The visit of Nepal's prime minister to Beijing saw a flurry of bilateral cooperation agreements signed. But no one mentioned China's controversial new map, and questions remain over the deta… Read More

Hou Yu-ih, the Kuomintang candidate for president of the Republic of China, visited the U.S., where he signaled a tougher line on China than his party has previously taken with his 3D Strate… Read More

Deploying sovereign wealth on behalf of state power has been one of the keys to China’s global rise. Zongyuan Zoe Liu’s comprehensive analysis of the evolution of China’s s… Read More

Is China serious about reining in cyberbullying? A court case may tell Read More

Asia’s version of the Olympics kicked off with dazzling light shows, an esports debut, and a slew of top dignitaries in attendance. Xi courted top Syrian and South Korean officials ami… Read More

This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of September 25–October 1 Read More

D.J. Bobbs from C4ADS and Skip Schiphorst from I-Intelligence delve into the ins and outs of China's growing restrictions on data Read More

Today, many young Chinese are caught between a belief in the importance of cultural confidence and the need to exist in a globalized world in which English carries economic privileges and pr… Read More

The Mate 60 Pro launched to great fanfare in August. Its 7-nanometer processor and other homegrown parts show that some Chinese investments in domestic technology firms have paid off Read More

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China's Lipstick King is out of touch. And there's a new meme about it Read More

Chinese history — very distant and very near — is filled with people who did not, and do not, abide by the government's "official" version of events. Ian Johnson gives them a voi… Read More

China’s top diplomat is in Russia to prepare the way for Putin’s visit to China in October while Syrian President Assad touched down in Hangzhou for a rare foreign visit Read More

China’s Mission to the UN circulated a letter to diplomats in New York discouraging attendance at an event marking the first anniversary of a UN report saying China’s treatment o… Read More

Hydro, wind, and solar power are stabilizing, and burning the dirtiest of fossil fuels is near the plateau it must reach before coal is dethroned Read More

This week on Sinica, Pulitzer Prize-winning veteran journalist Ian Johnson, now a senior China fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Kaiser to discuss his new book, "Sparks… Read More

Annalee Jacoby and Teddy White were in their early 20s — yet already accomplished war correspondents — when they arrived in Chongqing. Their reportage from China's wartime capita… Read More

Chinese tech companies are racing to create and monetize the type of artificial intelligence known as “generative AI,” which ChatGPT recently made famous Read More

The Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival has returned after three years of pandemic-enforced restrictions and virtual programs. On this occasion, we recently spoke to Helen Hok-Sze Leung… Read More

The Mukden Incident — when explosives detonated along the route of the South Manchurian Railway near Shenyang — was a pretext for Japanese aggression in Asia. The events of that… Read More

China’s youth unemployment rate is soaring, and competition for good jobs is fiercer than ever. At the same time, young people are choosing to exit the rat race, jump between jobs, or… Read More

Ian Johnson’s journalism gives voice to ordinary Chinese people from all walks of life — the outcasts, the faithful, and, in the case of his latest book, the public intellectuals… Read More

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense reported a “recent new high” of over 100 Chinese aircraft around the island. It’s the second record-breaking military drill that China ha… Read More

Seeing its oil draining away, Trinidad is seeking to become a logistics hub for international trade, capitalizing on its position between Latin America and the Panama Canal. So, naturally, C… Read More

After years of unchecked growth, the Chinese industry of pre-cooked, ready-to-eat food is now trying to create a new market in schools. The move, however, was immediately opposed by parents Read More

“I don’t think it calls into question Xi Jinping’s control of the military, but it should be a reminder about how much corruption exists in the system,” says one Chin… Read More

China wants to "tell its story well," but is that possible in a region where Sinophobia runs deep? Read More

This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of September 18–24 Read More

In this recent book targeted to a non-scholarly audience, political scientist Bruce Dickson draws on recent China studies research to shed light on how the Chinese Communist Party deals with… Read More

It’s becoming difficult to make microchips smaller, so the encasing around them is where advanced tech is going. TSMC's advanced packaging technology has emerged as a game-changer, wit… Read More

Indonesia has a tricky balancing act to pull off right now. Like many countries, it’s stuck between a Chinese rock and an American hard place. This is what’s at stake Read More

How can scholars, journalists, and others engage with China ethically? The eminent Sinologist Geremie Barmé offers 10 watchwords Read More

A new draft law in China may dole out punishments for “harming the feelings of the Chinese people.” It has sparked criticism in China Read More

In a new cookbook, journalist Clarissa Wei seeks to retell the story of Taiwan’s distinct cuisine for a world that often misinterprets it Read More

Meanwhile, the Chinese foreign ministry has denied rumors that government employees would be banned from owning Apple smartphones Read More

