Notes From an Expedition: Dancing on Knife's Edge
Lede: In his final dispatch from Beijing, David A. Andelman reports on the new challenges facing the media in China. Thanks to the social media new opportunities are emerging. by David A. Andelmanread...
View ArticleNepal: Balancing on Top of the World
Lede: China and India are meddling in Nepali affairs, but this time it's to make the country more stable. By Elizabeth Pond How does a state squeezed between China and India with only 27 million...
View ArticleChina vs. the US: The Roots of a Love-Hate Relationship (Part 1)
Lede: In a speech given at Columbia University on December 7th, Seymour Topping looks back on 50 years of U.S.-China relations. In part one, Topping argues that the origins of the love-hate...
View ArticleChina vs. the US: A Booming China Rejects Western Interference (Part 3)
Lede: Seymour Topping reports on Chongqing, a city that represents the future of China. (The Friends of the Columbia University Libraries sponsored a December 7, 2011 lecture by Seymour Topping,...
View ArticleChina vs. the US: From Mao's Victory to Nixon's Handshake (Part 4)
Lede: In the fourth part of his speech, Seymour Topping reports on Mao's victory, arguing that China's foreign policy was led by security concerns rather than ideology. (The Friends of the Columbia...
View ArticleChina vs. the US: Cooperation over Competition (Part 5)
Lede: In the conclusion of his speech, Seymour Topping says that in the end, despite their disagreements, China and the U.S. must cooperate to preserve world peace. (The Friends of the Columbia...
View ArticleUnderstanding Climate Change: Powerpoint and Propaganda
Lede: Through physical experience, media and schooling, Chinese are becoming more aware of the effects of climate change and what steps they must take to preserve their country. In the second article...
View ArticleGermany's Pivot to China
Lede: As the Berlin-Beijing relationship matures, Angela Merkel stands apart as the true leader of Europe. Elizabeth Pond explains the development of this special economic and political relationship...
View ArticleChina’s Bad Air Day
Lede: Long derided, and denied, the smog in China's industrial belt has reached crisis levels. In Beijing, the air pollution is more concentrated than has been recorded in the middle of forest fires....
View ArticleA Tale of Two Rivers: Southwest China’s Hydropower Play
Lede: Both the Nu and Lancang Rivers run through the southwest territory of China. The difference? The Nu has less hydropower potential. Jason Brozek contemplates why Beijing has focused its dam...
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