More Passages Thru Sea of Japan
on July 8, 2013
China has the potential to become a non-hegemonic global power. Such potential, if not wasted, would be a great contribution to mankind.
Myanmar’s Uncertain Glasnost
on July 5, 2013
Buddhist terrorists, military juntas, resource clashes, and pro-Western democracy movements? If China has lulled you into thinking that Southeast Asia is predictable and boring, join us for this week’s discussion of Myanmar, the former client state of China which has undergone a remarkable transformation in the past five years, launching itself into an uncertain Glasnost that has opened the country to democracy internally as well as set it on-course for a foreign policy that is more skeptical of China and sympathetic to the West.
How Would Accepting Gay Culture Change China?
A ChinaFile Conversation
on July 3, 2013
Last week's U.S.
Understanding China’s Domestic Agenda Can End U.N. Climate Gridlock
on July 3, 2013
Li Shuo of Greenpeace China has recently argued on chinadialogue that U.N. climate talks can drive more ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in China, the world’s largest emitter. This optimism goes against much of the conventional wisdom regarding the negotiations. Despite twenty years of global summits, global emissions are still increasing at an unsustainable rate, including in China.
American History, Through Chinese Eyes
on July 2, 2013
White male privilege, genocide against Native Americans, slavery and subsequent racial oppression, exploitation of immigrants and laborers, repression of women and homosexuals, and environmental destruction—teaching American cultural history through a post-modern lens is hardly the most obvious way to promote positive feelings toward the United States. Yet that is precisely what Amy Werbel did during her Fulbright year in China.
What Will Get Chinese People to Sip Bubbly?
on July 2, 2013
Though China is the world’s fifth-largest wine market, people just don’t go for bubbly that much. Moët Hennessy is trying to alter that trend by opening a new French chateau in poor and predominantly Muslim Ningxia.
Mixed Signals On China’s Policies in Tibet
on July 2, 2013
Worshipping the Dalai Lama remains illegal in Tibetan areas of China, despite earlier reports of changes in China's policies in Lhasa and in some parts of neighboring Qinghai province.
China Sex Film Mistakenly Shown on Big Screen in Jilin
on July 2, 2013
A film banned as pornography in China was accidentally shown on a large LED screen in a public square in Jilin province, Chinese media report. A technician had been watching the film on his computer without realising it was connected to the LED screen.
Law Requires Chinese to Visit Their Aging Parents
on July 2, 2013
It’s still unclear how much the amended law changes the status quo. Elderly parents in China already have been suing their adult children for emotional support, and the new wording does not specify how often people must visit, and other details.
Inside China’s Bank-Rate Missteps
on July 2, 2013
A rare peek into the actions of China’s leaders in a month when a Chinese cash crunch spooked global investors shows a leadership falling short in its struggle to redirect China's economy and also faltering in its efforts to convey its intentions to markets.