Barbarians at the Gate

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The Destruction of Yuanmingyuan (One from the Vault)

Posted August 3, 202200:46:39

David and Jeremiah are on vacation this month, which means, like the days of summer TV (pre-Internet and pre-InfiniteStreamingNetflixVerse), we...

It's a Matter of Trust: Social and Political Confidence in the United States and the PRC

Posted July 18, 202200:43:47

Three years of Covid-19 chaos, political upheavals, climate change disasters, and economic downturns have triggered an increasing lack of faith in government...

Writing about China for the World

Posted July 7, 202201:00:17

This week we talk with Hatty Liu, Managing Editor of The World of ChineseThis...

Teaching Values: Ideology and Education in China with Jiang Xueqin

Posted June 1, 202200:55:32

Contrary to the common stereotype that Chinese education is regimented and mired in tradition, the education system in China is actually one of the...

Pride, Politics, and Pandemics: Understanding China's Nationalism with Peter Gries

Posted May 17, 202200:50:10

What do we know about Chinese nationalism? Do nationalistic sentiments manifest differently among different demographic groups, as is often the case...