Despite Climate Change Vow, China Pushes to Dig More Coal
on November 30, 2016
Desperate to deliver coal before power stations run out, China mobilizes trains and half-mile lines of trucks
The Anti-Mainland Bigotry of Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement
on November 29, 2016
Given the political earthquake that occurred on November 8, the recent political and constitutional crisis in Hong Kong now seems comparatively diminished in significance. At the time, however, it was widely seen as—and continues to be—a major challenge for both the Chinese Party-State and the Hong Kong local government. If anything, the magnitude of that challenge has increased since the U.S. election, given the turmoil a Trump presidency could generate abroad.
Rachel Stern
on November 29, 2016
Rachel Stern is an Assistant Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Stern’s research explores the relationship between law, power, social change, and globalization, particularly in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Her recent work focuses on the role courts play in authoritarian states as well as the political dynamics surrounding environmental regulation and activism in China.
Her first book, Environmental Litigation in China: A Study in Political Ambivalence, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2013. In a country known for tight political control and ineffectual courts, the book unravels how everyday justice works: how judges make decisions, why lawyers take cases, and how international influence matters. It is an account of how the leadership’s mixed signals and political ambivalence play out on the ground, propelling some to action, even as others back away from risk. The book received an Honorable Mention for the 2014 Herbert Jacob book award from the Law & Society Association.
Stern’s recent articles on law and social activism have appeared in Comparative Political Studies, Law & Policy, and China Quarterly. Before joining Berkeley Law and the Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program, Stern was a Junior Fellow at the Harvard University Society of Fellows.
China’s New Tool for Social Control: A Credit Rating for Everything
on November 29, 2016
Beijing wants to give every citizen a score based on behavior such as spending habits and filial piety, which can bar citizens from loans, jobs, air travel
Stuck at the Bottom in China
on November 29, 2016
If the Chinese government is serious about fostering a stable and harmonious society, it must address limits on social mobility before it’s too late
Hong Kong’s Rebellious Lawmaker Yau Wai-ching
on November 29, 2016
The youngest woman elected to Hong Kong's parliament has been called many things, including: "radical", "goddess", "spy", "pretty" and "cancer cell"
Putin Brings China’s Great Firewall to Russia in Cybersecurity Pact
on November 29, 2016
The Kremlin has joined forces with Chinese authorities to bring the internet and its users under greater state control
Author’s Vision of a Future Beijing Looks to China’s Present
on November 29, 2016
Meet Hao Jingfang, author of "Folding Beijing,” the science-fiction novelette that beat out Stephen King to win a Hugo Award.
Why Singapore’s Taiwan Ties Anger China
on November 29, 2016
How Rwanda Attracts Chinese Money and Migrants Without the Lure of Natural Resources
A China in Africa Podcast
on November 29, 2016
Quartz’s Africa correspondent Lily Kuo recently returned from a reporting assignment to Rwanda where she discovered a very different side of China’s engagement in Africa. Rwanda lacks many of the resources and large markets that other African states use to attract Chinese investment. Lily joins Eric and Cobus to discuss why Rwanda is becoming an increasingly popular destination for Chinese money and migrants.
