Authoritarian schooling in Shanghai vs. the American approach
When American journalist Lenora Chu moved to Shanghai, she faced tough choices about where and how to educate her kindergarten-age son. She chose an elite state-run school down the street, but soon fo...
19 Okt 201759min
A conversation with Chinese adoptees in the U.S.
In April 1992, China implemented a law that, for the first time, allowed families from other countries to adopt Chinese children. Since then, around 120,000 Chinese have been adopted abroad, with 80,0...
12 Okt 201750min
Alarm bells in the ivory tower: Jim Millward on the Cambridge University Press censorship fiasco
On August 17, 2017, the global community of China scholars erupted in outrage over one particular and unusual case of censorship in China — the decision of Cambridge University Press (CUP) to comply w...
5 Okt 201757min
Richard McGregor on the complicated ties between China, Japan, and the U.S. since World War II
Richard McGregor is the former Washington and Beijing bureau chief of the Financial Times, and a notable writer on Chinese politics. His last book was The Party: The Secret World of China’s Communist ...
28 Sep 20171h 7min
North Korea behind the scenes, with Evan Osnos
North Korea is a mystery to nearly everyone — even those who have dedicated their lives to studying the country — including Korean experts based in Seoul, national security experts in Washington or Be...
21 Sep 201743min
China in drag: Michael Bristow discusses his new book on China’s — and one man’s — incredible transformation
Michael Bristow was stationed in Beijing as the Asia Pacific editor for the BBC World Service from 2005 to 2013. He has written a book called China in Drag: Travels with a Cross-Dresser, in which he r...
14 Sep 201753min
China’s tightening grip on cyberspace
Adam Segal is the Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. You may remember him...
7 Sep 201742min
China’s environmental challenges: Overfishing, toxic soil, and unbreathable air
Lucy Hornby is a China correspondent for the Financial Times. She has previously been on Sinica to speak about China’s last surviving comfort women and about women’s representation in China expertise....
31 Aug 20171h 8min
