2020/06/22 |
‘Rat Tribe’: Propping up a Slumless Beijing and the ‘Chinese Dream’
Beijing appears to be a city without slums. The "Chinese dream" appears to be in reach. But both are illusions propped up by an underclass of workers called the "rat tribe."
2019/03/11 |
'My Fighting Eagles Fly Around Formosa': Is This the 'China Dream' for Taiwan?
China has steadily signaled to Taiwan that 'peaceful reunification' comes with a generous side helping of military domination.
2018/11/02 |
Why Northeast China's 'Rust Belt' Is Crucial to Xi Jinping's 'Chinese Dream'
No leader since Mao has truly placated the residents of northeast China. Xi Jinping is trying.
2018/07/08 |
On the Need and Nature of Foreign Opposition to Human Rights Abuses in China
There are worrying parallels between contemporary Beijing and1930s Berlin.
2017/07/05 |
Why China’s Overseas Academics Loath to Return Home
With more favorable advancement opportunities at Western universities, China must re-evaluate how it plans to bring its best and brightest back.
2017/02/07 |
OPINION: Why Chinese Movies Turn the American Dream into a Nightmare
The American Dream appears quite often in Chinese movies — usually not in the best light.