TOPICS – China Focus

Micro-Dramas Gain Traction Overseas

The global boom of Chinese micro-dramas is a sign that, in the digital era, cultural soft power does not have to be built upon big-budget productions. It can...

China & The World Culture Sep 11, 2026

A Chinese City’s Midas Touch

Yiwu showcases that what China’s technologies and products bring to the world are not shocks or threats but opportunities and empowerment.

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Economy Sep 11, 2026

Orchid Awards Judges Highlight Enduring Value of Cultural Exchanges

The significance of the Silk Road goes far beyond a physical route. It demonstrates that human civilization has always developed through exchanges and mutual...

Culture Sep 10, 2026

How a Beijing Trade Fair Turns Small Companies into Global Exporters

The fair has already shown what it can produce: companies with specialized, hard-to-market services landing buyers in countries they’d never reached before.

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Sep 10, 2026

Universities in the Age of AI: Defending Free Inquiry and Global Collaboration

As generative AI reshapes how we learn, universities should encourage academic freedom, critical inquiry, and international cooperation while helping society...

Science & Technology Culture Sep 9, 2026

From Secure Borders to Secure Futures

Kyrgyzstan-China relations have passed through three distinct stages—border stabilization, institutionalization and infrastructure integration—and are now...

China & The World Politics Sep 9, 2026

Sanctions: Consensus vs. Compliance

Sanctions may sometimes support diplomacy, but they should never become a permanent substitute for diplomacy or a form of economic warfare without...

Politics Sep 9, 2026

From Trade to Transformation

The visit consequently points towards a China-Africa relationship increasingly shaped by the interaction of trade, production, technology, finance and security.

China & The World Politics Economy Sep 9, 2026

China Is Winning Over the World, One Traveler at a Time

Indeed, the ‘real China’ is far more compelling than the ‘reported China.’

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Culture Sep 9, 2026

Why the Long March Matters to the World

The Long March remains globally relevant not only as a historic turning point for the CPC, but also as a lasting symbol of resilience, strategic vision, unity,...

China & The World Politics Culture Sep 8, 2026

The Second Flood

There is a difference between holding power accountable with verifiable facts and converting tragedy into a referendum on a country one has already decided to...

China & The World Politics Culture Sep 8, 2026