Taiwan Is this the “China Dream”? March 7, 2019 0 Written by Robert S. Wang. On 5 February 2019, Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post (SCMP) published an article entitled “PLA bombers, jet fighters in…
China The other xinshidai: Taiwan and alternative spiritualities in China July 6, 2018 0 Written by Paul Farrelly. Wandering around Beijing in November 2017 I noticed a number of large banners proclaiming ‘Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered the…
China Crossing the river by feeling the stones: democracy’s advance in China April 20, 2016 5 Written by Yu Keping. To say “democracy is a good thing” means that democracy can benefit the people. Yet if democracy is to benefit the…
Economy The Great Fall of China? Insights from a China bull February 29, 2016 0 Written by James Laurenceson. If China-economy watchers must be labelled as either bulls or bears, I usually identify as the former. For all the dire…
Culture and Society Confucianism behind the façade of the Socialist China Dream December 3, 2015 0 Written by Chi Kin Cheung. Since President Xi Jinping pronounced the notion of China Dream, the idea has attracted great attention from China watchers. However, like…
China China’s slowdown is a sign of middle-class gains, not a reason for panic October 20, 2015 0 Written by Peter Hilsenrath. It’s too easy to think China’s economy is in a downward spiral, given recent headlines in the US press, from “China’s…
China War-Monger or Judicious Realist ? Liu Mingfu as Historically-Minded America Watcher June 29, 2015 1 Written by Niv Horesh. The publication of Liu Mingfu’s China Dream in English this month makes for an opportune occasion to take stock of his…
Culture and Society The Middle Dream January 14, 2014 0 Written by Lauren Johnston. Soon after becoming Chinese President in November 2012 Xi Jinping spoke of his belief that “The Great Revival of the Chinese…
Economy The Third Plenum: The next bold step November 14, 2013 0 Written by David S. G. Goodman. The recently-concluded Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party has been regarded outside China…
International Relations On China Dream July 3, 2013 1 Written by Kerry Brown One of the most widely reported acts when Xi Jinping became Party Secretary of the CCP late last year was the…
