The China Project
From 2016 to 2023, we published an extraordinary range of China-focused articles, podcasts, interviews, and videos. Here are a few highlights.
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Taipei Pride celebrates queer diversity despite its challenges
Asia’s LGBT capital ended its pride week with a hugely successful parade. The movement faces its challenges though.
American innkeeper in rural China keeps a light on for guests
Brian Linden and his wife Jeanee invested their life savings in building a business in rural China decades ago. The legacy and future of their work are uncertain amid shaky U.S.-China relations.
Some sad news
We have to shut down. This is why.
With mines, ports, and factories, China is set to dominate Latin America’s electric vehicle industry
The region has some of the largest mineral reserves for this industry, including copper and lithium. Chinese companies also see opportunities in the local vehicle market.
Xi and Albanese meet in Beijing
Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met for the second time in Beijing today. It’s the strongest signal to date that ties between their two countries are improving after years of tensions.
The China Agenda for November 6–12: APEC Summit and Anthony Blinken in the Indo-Pacific
This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of November 6–12.
China-owned companies reckon with U.S. state, national land purchase bans
Arkansas recently ordered ChemChina-owned Syngenta to sell its land in the state. Other states are also putting up walls for Chinese buyers.
China’s cognitive dissonance in the Israel-Hamas war
The underlying premises driving China's approach in the Middle East seem increasingly out of sync with the shifting realities. Perhaps most ironically, Hamas (and its supporters in Iran, etc.) embrace a strand of radical Islam that China fears most.
‘Lived in frustration, and died in vain’ — Phrase of the Week
A new phrase describes the sentiment in China toward the sudden death of Li Keqiang.