China in the World Podcast
04.23.18
The Corrections Needed in the U.S.-China Relationship
from Carnegie China
Stephen Hadley, former national security advisor to President George W. Bush, argues that the United States took false comfort in China’s hide-and-bide strategy and failed to recognize that China would increasingly assert itself as it became more...
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Time
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03.22.16Hong Kong Feels, and Fears, China's Tighter Grip
Associated Press
Political and economic ills from the mainland are eroding HK.
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10.02.15Gay Couples in China Look Abroad to Start a Family
WSJ: China Real Time Report
Xu Zhe decided a few years ago that he wanted to get married and have a baby—typical life plans for a young man in China.
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10.02.15Q. and A.: Johannes Chan on Academic Freedom in Hong Kong
New York Times
The governing council of the University of Hong Kong rejected this week the nomination of Johannes Chan.
Conversation
08.28.13
Beijing, Why So Tense?
Andrew Nathan:I think of the Chinese leaders as holding a plant spritzer and dousing sparks that are jumping up all around them. Mao made the famous remark, “A single spark can start a prairie fire.” The leaders have seen that...
Reports
04.15.09
Village-by-Village Democracy in China
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Reports
03.17.09
The Tibetan Policy Act of 2002: Background and Implementation
Peony Lui
Congressional Research Service
U.S. policy on Tibet is governed by the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (TPA), enacted as part of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of FY2003 (P.L. 107-228). In addition to establishing a number of U.S. principles with respect to human rights,...
Reports
06.29.07
Hong Kong’s Return to Chinese Sovereignty: Ten Years On
Amnesty International
Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 after more than one hundred years as a British colony. This report looks at how certain basic human rights have fared since the handover and assesses how far the HKSAR government has taken the...