Robert I. Rotberg, Founding Director of Program on Intrastate Conflict, Harvard Kennedy School
Apr 04, 2019
Many African nations are completely reliant on Chinese-made technology, but despite ongoing concerns over Chinese telecommunications operations, African nations are seemingly content with Chinese technology.
Tian Feilong, Associate Professor, the Law School of Beihang University
Apr 03, 2019
Trump’s national emergency declaration is an attempt to break what Francis Fukuyama calls a “vetocracy”: a degraded democracy where elites have lost all consensus. This clash exposes the rift between Republican believers in American nationalism and Democratic supporters of universal human rights — but it will do nothing to solve underlying issues brought by inequitable globalization.
Apr 01, 2019
Former Intepol chief Meng Hongwei, a senior Chinese police official, was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party over bribery charges.
Angela Zhang, Yenching Scholar at Peking University
Mar 20, 2019
While gender equality is hailed as a fundamental state policy in China, enshrined in the Constitution, these laws still suffer from vague wording and weak implementation. New notices are being issued to eliminate discriminatory practices altogether.
Ming Liu, London-based Luxury Journalist
Mar 15, 2019
The world’s most famous dumpling brand opens its first restaurant in Europe. What’s behind Din Tai Fung’s success, taking it from Taipei mom-and-pop store to London debut?
Philip Cunningham, Independent Scholar
Mar 15, 2019
China looms large in America these days, and hardly a day goes by without bad news from China. Today, the mood within the US-China bilateral relationship is rife with Cold War style polarization and paranoia.
Angela Zhang, Yenching Scholar at Peking University
Feb 28, 2019
Amid growing U.S. concerns over Chinese espionage, Chinese students studying in the U.S. find themselves caught in the middle.
Le Hong Hiep, Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
Feb 27, 2019
Rapidly growing and still authoritarian, Vietnam is an obviously attractive model for North Korea.
He Yafei, Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Feb 18, 2019
Socialism with Chinese characteristics is becoming increasingly popular.
Sun Chenghao, Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy of Tsinghua University; Munich Young Leader 2025
Feb 15, 2019
Trump’s address revealed both domestic and international challenges.