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
INSIDE CHINA Old Regime, New Tech The technology behind China’s COVID-19 apps is neither homegrown nor cutting-edge, while pandemic control across the country still relies on the old governance model of social control through immense manpower. Liu Manyi 12:59 pm | October 1, 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
INSIDE CHINA A Tale of Two E-Mobilities Why the EU shouldn’t interpret the Chinese booming e-car market as evidence of China’s interest in climate protection By Zhu Yi 12:36 pm | July 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
INSIDE CHINA The Campus Fire Goes Out While there is an increasing global discussion about China’s influence on academic freedom, a Chinese scholar gives his insights as to why liberal thoughts disappeared on Chinese Campus. By Li Boti 03:37 pm | April 26, 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 THROUGH A EUROPEAN LENS From Unfulfilled Promises to Realized Fears? While “bigger” countries in Europe and the EU are struggling with finding a new China policy, the Baltic states have approached China with a curious mix of independence and engagement. By Konstantinas Andrijauskas 07:20 am | February 4, 2021