Ian Johnson on the Russia-China Alliance
2022-03-14
CFR-scholar and China expert Ian Johnson discusses the relations between China and Russia as the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfolds further at the Washington Journal of C-Span.Read More →
The fake news in China’s media on the Russian invasion of Ukraine – Zhang Lijia
2022-03-14
Author Zhang Lijia is shocked by the fake news in China’s media on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she reports while traveling in Northern Africa. “The first casualty of war is truth.” How true!”, she writes on her weblog.Read More →
Why China will not stop the war in Ukraine – Ian Johnson
2022-03-10
The world has been utterly confused by China’s attitude to Russia and the war in Ukraine. One thing is sure, says China analyst Ian Johnson in an opinion piece for CNN, we should not expect China to solve the war in Ukraine. “Becoming involved in foreigners’ disputes makes no sense. Better to stay out of the fray, see who is likely to win, and then cut deals,” Ian Johnson says.Read More →
Questions and answers on the relationship between Russia and China – Ian Johnson
2022-02-26
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised multiple questions on China’s relationship with Russia, Taiwan, and the USA. CFR-scholar Ian Johnson looks at the CFR-blog at a wide range of the international fallout of recent affairs. And can and will China bail out Putin from the economic and financial sanctions?Read More →
How China changed between the Olympics of 2008 and 2022 – Arthur Kroeber
2022-02-14
Leading economist Arthur Kroeber looks at how China changed between the Olympics of 2008 and 2022 at the US Council of Foreign Relations. The role of the state, while it has always been strong, did become more emphasis on the economy and business relations, he tells at the forum.Read More →
China needs to do more to get users for the digital yuan – Winston Ma
2022-02-04
China financial authorities have started to introduce the digital yuan in January, but financial analyst Winston Ma sees more has to happen to seduce a billion Chinese internet users to use the virtual currency, he tells at CNBC. And what is the goal of China’s central bank?Read More →
How did the state deal with the Wuhan lockdown? – Ian Johnson
2022-02-02
How will people remember the Wuhan lockdown, two years ago at the start of the global coronavirus crisis, asks CFR-scholar Ian Johnson in a debate at the NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge on the book “The Wuhan Lockdown”, by Yang Guobin. How successful has the state been in suppressing the knowledge of this hiccup in communist rule in Wuhan, Ian Johnson asks the author.Read More →
How the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 became a headache – Ian Johnson
2022-02-02
When China won 2015 the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, it was seen as a huge win after the successful 2008 Olympics. But the event has developed into a major headache, and it is not only because of the coronavirus, writers CFR-scholar Ian Johnson on the CFR website.Read More →
The importance of learning English in China – Zhang Lijia
2022-01-28
Author Zhang Lijia talks about the importance of learning English, for herself and for the country, as anti-Western attitudes in China make it today less important for students to dive into learning English and other languages, she tells at the weblog of the China Institute.Read More →
New lifestyle trends in China: skiing – Ashley Dudarenok
2022-01-28
Marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok looks at new lifestyle trends among China’s young consumers. With the Olympics around the corner, skiing is one of them, she writes in Jing Daily. “Many luxury brands hope to use the popularity of the Winter Olympics to promote their ski collections.”Read More →
Why sanctioning, or divesting from China does not help the US – Howard French
2022-01-20
US scholar and former foreign correspondent Howard French dives into the US debate on whether sanctioning and divesting from China are helpful. French does not think so and compares the position of China with North Korea – where sanctions did not work – and South Africa, where they did, at a debate at Intercollegiate Studies Institute.Read More →
China has a tough time ahead in 2022 – Jim Rogers
2022-01-19
Even if China does all right when all its customers have a problem, it still has a problem and has a tough 2022 ahead, says super investor Jim Rogers in an analysis of Xi Jinping’s speech at the World Economic Forum, for state broadcaster CGTN. Read More →