China’s Cultural Crackdowns: A guide
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Joseph Kuo and Taiwanese kung fu at the Old School Kung Fu Fest
Eight kung fu classics from Taiwanese director Joseph Kuo are scheduled for screening this week as part of the 9th Old School Kung Fu Fest in New York. The films have been restored in 2K.
An economy reforged: Jude Blanchette and Lizzi Lee on China’s new era
This week's Sinica Podcast was recorded live at last month's NEXTChina conference in New York. What do we make of China's wide-ranging set of regulatory moves in the past year, touching on many disparate realms of Chinese life — from real estate to renewable energy, entertainment to education?
Xinjiang: On technology and crimes against humanity
The camp system in Xinjiang — the largest internment of a religious minority since World War II — is the first to employ a comprehensive digital surveillance system across an entire population, a "super panoptic" that uses automated, real-time assessments of massive amounts of data to sort populations based on their racial phenotypes and digital records.
Explaining China’s relationship with Indonesia, its gateway to Southeast Asia
Whether it’s trade, the Belt and Road Initiative, venture capital, or vaccine diplomacy, Indonesia — traditionally a major U.S. democratic partner in the Indo-Pacific — has increasingly embraced China.
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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.
All the electric car companies in China — a guide to the 46 top players in the Chinese EV industry
Updated December 1: Electric vehicles, smart systems to drive them, and advanced batteries to power them are attracting enormous sums of capital and China’s best engineering talent. These are the companies that are fighting for one of the most lucrative markets in the world. Many of them will be global EV players.
DeFi: Can decentralized finance defy China’s crypto controls?
Beijing has cracked down hard on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but China still has a thriving ecosystem of startups and entrepreneurs working on decentralized finance technology, or DeFi, based on the blockchain technology behind bitcoin.
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The real battle at Lake Changjin
The film "The Battle at Lake Changjin" depicts a great Chinese victory against an American aggressor. But the real battle was anything but glorious, fought in freezing temperatures with wildly high casualties on both sides. The legacy of the battle was nothing less than the recasting of international relations in the 20th century.
The growing rift between Europe and China
It's been a tumultuous year for the EU-China relationship. The European Parliament and European Commission are in agreement about the challenges of working with China, and the necessity of a new approach, but what form that will take remains uncertain.
How do Chinese people view the United States?
Recent polls conducted by organizations like Gallup and Pew have shown a precipitous decline in U.S. public opinion toward China. But how do the Chinese feel about the U.S.?
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“The Silent Minority No More: Raising Awareness of Anti-AAPI Hate” A prelude
In 2021, AAPI Heritage Month brought historic levels of visibility. How do we keep the momentum going, once the headlines move on?
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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
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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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