China’s Global Strategy — Winning over the Global South, Targeting Taiwan
September's summit meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may not have achieved too many concrete outcomes, but to some observers, it highlighted China’s rising international status. Beijing's am...
7 Loka 51min
Mr Xi goes to Washington — Stability amid tension?
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington this month comes amidst continuing tensions over Beijing’s strategic ambitions, US arms sales to Taiwan, and restrictions on US chip exports to China...
22 Syys 39min
Family and Relationship Trends in China — Across generations, across the urban-rural divide
There’s been much talk recently about China’s demographic challenges: a fast-ageing population, a fall in the number of marriages, and record low birth rates - despite the relaxation of the One Child ...
2 Heinä 41min
World Cup Dreams and Own Goals — Football in China
Despite the extra places on offer at this year’s expanded FIFA World Cup Finals, the Chinese men’s soccer team once again failed to qualify, continuing a series of disappointments dating back to 2002,...
17 Kesä 39min
Did China trump Trump? — After the Beijing summit
Donald Trump's visit to Beijing, the first by a US president in nine years, not only included plenty of pageantry, but produced some apparently substantive agreements. Aside from China resuming purcha...
21 Touko 42min
China's Middle East Balancing Act — Peace plans, pragmatism and economic prospects
The war in the Middle East has affected China in many ways: as well as targeting Iran, a country with which Beijing has a comprehensive strategic partnership, it has disrupted exports, rattled consume...
6 Touko 35min
China's International Ambitions — A Global Opposition Party?
The presidency of Donald Trump has given China fresh opportunities to increase its influence on the international stage. China has long been seeking to expand its role in global governance, proposing ...
1 Huhti 44min
