From 2016 to 2023, we published an extraordinary range of China-focused articles, podcasts, interviews, and videos. Here are a few highlights Read More

Asia’s LGBT capital ended its pride week with a hugely successful parade. The movement faces its challenges though Read More

Brian Linden and his wife Jeanee invested their life savings in building a business in rural China decades ago. The legacy and future of their work are uncertain amid shaky U.S.-China relati… Read More

We have to shut down. This is why Read More

The region has some of the largest mineral reserves for this industry, including copper and lithium. Chinese companies also see opportunities in the local vehicle market Read More

Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met for the second time in Beijing today. It’s the strongest signal to date that ties between their two countries are improvin… Read More

This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of November 6–12 Read More

Arkansas recently ordered ChemChina-owned Syngenta to sell its land in the state. Other states are also putting up walls for Chinese buyers Read More

The underlying premises driving China's approach in the Middle East seem increasingly out of sync with the shifting realities. Perhaps most ironically, Hamas (and its supporters in Iran, etc… Read More

A new phrase describes the sentiment in China toward the sudden death of Li Keqiang Read More

Vivid descriptions of Republican-Era Beijing meld with a timeless story about the vicissitudes of a worker's life Read More

The Central Financial Work Conference signaled a willingness for the central government to inject more money into the economy and inhibit local government debt, while emphasizing increased g… Read More

He earned a degree from Yale, tried to fight in the American Civil War, and donated the books that became the core of Yale’s East Asian library. In the end, though, Yung Wing was still… Read More

China’s Ministry of State Security investigated 3,000 meteorological stations for sending weather data abroad, as the country tightens up on cross-border data flows and beefs up its an… Read More

Like many visitors who have returned to China for the first time after the pandemic, Kevin Xu found a changed, more isolated country. But is it going backward or barreling into the future? Read More

Writing from Kyiv, Ukrainian Sinologist Vita Golod explains why her country’s president has not criticized China for its moral support of Russia after Putin invaded last year Read More

The annual Xiangshan security and military conference in Beijing runs from October 29 to October 31. China’s military representatives are talking tough on Taiwan but signaling willingn… Read More

Ongoing violence in Balochistan and Xi Jinping’s shifting Belt and Road priorities may end Pakistan and China’s pipeline dreams Read More

Rayhan Asat comments on China’s stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Muslim world’s silence on ongoing rights abuses against Uyghurs in China, and the responsibility of the C… Read More

This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of October 30–November 5 Read More

An unwinnable war and unification by force may be coming to Taiwan. How are its people to process the prospect of national demise? Chinese history may offer some lessons Read More

The former senior official was well liked at home and abroad, but in the New Era of Xi Jinping, Li was never more than China’s No. 2 Read More

The former senior official was well liked at home and abroad, but in the New Era of Xi Jinping, Li was never more than China’s No. 2 Read More

Taylor Swift can do everything, including speak Chinese. Except she can’t: the Mandarin-language video is a product of artificial intelligence technology from HeyGen, a company founded… Read More

A new phrase describes the high-pressure and unhealthy lifestyles of university students in China Read More

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Remember the name: Wei Shujun Read More

Outside of the well-documented internment camp system, the Poverty Alleviation through Labor Transfer program is normalizing forced labor for Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in China, accor… Read More

Three new astronauts are heading to China’s Tiangong space station, which is about to get even bigger in the coming years Read More

Newly announced controls close some loopholes, and align U.S. efforts with restrictions published by the Netherlands and Japan in the past year Read More

In the early 2000s, golf’s popularity soared in China, embraced by even the country’s highest leaders. During this boom, Dan Washburn wrote "The Forbidden Game," which is as much… Read More

How to get out of China is a question occupying the minds of the wealthy, the rebellious, and everyone in China who doesn’t like living in Xi Jinping’s New Era. But the desire to… Read More

The focus on China’s growth in coal-fired plants is misguided as its growth in renewable energy ensures they’ll see less use. And solar power in Shandong Province — althoug… Read More

