Business China stepping into global business regulation October 24, 2012 0 by Qianlan Wu. When it comes to doing business with China, for many, checking relevant laws and regulations may not necessarily stand at the top…
Culture and Society Mo Yan’s big house and the CCP’s reaction to Nobel Prizes October 16, 2012 1 by Tracey Fallon. The Nobel Prize in literature last week went to Mo Yan, the first Chinese national to receive the prize. There is a…
Culture and Society On the Nobel Prize Winning Chinese Author Named “Don’t Speak” October 14, 2012 1 by Xiaoling Zhang. The winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature is a paradox: Mo Yan, his penname for writing, means “don’t speak”, and…
Business China’s business schools must contribute more to the needs of industry October 11, 2012 0 By Mike Bastin. China’s higher education system, and its business education in particular, continue to produce record enrolment figures. However, the report challenges the quality of…
Culture and Society Are You Happy? October 10, 2012 0 by Xiaoling Zhang. Before the week-long holiday with the traditional Mid-autumn Festival on the 30th of September and National Day on the 1st of October…
Culture and Society Why Is The British Colonial Flag Being Raised Again In Hong Kong? October 5, 2012 10 by Sam Beatson The following is an edit of an interview conducted online using a chat interface. Brian Cheung (anonymized) is a 19 year old…
Culture and Society Sino-African cooperation in the media sphere: part of the larger phenomenon of China-Africa relations October 2, 2012 0 by Xiaoling Zhang. As the main engine of global economic growth in the 21st century, China is increasing its footprint in the four corners of…
Culture and Society Anti-Japanese Outbursts and Beijing’s Dilemma amid Territorial Row September 26, 2012 4 by Su-Jeong Kang. Amid ongoing territorial spats between China and Japan, several anti-Japanese demonstrations have been reported across China (see CPI blog here). The latest…
Culture and Society Xikou, Zhejiang and Chiang Kai-shek September 24, 2012 1 by Jeremy Taylor. Over the summer, I had the good fortune to participate in a conference jointly organised by the History Department at Zhejiang University…
Culture and Society “Amnesty” in Italy 2012: What does it mean for irregular Chinese migrants? September 17, 2012 0 by Bin Wu. A friend in Italy rang me yesterday as a reminder that another round of “Amnesty” (regularisation of irregular migrants) is effective from…