Yearbook 2018: Power
The Story of Yanxi Palace
THE STORY OF YANXI PALACE 延禧攻略 is a historical period drama that gained astonishing popularity in th…
Disenchantment in Taiwan
WHEN TAIWAN’S President Tsai Ing-wen 蔡英文 came to power in a landslide election victory in January 20…
Chinese Engagement in Africa: Fragmented Power and Ghanaian Gold
CHINA’S EXPANDING presence in Africa is a topic of great interest — and often consternation — in Afr…
Introduction: Powering Up
On 18 December 2018, Xi Jinping 习近平, the most powerful man in an increasingly powerful Peopl…
Thinking China
Sima Nan (司马南)
We thank Emile Dirks for this contribution. Emile is a PhD student in Political Science at the Unive…
Steven NS Cheung 张五常
Steven Ng-Sheong Cheung 张五常 is an internationally noted Hong Kong-born economist best known for his …
Reading into the Past
P.W. Kuo (Guo Bingwen) 郭秉文
Dr. P.W. Kuo (Kuo Ping-wen), President of the National Southeastern University, was born in Shan…
Hu Suh (Hu Shi) 胡適
This article is excerpted from Biographies of Prominent Chinese, published in Shanghai in c.1925.
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