China How Can One Become a Teacher in China? July 10, 2015 4 Written by Aihua Hu. Teachers play an indispensable role in education. The significance of this role cannot be underestimated; teachers educate future generations for the…
China Education in China – A Historical Perspective July 8, 2015 0 Written by Nan Li. China has a long tradition in valuing education and respecting teachers. There is a cultural root for this tradition. Historically, teachers…
China Confucius Institutes and China’s ‘soft power’ July 1, 2015 1 Written by James F. Scotton. Confucius Institutes, the Chinese government’s language and cultural centres hosted by universities throughout the world, are facing increasing academic resistance in…
China “I have an accent”: British Chinese Young People on Learning and Speaking Chinese June 11, 2015 0 Written by Ada Mau. Going to ‘Chinese school’ at the weekend is an experience shared by many young people of Chinese heritage growing up in the…
Culture and Society Does Chinese Innovation Need Yu? June 5, 2015 0 Written by William H.A. Johnson. Jack Ma, the colourful founder of the Chinese internet juggernaut, Alibaba, has often talked about the failure of the Chinese…
Education Learning from experience: The Greater China Field School May 11, 2015 0 Written by Andreas Fulda. The Greater China region is undergoing profound changes. While the process of economic integration of Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China…
China-Africa 10 questions about migration between China and Africa March 4, 2015 0 Written by Li Anshan. In recent years, the rapid development of China-Africa relations has prompted migration flows to and from China and the fifty plus countries…
Nationalism and national identity Language policy and ethnic conflict in China February 13, 2015 2 Written by Wenfang Tang. Ethnic conflict has been on the rise in recent years in China, despite Chinese media portrayals of ethnic harmony. One commonly…
Nationalism and national identity Challenges of Taming Nationalism in Northeast Asia February 10, 2015 0 Written by Gi-Wook Shin. In a speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in May 2013, South Korean President Park Geun-hye contended, “Asia…
Culture and Society Party-State Reemerges Through Education in Taiwan February 23, 2014 0 Written by Ketty Chen. “Stop Colonial Assimilation Education! Give us back our curriculum!” on an early morning late last week, members of aboriginal rights groups…