China is the world’s largest renewables generator and has cleaned the air in many cities, but it remains the world’s largest polluter, is addicted to coal, and is wasting solar p… Read More

Sam Bankman-Fried is behind bars, and the zeitgeist has moved on from cryptocurrencies and web3. But the Hong Kong government is charging ahead with blockchain technologies Read More

“Clean” and “dirty” supply chains perpetuate modern slavery among Turkic minorities, a report from researchers at Sheffield Hallam University shows Read More

This week on the Sinica Podcast, host Kaiser Kuo speaks with Representative Rick Larsen of the Washington 2nd District, the co-founder and continuously serving Democratic co-chair of the bip… Read More

"River Town," since its publication in 2001, has been much imitated but rarely bettered. It is a classic in the memoir genre, about life in a rural town that was changing, inalterably, for b… Read More

Beijing is brandishing the stick of naval and air power in the South China Sea, and has now unveiled a new carrot: a plan for closely integrating Taiwan’s economy with that of Fujian P… Read More

Made without any carbon emissions, green hydrogen can play an important role in cleaning up dirty industries like coal and steel. Beijing’s hands-off approach has motivated local gover… Read More

The hobby of birdwatching is growing in China. But with the increased interest has come increased risks to the feathered wildlife Read More

Lin Biao was a principal architect of the cult of Mao Zedong. It would lead to his undoing Read More

Beijing has dispatched an unusually large naval formation, following a flurry of U.S.-led military exercises in the region, including a transit of the Taiwan Strait by a U.S. destroyer and C… Read More

Since establishing ties in 1974, China has dealt with only two Gabonese leaders: Omar Bongo and his son Ali. This is probably how China prefers it — but a recent coup has suddenly crea… Read More

Li Jiaqi, the "Lipstick King" who made $250 million last year, is being boycotted by consumers for saying on a weekend livestream, “Sometimes you have to reflect on yourself and ask wh… Read More

The Group of 20 summit concluded in New Delhi yesterday. Xi Jinping did not attend and instead visited flood-damaged areas of northeastern China, sending his second-in-command to India in hi… Read More

Liuyu Ivy Chen weaves together Marxism, Sharon Olds, James Baldwin, and Chinese Communist Party lore in this poetic and unflinchingly honest essay about how she, as a child in an anonymous C… Read More

The BRI is a complex, catchall brand that covers a diffuse array of strategic goals. But if we were forced to identify one, single driving force behind the Belt and Road Initiative, it would… Read More

This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of September 10–17 Read More

Envision founder Zhang Lei is building a global green energy network in China, Europe, and the U.S. Who is he? Read More

A Chinese liquor giant and the country’s largest domestic coffee chain have teamed up to create a boozy new drink Read More

Taiwanese actor Lee Hong-Chi pulls off a remarkable artistic feat in his directorial debut, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival Read More

What’s the difference between propaganda and art? A conversation with Alison Friedman, executive and artistic director for Carolina Performing Arts, as she gears up to present the Phil… Read More

The Chinese Communist Party is breaking international laws and ignoring treaties as it continues systematically breaking apart Turkic Muslim families Read More

Some major American firms stand to lose business if Congress, citing human rights abuses, requires regulation of sales to China Read More

This week on Sinica, Kaiser is joined by Karen Hao, a reporter recently with the Wall Street Journal whose previous work with the MIT Technology Review has been featured on Sinica; and by De… Read More

‘Nikah’ allows viewers to understand the stakes of a culture’s shattering. It also shows us the extreme beauty of Uyghur communal life Read More

Beijing’s ban on Japanese seafood, coupled with rising animosity toward all things Japanese, have sent sushi restaurants in China searching for alternative supplies and, in some cases… Read More

"Houses and people and tables and chairs move and change of themselves, following destinies that cannot be altered. When things change into other things or lose themselves or destroy themsel… Read More

The Pheu Thai Party lost the popular vote in Thailand’s May election, but is now running the country under the leadership of prime minister Srettha Thavisin, whose party is shoring up… Read More

Jolin Tsai's recent concert in Shenzhen was filled with queer visuals, including rainbow flags and banners. But throughout her mainland tour, there were also reminders of the intensifying ce… Read More

In the early 20th century, Chessboard Street in Shanghai was the heart of the Chinese publishing industry. This is where our story begins: when Li Difan, a salesman for a small Shanghai book… Read More

No — but it is dictating the UN's Taiwan policy, argues Chris Horton from Taipei. And he has the faxes to prove it Read More

Huawei's new Mate 60 Pro smartphone includes a high-performance processor that U.S. measures were supposed to preclude. But industry analysts say it will be difficult for China to continue i… Read More

