Japanese fandom is having a moment in China – and not in a good way

As China-Japan diplomatic row ripples into entertainment, over 30 Japanese performances have been abruptly cancelled, leaving ...
The Diplomat

Bureaucratized Confucianism: How Tradition Became a Tool of Control in China

What does it mean when a regime speaks the language of ancient virtue but enforces it through curriculum mandates and ideological scorecards? The opening essay of Simulated Sagehood, a five-part ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Is China Exporting Its Political Model To The World? A New Report Says Yes.

Debate has raged for decades over whether Beijing is actively exporting its authoritarian system abroad, but a new report based on a trove of previously unexamined government documents shows how China ...
The Diplomat

China’s Political Troubles in South Asia

Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (second from right) shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping ahead of attending Victory Day military parade in Beijing, China, Sep. 3. 2025. Less than a ...
China Daily

Xi, Macron jointly meet press

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly met the press after their talks in Beijing on ...
Los Angeles Times

How China sees the U.S. presidential election: ‘It’s high political drama’

TAIPEI, Taiwan — It’s one of the rare points of agreement between the U.S. presidential candidates: China is a major threat to the United States. Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have campaigned ...