Former defense and foreign ministers Li Shangfu and Qin Gang have finally been officially cashiered, a new law is on the books to root out “historical nihilism,” and Beijing seem… Read More

In the aftermath of an off-leash Rottweiler’s attack of a two-year-old in China last week, officials in several counties have enacted sweeping measures against stray dogs Read More

In October 1871, 10% of the Chinese population in Los Angeles was wiped out in a senseless spasm of violence Read More

In October 1871, 10% of the Chinese population in Los Angeles was wiped out in a senseless spasm of violence Read More

In this installment of China Book Chats, Christopher Marquis talks to Angela Zhang, author of ‘Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism,’ a book that delves into one of China's underappr… Read More

Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated China’s calls for a cease-fire and a “two-state solution” during separate talks with his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts Read More

China’s new plan to reduce carbon emissions from air transportation calls for the adoption of new technologies including electric planes and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Read More

The Taiwanese government came to the defense of Foxconn, the company that makes most of the world’s iPhones, with some saying the move from Beijing constitutes election interference Read More

This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of October 23–29 Read More

Sun Yat-sen's interpretation of "The Social Interpretation of History" — a self-published book with only 2,000 copies printed at the time — had crucial implications for the young… Read More

Sun Yat-sen's interpretation of "The Social Interpretation of History" — a self-published book with only 2,000 copies printed at the time — had crucial implications for the young… Read More

Although China insists that the new export controls are not aimed at any specific country, they appear to be another result of U.S.-China trade tensions Read More

How Chinese and Russian state media appropriated an apocryphal Orwell quote to criticize the West Read More

Real estate giant Country Garden is on the brink of default and is fighting off rumors its executives fled China. Here’s how the property giant fell, and why it matters Read More

China is undergoing a great experiment — tightly controlled and driven by big data — that it hopes will offer an alternative way of protecting the planet. For all our sakes, let… Read More

“My girlfriend’s presence and our four cats are what make our home truly feel complete,” said a 30-year-old Chinese lesbian Read More

Chinese electric vehicle brand XPeng has been hit by a corruption scandal — an aftershock of a major setback last year Read More

China’s Foreign Ministry and media have not criticized Hamas for the October 7 attack and have blamed Israel for the conflict. And there has been a dramatic spike in online antisemitis… Read More

Facial-recognition analytics that China uses to oppress the marginalized peoples of Xinjiang could soon spread through Central Asia Read More

The 3rd Belt and Road Forum concluded on Wednesday. During the two-day forum, Chinese President Xi Jinping sought to frame the Belt and Road Initiative as part of a greater struggle against… Read More

In the early 2000s, the 7-foot-6 Houston Rockets center was an NBA All-Star and multimillionaire, and the face of China in the U.S. But where did he come from? How did he rise to such p… Read More

Meanwhile, Chinese embassies around the world have cautioned citizens in their areas to avoid participating in protests and stay safe Read More

In speeches and a three-hour meeting at the Belt and Road Forum, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping did not mention the “no limits” partnership they announced just before Russia invad… Read More

In the early years of the Chinese republic, progressives looked west for political inspiration. This was how Deng Xiaoping — who would eventually lead China — came to be in Franc… Read More

It’s becoming more and more difficult for investors, journalists, and scholars to get information about China. How does this affect doing business there? And what can we learn from the… Read More

Xi Jinping has so far met the leaders of Ethiopia, Serbia, Chile, and Kazakhstan, among others, in what Chinese state media has described as “the most important diplomatic event hosted… Read More

00In trying to stay neutral in the Israel-Hamas war, China may have angered Israel and scuppered its chances of mediating peace in the region Read More

There's a new sense of urgency to China's looming demographic crisis Read More

A new sense of urgency to China's looming demographic crisis Read More

A member of the Israeli embassy staff in Beijing was stabbed by an unknown assailant. The victim is reported to be in a hospital in stable condition Read More

Beijing aspires to a leading position on the high seas. This has made multiple countries uncomfortable, for different reasons Read More

This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of October 16–22 Read More

