International Relations Leopards and Spots: Liu Xiaobo and China’s Soft Power July 31, 2017 0 Written by Gary Rawnsley. What can we learn about China’s so-called soft power from the way the government behaved after the death of Nobel Laureate,…
China The Promise of Rights and the Demise of Law: Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Under Attack July 20, 2017 2 Written by Leïla Choukroune. They have broken his life and confiscated his death. But what was his crime? Democracy was the offence. In a country…
China Liu Xiaobo and Normalised Norway July 17, 2017 2 Written by Jichang Lulu. Norway's 'normalised' relations with China, under which it has promised it "will not support actions that undermine" "China's core interests and…
Culture and Society Yu Jianrong’s ten year plan: A watered down version of the Charter 08? November 22, 2012 0 By Andreas Fulda. In intellectual and political circles within China there is no shortage of complaints about the directionless and trapped nature of China’s political…