the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong with one question in the back of their minds: When will Beijing lose patience and the repression begin? Journalists expecting to cover Tiananmen II flew in for the most promising global story of the year, its allure bolstered by the protesters’ ability to speak English and the easily digestible narrative of David vs. Goliath, democracy vs. authoritarianism, right vs. might.

Chinese Government Says it Has ‘Punished’ U.S. NGO under the Foreign NGO Law

on November 25, 2019

According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Beijing police recently took disciplinary action against the U.S.-based NGO Asia Catalyst, for what a Chinese government spokesperson described as a violation of China’s Foreign NGO Law. While this represents the first case in which Chinese authorities have publicly and formally announced that a foreign NGO received punishment under the Foreign NGO Law, it is not the first case in which authorities have taken disciplinary measures under the auspices of the law.

China NGO Project’s Yearly Data Check Yields No Irregularities

on November 20, 2019

As we have done for the past two years, The China NGO Project reconciled all the temporary activity information in our databases with that provided on the MPS website. Last year, this process allowed us to see that two temporary activities previously in the MPS’s dataset had subsequently been removed from it. Our data reconciliation for this year showed no such irregularities.

Eugene Rumer

on November 13, 2019

Eugene Rumer is a Senior Fellow and the Director of Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program.

Prior to joining Carnegie, Rumer was the national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the U.S. National Intelligence Council from 2010 to 2014. Earlier, he held research appointments at the National Defense University, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the RAND Corporation. He has also served on the National Security Council staff and at the State Department, taught at Georgetown University and the George Washington University, and published widely.

How Should Universities Respond to China’s Growing Presence on Their Campuses?

A ChinaFile Conversation

By Charles Edel, Vicky Xiuzhong Xu & more on November 4, 2019

How should universities encourage respectful dialogue on contentious issues involving China, while at the same time fostering an environment free of intimidation, harassment, and violence? And how should university administrators and governments involve themselves in this process?