Sinica Podcast

05.12.17

What It Takes to Be a Good China-Watcher

Kaiser Kuo & Bill Bishop from Sinica Podcast
China-watching isn’t what it used to be. Not too long ago, the field of international China studies was dominated by a few male Westerners with an encyclopedic knowledge of China, but with surprisingly little experience living in the country or...

Inside the World of China's Ultra Rich

Al Jazeera
Kevin K Li, director of reality show Ultra Rich Asian Girls, speaks to Al Jazeera about China's wealthiest 1 percent.

China Bans Rich Kids From TV So They Can’t Embarrass Their Parents or the State

Hannah Beech
Time
Their hedonistic antics of some younger members of China's elite are thought to have no place amid a national austerity drive.

The Golden Generation

New Yorker
In a culture where poverty and thrift were long the norm, the extravagances of China's fuerdai have become notorious.