The Chinese economy is not the stock market — portfolio positioning in slower growth
When trying to find the bottom and eventual recovery, it’s best to align your strategy with those companies that will emerge to fit the policies articulated by Beijing.
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The sad state of U.S.-China scientific collaboration
Deborah Seligsohn, the former science counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing from 2003 to 2007, returns to talk about the rise and fall of scientific collaboration between the United States and China.
The Last Train to Canton?
Despite competition from rail, road, and river, the through train remained the most comfortable and efficient means of getting between Hong Kong and Guangzhou, bridging the two major Cantonese-speaking cities.
‘China Dream’: Photographing Chinese cities and Chinese identity
“My photos always contain elements of contradiction. There’s always a warmth and a coldness, as well as different layers and strata to my understanding of the image.”
The Qinzong emperor’s banishment and the messiness of dynastic China
The story of the last emperor of the Northern Song dynasty is a reminder not only of the perils of royalty in the 12th century, but also of the turbulence often obscured by the labels of imperial and dynastic succession.
The SupChina 2025 Red Paper
We all read the headlines, but what really happened in China in 2024? And what’s on deck for 2025? This is our annual guide to the China issues we all need to know about.
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Why Eileen Gu matters
The geopolitical-fueled reactions to freestyle skier Eileen Gu — who has been marked as a traitor and claimed as a hero — reveals a lot about how society sees multiculturalism and identity.
China looks to the Western classics
As American universities reevaluate the role of Western classical education, Latin and Greek courses are proliferating in China, where students see the Classics as a wellspring of wisdom that remains relevant regardless of hemisphere.
In search of spirit in China’s wild west
Through history, culture, and contemporary China: A motorbike trip from Xi’an to Dunhuang.
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How China will censor the metaverse
Beijing has long reserved a zero-tolerance approach to politically sensitive internet content. The next stage of the internet will be no different.
China Tobacco: The world’s most profitable company you’ve never heard of
With $214 billion in profits last year and 40% of the world’s cigarette consumption, China Tobacco is the most profitable company in the world.
Why China’s electric vehicles are all over Europe
From toys and t-shirts to cars and computers, China is nearing the top of the global value pyramid. Now China’s electric cars are giving premium European brands a run for their money.
China’s Red New Deal: Tracking all the different crackdowns on companies going on right now
Updated October 26: SupChina’s tracker of all of China’s different crackdowns — now affecting 19 different industries or interest groups.
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The U.S. Sinophobia Tracker: How America is becoming unfriendly to Chinese students, scientists, and scholars
Tracking paranoid rhetoric, visa restrictions, and the targeted policing of China-connected research, which combine to create a hostile atmosphere for Chinese people in the U.S.
The SupChina Book List
The 100 China books you have to read, ranked.
One song under Heaven: A history of China’s national anthems
A survey of nearly 150 years of Chinese history through the country’s official and unofficial national anthems.
China Twitter: 100+ accounts you should follow
SupChina’s guide to the best of China Twitter in English.