Guatemala’s newly elected president, Bernardo Arévalo, has said he will “continue working with both” Chinas. He’s had talks with Taiwan about how to advance th… Read More

“I’m realistic that one phone call, one visit, one meeting isn’t going to fundamentally change the direction of travel,” James Cleverly told the BBC. But “patie… Read More

This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of September 4–10 Read More

James Cleverly met senior officials in Beijing. Some politicians within his own party say he should have snubbed the invitation Read More

Chinese consumers are stockpiling salt in reaction to news of Japan’s release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant Read More

Writer-director Su Qiqi describes her deeply personal, black-and-white debut as a “faux-fiction” film Read More

The latest edition of China’s official national map lays claim to almost all of the South China Sea and contested areas along its land border with India. Cue fierce backlash from neigh… Read More

Activists lobbied a Canadian government labor watchdog to investigate 14 big-brand firms alleged to be profiting by turning a blind eye to abusive conditions in China. Fast-fashion giant She… Read More

This week on Sinica, MIT professor Yasheng Huang joins Kaiser to talk about his brand new book The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Su… Read More

In an otherwise restrained era for Chinese youth, the return of brightly colored, highly customizable rubber clogs allows for both escape and self-expression Read More

British scholar John Blofeld arrived in Beijing in 1934, in his early 20s, seeking aesthetic and sensual pleasures. Nearly three decades later, he wrote "City of Lingering Splendour," recoun… Read More

Beijing banned seafood from Japan immediately after the Tokyo Electric Power Company began releasing treated wastewater from its Fukushima plant into the Pacific Ocean. Now Japanese companie… Read More

“I was so disgusted by the news. Even though my action doesn’t matter so much, I personally will not buy anything made in Japan going forward." Read More

The Treaty of Nerchinsk established a border between Manchu China and Romanov Russia. It was negotiated in a remote region between two sides that distrusted each other and with deeply differ… Read More

The Biden administration’s wave of diplomacy continues in China. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told Chinese officials that the U.S. wants to work with China on solving problem… Read More

Zimbabwe is one of only 14 countries China considers an "all-weather friend." Former president Robert Mugabe went further, describing China in 2006 as “our second home…a part of… Read More

Millennials and younger Gen-Zers are having a feminist awakening in post-#MeToo China, despite a conservative backlash and a government increasingly hostile to the movement. Their unlikely h… Read More

Beijing has banned all seafood imports from Japan over its decision to discharge treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant. The backlash in China has been swift Read More

Last month, police in Xinjiang took away Rahile Jalalidin after she protested the 15-year prison sentence given to her son, Zulyar, on a charge of "separatism." Zulyar's acquaintances, speak… Read More

On his way home from the BRICS summit in South Africa, China’s leader stopped off in Xinjiang, where he urged senior Party officials to persist with harsh policies intended to “S… Read More

This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of August 21–27 Read More

Many young Chinese people are unhappy with the outlook of their careers, and life in general. Like their Gen Z counterparts in the U.S., many are “quiet quitting.” Read More

Want more like this? Subscribe to The China Project's official TikTok channel, The China Project, where Susan St.Denis explains complex topics about China clearly and simply in TikTok&rsqu&hellip…Read More

China is constructing artificial islands in international waters, but the U.S. is also building its presence in far-flung American territories in the Western Pacific. Laurel Schwartz checked… Read More

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is making an effort before next year’s parliamentary polls to get Sino-British relations on a more even keel. The country's bicameral legislature has be… Read More

Muslims make up 40% of constituents in Tower Hamlets, a small London borough with a history of standing up for the oppressed Read More

Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates will be admitted to the BRICS club. It remains to be seen if the enlarged bloc’s members can agree on anyth… Read More

A clear-eyed assessment of the run-up to the Hong Kong handover from Britain to the People's Republic of China Read More

It’s a buyer’s market…if you are buying durian crepe cakes Read More

Indonesia suspended diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China from 1967 to 1990 and restricted Chinese-language lessons and literature. But the two countries now have ro… Read More

Xi was scheduled to address the closing ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum yesterday, but despite attending the BRICS dinner later in the evening, he unexpectedly did not appear to deliver… Read More

For members of UniCome, joking about their queer experiences on the stage is not just for laughs — it also provides a source of healing power and helps foster a queer-friendly dialogue… Read More

A French sneak in 1884 attack led to a fundamental misunderstanding of Qing technological prowess. It’s time to reexamine the popular — but simplistic, if not outright wrong &mda&hell…Read More

Beijing city authorities have issued new draft rules to govern online medical consultations and the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare: AI will not be allowed to prescribe drugs wi… Read More