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Why Alibaba Is Not Singles Day’s Biggest Winner?

Now the entire world has not only gotten to know a particular shopping spree in China — Singles Day–but has also witnessed the Chinese consumption...

An Evening with Lakhdar Brahimi

In a career spanning sixty years as a diplomat, Lakhdar Brahimi has seen it all. From his time as the Foreign Minister of Algeria to postings as a United...

China & The World Nov 13, 2015

Can China Eliminate Its Poverty?

While many in the media have rightly concerned themselves with reporting China’s recent moves to end the one-child policy, there are other aspects of the...

China & The World Nov 10, 2015

Chinese Consumption Slows as Confidence Wanes

For months those who keep an eye on China (and the world economy, such is its reliance on China) have been told how domestic consumption is to act as a panacea...

Business China & The World Nov 10, 2015

International Law Is Not Always the First Principle for U.S. Military Operations

This week, the international media has been glued on USS Lassen’s entering waters near Zhubi Reef without the permission of the Chinese Government. According...

Politics China & The World Oct 30, 2015

Jin: Market Forces to Save Chinese Culture Abroad

In what has been a tough, somewhat awkward realization, China is just now beginning to recognize that its attempts to export its culture abroad and become a...

China & The World Oct 10, 2015

Bridging Americans’ Perception Gap of China

Americans’ perception of China differs significantly between the general public and a cohort of elite opinion leaders. Certainly, it is something neither...

China & The World Sep 23, 2015

China and South Korea: Frenemies 4 Eva?

“A good many Chinese people enjoy eating fried chicken with beer, while a number of South Koreans are big fans of mutton,” said South Korean President Park...

China & The World Sep 11, 2015

Please Do not Misunderstand Beijing’s Parade

Beijing’s parade was considered as military muscle show for many international observers. The military display in parade remarkably surprised some of them....

China & The World Sep 7, 2015

Does China’s Tiananmen Parade Intimidate Other Countries?

On September 3rd, China held a military parade in Tiananmen Square in order to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. It became the focus of the...

China & The World Sep 7, 2015

Diplomatic Channels Hasn’t Helped China’s Illegal Loggers…Yet

One reason I like living in Beijing is its convenience with regards to shopping, the city’s stores offering the widest price range for goods and services...

China & The World Jul 28, 2015

Aung San Suu Kyi in Beijing: the Symbol of a Mature Sino-Burma Relationship

Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Beijing on June 10th, marking the start of a groundbreaking visit to China which was expected to...

China & The World Jul 14, 2015