Young Chinese People May Just Not Be That Into Western-Style Democracy

Damien Ma
Atlantic
A study conducted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences found, among other things, that Chinese hold the view that the Chinese political system simply cannot be compared to that of the United States.  

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03.13.13

China’s Post 1980’s Generation—Are the Kids All Right?

Sun Yunfan, Orville Schell & more
This week, the ChinaFile Conversation is a call for reactions to an article about China's current generation gap, written by James Palmer, a Beijing-based historian, author, and Global Times editor. The article, first published by Aeon in the U...

The Balinghou: China’s Generation Gap

James Palmer
Aeon Magazine
The raft of criticisms being levelled at the generation of children born in the 80s has very little to do with the actual failings of the young, but is a symptom of the yawning, and unprecedented gulf between young urban Chinese and their parents.