CHINA AND THE WORLD China’s AI: Sputnik Scare or iPhone Spark? As large AI models proliferate, Chinese developers are caught between the risk of layoffs and the challenges of starting their own businesses By Chang Zheng 10:15 pm | March 15, 2025
CHINA AND THE WORLD Scholz the Partner, Baerbock the Rival, and Lindner the Competitor? How is the China policy of the new German coalition government framed by the Chinese media? By Zhu Yi 03:28 pm | May 11, 2022
CHINA AND THE WORLD Public opinion roundup: Ukraine crisis viewed in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan While Putin is cheered as "Vladimir the Great" in mainland China, people in Taiwan ask whether Ukraine today is going to end up being Taiwan’s fate tomorrow By 5 authors: Initium Media journalists Lai Fu, Zhuo Lin, Yu Meixia, Wang Yizhen, and Fu Yuxin in Beijing, Taipei and Singapore 10:41 am | February 28, 2022
CHINA AND THE WORLD 150 Years of Studying Abroad in China: Three Cases of Study-Abroad Fever China’s modern history has been shaped by Chinese students studying abroad, but will today’s students turn tomorrow’s China upside-down? Liu Woyu 08:28 pm | December 3, 2021
CHINA AND THE WORLD China and the Taliban: Friend and Foe for Thirty Years Behind China’s overtures to the Taliban in Afghanistan is the cold war of nation states and the absence of ordinary Afghans. Li Damao/Initium 02:59 pm | August 23, 2021
CHINA AND THE WORLD Beyond CAI – Why China’s Labor Rights Matter For the EU, improving China’s labor standards and protecting the economic and social rights of Chinese workers is not only a moral responsibility but a long-term benefit as well. By Xu Hui 04:03 pm | June 28, 2021
CHINA AND THE WORLD Chinese Twiplomacy in the age of COVID-19 How effective is China’s twiplomacy in the global social media sphere? Studying the Twitter and Weibo accounts of five Chinese embassies in Europe revealed confusion and few coherent strategies. By Michal Chabinski and Liang Shixin 01:41 pm | May 25, 2021
CHINA AND THE WORLD The CAI under the Chinese Lens: "Win-win" for Whom? While the EU-China Agreement on Investment remains a highly disputed issue in Europe, how is it framed by the Chinese public? What topics are highlighted, and what is omitted? By Zhu Yi 10:48 am | February 25, 2021
CHINA AND THE WORLD One letter, two false signals When it comes to the interest of German car makers, the German Economic Minister seems to forget a simple economic rule: first come, first served. By Zhu Yi 03:49 pm | January 25, 2021