BRICS hypocrisy on offshore reform
Andrea Binder is a Freigeist fellow and research group leader at the Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science at Freie Universität Berlin and the author… Read More »BRICS hypocrisy on offshore reform
Major Muslim group buys into China’s narrative of happy Uyghurs in a stable Xinjiang
Seeking to promote its rosy narrative about the peace and prosperity enjoyed by majority-Muslim Uyghurs in the far-western region of Xinjiang, China earlier this month… Read More »Major Muslim group buys into China’s narrative of happy Uyghurs in a stable Xinjiang
Bonds Toy with Secular Bear Market — Was That the Top in Housing Stocks? Maybe Yes, Maybe No.
The market’s worsening breadth and the lack of a robust bounce on 8/18/23, even as bond yields reversed course after their runaway freight train climb… Read More »Bonds Toy with Secular Bear Market — Was That the Top in Housing Stocks? Maybe Yes, Maybe No.
Tibetan rappers gain popularity among diaspora with songs about ethnic identity
Tenzin Younten wanted Tibetans living in the diaspora in Darjeeling, India, to speak in their native language. So, the 19-year-old rapper wrote a song about… Read More »Tibetan rappers gain popularity among diaspora with songs about ethnic identity
Former teacher tackles desertification in China’s Inner Mongolia
Ordos, China – A Japanese entrepreneur who once taught in a school in China’s Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region has spent the past two decades helping… Read More »Former teacher tackles desertification in China’s Inner Mongolia
In Chinatowns across the U.S., tradition and history collide with luxury development
Just a few hundred people of Chinese heritage still live in Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown. Many have been pushed out to cheaper and safer areas. Noah… Read More »In Chinatowns across the U.S., tradition and history collide with luxury development
Micron Probe May Hurt China’s Efforts To Attract Foreign Investment
The Micron Technology Inc. offices in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Micron, the US … [+] chipmaker that’s facing a cybersecurity review by… Read More »Micron Probe May Hurt China’s Efforts To Attract Foreign Investment
Hogwarts versus transgender rights, Blizzard versus Beijing
The “Harry Potter” series once cast a spell over an entire generation of young readers and moviegoers, but now that the global franchise’s most anticipated… Read More »Hogwarts versus transgender rights, Blizzard versus Beijing
Chairman FAO: Western powers pressure China’s UN food boss to grip global hunger crisis
ROME, Italy — The Chinese head of a crucial U.N. food agency has come under intense scrutiny by Western powers, who accuse him of failing to grip a… Read More »Chairman FAO: Western powers pressure China’s UN food boss to grip global hunger crisis
China: Xi Jinping’s India dilemma to the fore as he begins a new term in power
This month’s clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers at Yangtse in Arunachal Pradesh, weeks after President Xi Jinping began his unprecedented new five-year term, spells… Read More »China: Xi Jinping’s India dilemma to the fore as he begins a new term in power