Jia Daitengfei
on May 14, 2018
Jia Daitengfei is a documentary photographer for Changjiang Daily in Wuhan, Hubei province. He previously worked for three different newspapers. Jia participated in the World Press Photo Joop Swart Master Class in Amsterdam in 2012 and the Magnum Workshop in China in 2015. His work has been published in Newsweek, Marie Claire, The Daily Mail, and other publications. He is interested in social, environmental, and political issues, and he focuses on individuals’ stories.
China Welcomes Trump’s Help on ZTE as Trade Talks Loom
on May 14, 2018
Both sides are using the Chinese telecom company as a pawn in a geopolitical game.
Iranian Foreign Minister Visits Russia and China to Try to Save Nuclear Deal
on May 14, 2018
Iranian diplomat visits Moscow and Beijing following US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
Chinese Uyghurs Forced to Welcome Communist Party into Their Homes
on May 14, 2018
Over a million Chinese Communist officials are being dispatched to live with local families in Xinjiang.
Recent Developments Surrounding the South China Sea
on May 14, 2018
Weekly look at the South China Sea, the location of several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
China: Security Guards Assault Women Attending LGBT Event
on May 14, 2018
Women wearing rainbow badges were blocked from entering Beijing’s 798 arts district by guards who punched them and then knocked them to the ground.
Why Is China Suddenly Seeking Filipino English Teachers?
on May 14, 2018
Michael Szonyi
on May 13, 2018
Michael Szonyi is Frank Wen-hsiung Wu Professor of Chinese History and former Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. A historian of the Ming dynasty and the 20th century, his recent books include The Art of Being Governed: Everyday Politics in Late Imperial China (2017) and The China Questions II: Critical Insights into US-China Relations (co-edited with Maria Adele Carrai and Jennifer Rudolph, 2022). He is currently writing a history of rural China in the 20th century. He spent the fall semester of 2023 as Visiting Professor at Xiamen University.
MERICS Experts Podcast Highlights The China NGO Project
on May 11, 2018
The Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) interviews The China NGO Project Editor Jessica Batke about the Foreign NGO Law, asking questions both about how the Project goes about its day-to-day work and about what implementation looks like on the ground 18 months after the law went into effect. One of the most important questions, however, remains unanswered—what about groups that are unable to get registered?