This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of October 16–22 Read More

RISC-V architecture that connects hardware and software could boost China’s chips sector and shrink the market for American-made chips Read More

RISC-V architecture that connects hardware and software could boost China’s chips sector and shrink the market for American-made chips Read More

Large-scale looting went down at China's largest rock festival Read More

Public bus companies in multiple Chinese cities are now allowing customers to rent their vehicles as wedding cars in order to increase revenue Read More

Public bus companies in multiple Chinese cities are now allowing customers to rent their vehicles as wedding cars in order to increase revenue Read More

The U.S. needs more than an advanced chip factory. It’s going to need a whole ecosystem Read More

This week on the Sinica Podcast: a lecture by Robert Daly, director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute, delivered last year to D.C.-based Faith & Law at its Friday Forum. T… Read More

Rowan Simons became a household name among Chinese soccer fans for his TV commentary on English football. His efforts to promote grassroots soccer within China proved much more difficult Read More

Rowan Simons became a household name among Chinese soccer fans for his TV commentary on English football. His efforts to promote grassroots soccer within China proved much more difficult Read More

Blackstone, State Street, and Vanguard; Dell, Google, J&J, and Sony among global firms linked to mining conditions akin to slavery Read More

Nearly 20 countries have scrapped or lowered taxes on feminine hygiene products, but China is not one of them. Chinese women are calling for change Read More

After more than three years behind bars during which Australia-China relations deteriorated significantly, Cheng’s release points to a thaw. But another Australian citizen, Yang Hengju… Read More

Had an earlier uprising — one of many — against the Qing achieved its goals, 1911 would be just another year. But the 1911 Revolution succeeded, and catalyzed an entire series of… Read More

Had an earlier uprising — one of many — against the Qing achieved its goals, 1911 would be just another year. But the 1911 Revolution succeeded, and catalyzed an entire series of… Read More

In a newly published book, Andrew Cainey, founding director of the U.K. National Committee on China and senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, delves into the complexities of… Read More

Police shot and killed the driver, but no other injuries were reported, and official details of the investigation are sparse. But a man present at the scene said that the driver emerged from… Read More

Some observers believe Mohamed Muizzu's recent election win will cause the Maldives to shun its traditional ally, India, in favor of China. The reality is a little more complicated Read More

But they spent less than expected Read More

But they spent less than expected Read More

China has expressed “sadness” at the “civilian casualties caused by the conflict,” but stopped short of condemning Hamas for its attack on Israel Read More

China has expressed “sadness” at the “civilian casualties caused by the conflict,” but stopped short of condemning Hamas for its attack on Israel Read More

The “green silk road” is a sustainability-flavored subtheme to the Belt and Road Initiative, designed to burnish Beijing’s green credentials and advance its claims to globa… Read More

This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of October 9–15 Read More

This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of October 9–15 Read More

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The founder and chairman of Evergrande has been placed under investigation by Chinese authorities Read More

Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen relies heavily on symbolism in his first China-set feature Read More

The Chinese developer behind juggernaut mobile game Genshin Impact has tried — and failed — twice to create its own micropayment system for iPhone users. But this might also hera… Read More

Censorship poses significant challenges for ‘boy’s love’ audio drama in China, but the subculture has proved to be resilient and adaptive Read More

In January 2018, China sentenced writer, critic, and educator Yalqun Rozi to 15 years in prison for "splittism" and "extremist ideas." Read More

In January 2018, China sentenced writer, critic, and educator Yalqun Rozi to 15 years in prison for "splittism" and "extremist ideas." Read More

China just offered international partners the chance to participate in its lunar programs. And yesterday, it announced plans to expand Tiangong, its space station that was completed in 2022… Read More

This week on Sinica, Kaiser is joined by Jason McLure, a correspondent for a new investigative reporting outfit called The Examination, and reporter Jude Chan, who writes for Initium Media… Read More

"Red Star Over China" was a massive coup for the young American journalist Edgar Snow. The book is still a gripping read, but it is also an abject lesson in the pitfalls of access in China Read More