China’s poorly planned cities: Urban sprawl and the rural underclass left behind
China's cities have massively increased in size in recent decades, improving the living standards of hundreds of millions of new…
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New U.S. restrictions on tech sales to China coming
The New York Times reports (porous paywall) that the Trump administration is considering a raft of news measures that would limit…
Continue readingVatican still trying to finalize provisional deal with Beijing
A historic meeting took place between representatives from China and the Vatican in Munich last Friday. Reuters reports that the meeting,…
Continue readingGerman university agrees to abide by Chinese law
The Free University of Berlin, one of Germany’s top universities, has become the subject of criticism by the country’s lawmakers…
Continue readingAmericans yawn at ‘China threat’ narrative
While recent years have seen a dramatic escalation in tension between the Chinese and American governments, a new survey by…
Continue readingSanmao’s ‘Stories of the Sahara’ available in English for the first time
Long before I had read any of her work, I’d been intrigued by the Taiwanese writer Sanmao and the special…
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The making of an icon: Sanmao’s ‘Stories of the Sahara’
Confessional prose, a wanderlust travel persona, and personal tragedy have helped sustain Sanmao’s enduring legacy. Photo credit: El Pais Since…
Continue readingHuawei is now world’s second-largest smartphone brand
Huawei overtook Apple as the world’s second-largest smartphone brand in 2019, according to a new report from Counterpoint Research. Huawei shipped…
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Museum of Chinese in America archives likely destroyed in fire
Firefighters gather on Bayard Street in Lower Manhattan on January 24, around the corner from 70 Mulberry Street, where the…
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Huawei in hot water at home for hypocrisy
985, 996, 251, 404. Just random numbers? Not quite. They’re what internet users posted — before they were deleted —…
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