Alienation 101
on March 21, 2017
There were hopes that the flood of Chinese students into America would bring the countries closer. But a week at the University of Iowa suggested to Brook Larmer that the opposite may have happened
China’s High-Tech Tool to Fight Toilet Paper Bandits
on March 21, 2017
The toilet paper thieves of the Temple of Heaven Park were an elusive bunch.
China’s Xi Tells Israel That Peaceful Middle East Good for All
on March 21, 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that peaceful coexistence with the Palestinians would be good for both sides.
Tobie Meyer-Fong
on March 21, 2017
Tobie Meyer-Fong is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the History Department at Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of What Remains: Coming to Terms with Civil War in 19th Century China and Building Culture in Early Qing Yangzhou. She has served as the Editor of the journal Late Imperial China for more than a decade. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 1989 and her Doctoral degree from Stanford University in 1998.
Donkey Skin Is the New Ivory
A China in Africa Podcast
on March 21, 2017
Countries throughout Africa are struggling to figure out how to contain the skyrocketing price of donkeys due to surging demand for the animals in China. Donkey skin is fast becoming an increasingly prized commodity due to its use in a traditional Chinese medicine known as ejiao that is popular among the People’s Republic of China’s large population of middle class consumers.
Tillerson’s Beijing Visit Was a Home Run for China: State Media
on March 20, 2017
China’s state-run media cheered Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s weekend visit to Beijing as a diplomatic win for the home team.
South Korea Complains to WTO about China over THAAD
on March 20, 2017
South Korea has appealed to the World Trade Organization to determine if the Chinese government is treating South Korean companies unfairly.
Taiwan ‘Targeted by Mainland China’s Top Medium-Range Missiles’
on March 20, 2017
Deployment of DF-16 missiles part of the increased military intimidation of Taiwan by Beijing, according to island’s defense minister
China’s Taxes on Imported Cars Feed Trade Tensions with U.S.
on March 20, 2017
A Jeep Wrangler can cost $30,000 more in China than in the United States—and the reasons illustrate a growing point of tension between the two countries.
More Than 100 Chinese Cities Now above One Million People
on March 20, 2017
Government policy and a shift westward have fed the staggering scale of China’s urban ambitions—119 cities as big as Liverpool, and likely double that by 2025