China, the US and WWII — Wartime memories and contemporary resonances
This month’s huge parade in Beijing for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Asia prompted much debate — both about the array of new missiles, drones and other military technology on dis...
18 Sep 202547min
After the Dalai Lama — China, India and the Tibetan Succession
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, marked his 90th birthday earlier this month with an announcement that his successor as Tibetan Buddhism’s most senior religious figure would b...
15 Juli 202538min
China, Iran and the Middle East — After Trump's Airstrikes
The shockwaves from Donald Trump’s airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear programme continue to reverberate. China condemned the attack as violating the UN Charter and warned that it risked destabilising t...
1 Juli 202540min
Left-Behind Men and Rebellious Women — Dating, Relationships and the Gender Imbalance in China
China's one child policy may have ended a decade ago — but its consequences are still being felt — not least in the continuing gender imbalance in the country's population: for several decades, the ...
17 Juni 202535min
Is China Winning the Tech War? A conversation with James Kynge
The sudden emergence of DeepSeek’s AI chatbot earlier this year reminded the world of just how fast Chinese technology is developing. But it’s also highlighted continuing tensions over China’s technol...
5 Juni 202544min
China US tariff talks — Is a deal possible?
After the drama of Donald Trump’s Liberation Day and the 145 percent tariffs he imposed on China, and Beijing’s retaliation with 125 percent tariffs, the two countries have agreed a 90 day pause while...
23 Maj 202542min
Rebooting China's Economy — Lessons from the 2008 Crisis
In the face of Donald Trump's tariffs, will China's plans to boost its domestic consumer economy succeed — or could the government in Beijing be tempted to introduce massive stimulus measures, as it d...
8 Maj 202539min
Taiwan's Controversial Budget Cuts — The KMT goes DOGE?
Taiwan is facing a range of challenges — from Donald Trump's threat of 32% tariffs on its crucial exports to the US, to massive Chinese military exercises off its coastline aimed at intimidating the i...
10 Apr 202531min
