The early 1980s saw the first glimpses of China's domestic reforms and interactions with people and economies outside China. This loosening was dangerous territory for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which had ruled with state control and minimal outside influence…
This is an edited version of the original book review published in the U.S. China Perception Monitor, November 15, 2021. https://uscnpm.org/2021/11/15/review-desmond-shums-red-roulette/ Book Review: Desmond Shum, Red Roulette (Scribner, 2021); 310 pp. hardback Billed as a “tell-all” about the scandals of…
At a time when U.S.-China relations are spiraling downward, a fracturing of global supply chains is underway, and countries are struggling to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, interest in the possible benefits of the “China model” has grown. China’s success…
Editor’s note: Dr. Barry Naughton, the China Research Center’s 2020 annual lecturer, sat down for a wide-ranging interview with China Currents Managing Editor Penelope Prime and Center associates John Garver, Georgia Tech professor emeritus, and Li Qi, professor at Agnes…
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He after signing the trade agreement. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Penelope B. Prime, Georgia State University U.S. President Donald Trump signed a trade deal with China on Jan. 15 intended as…
Dr. Mai Cheng is currently a member of the faculty of the Nanchang University School of Law and a leading constitutional scholar of African constitutions and political party law in China. He works at the intersection of constitution and political…
In Vol. 18, No. 1 (2019), CRC associates update what has happened since the publication five years ago of the China Currents special edition examining policy trends under the new Chairmanship of Xi Jinping post 18th Party Congress. (https://www.chinacenter.net/category/china_currents/13-2/).
The Center's annual meeting was hosted by Agnes Scott College on September 14, 2019. After the business meeting Dr. Andy Wedeman led a discussion on the current state of U.S.-China relations.
Dr. Deborah Davis is the China Research Center’s 2018 annual lecturer. Dr. Davis is Professor Emerita of Sociology at Yale University and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Fudan University in Shanghai as well as on the faculty at the Schwarzman…
Dr. Penelope Prime, Director of the China Research Center, interviewed Dr. Lei Fang on October 18, 2016, about intellectual property right (IPR) protection in China, and the new trend of Chinese companies investing in intellectual property (IP) and technologies in…