CHINA THROUGH A EUROPEAN LENS Public Predictions about China’s Carbon Emissions Peak: Dynamics and Impacts China’s expansion of renewable capacity drives optimistic predictions about the country’s progress in reducing carbon emissions; however, unrealistic forecasts could hinder efforts to address real environmental challenges. By Anja Senz and Belinda Uebler 08:45 am | October 7, 2024
INSIDE CHINA Those Who Have Disappeared (Again): Emergency Response in China Highly exposed to severe disasters, China intertwines its emergency relief approach with maintaining political stability and social control. By He Man 09:15 pm | July 22, 2024
Podcasts “Rulerism” - the Chinese Historical Model and its Derivatives Chinese intellectual Wu Si dissects the threads that connect China’s history to its present-day political structure and what it means for its future. 11:53 am | April 27, 2024
GREATER CHINA Do China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Mirror the Global "Liberal Women, Conservative Men" Divide? Initium Media conducted data analysis to answer this question. Spoiler alert: yes. By Da-Wun Sie 01:45 pm | March 8, 2024
INSIDE CHINA Local Debts: Whose Baby? As the local debt crisis in China intensifies, Part Two of our analysis explores how governments at various levels struggle to manage the burden and the future outlook. By Hubert Xue 11:54 am | January 31, 2024
Podcasts Exploration of China's Mediterranean Ambition Simone Dossi delves into China's expanding role in the Mediterranean region, shedding light on the mounting challenges the country confronts in the area. 10:24 am | December 21, 2023
Podcasts Exploring Chinese-Lithuanian Relations Konstantinas Andrijauskas discusses Lithuania's experience with Chinese hardball tactics - what can other countries learn from Lithuania’s example? 12:19 pm | October 11, 2023
INSIDE CHINA Local Debts: a Top-Level Design How China's central and local governments have jointly ushered in a debt-based economic model in the past decade. By Hubert Xue 02:47 pm | August 16, 2023
INSIDE CHINA China’s Hollowed-Out Mental Health System Delving into the psychosocial trauma that has eroded the confidence of Chinese society in the future. By Hermine Liu 05:02 pm | July 6, 2023