Editor Note
Special Issue on China and the war in Ukraine We’re delighted to offer something new for China Currents — a special, multimedia issue on China’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The issue features three of our associates —…
2022, the Year That Has Upset China
As 2022 began, the year was shaping up as one of great significance for China. It appeared that the nation had successfully contained COVID-19 and could become the first country in the world to return to pre-pandemic normalcy and witness…
Helping China Learn the Putin Lesson
Seven months into Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the consequences of the war remain unclear. Russia might regain the upper hand or be forced off Ukrainian soil. No less certain is the length and intensity of Russia’s status as a…
The Ukraine Crisis, Xi Jinping, and Taiwan
Concurrent with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions have increased in the Taiwan Strait. Tensions had, in fact, been on the rise for several years with the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force repeatedly probing the Republic of China’s airspace. The…
Editor’s Note
This issue of China Currents focuses on a broad question that has been long discussed and likely will profoundly shape the world in the coming decades: what are the implications of the rise of China? John Givens begins the discussion…
China Ostrichism: Why Didn’t the World Prepare for China’s Rise?
The rise of China has been one of the clearest, most predicted, and most predictable realities in a century of international politics. Rather than the result of a sudden shift like the decline of Britain after World War I or…
Challenges of China’s Rise to Become a Global Innovation Leader in the 21st Century
A brief look at the parallels, precedence, and paradoxes Between 2012 and 2018, a few colleagues and I studied next-generation innovation ecosystems globally. We observed a number of patterns and anti-patterns.[1.Wikipedia defines anti-pattern as “a commonly-used process, structure or pattern…
The Roles of Tianxia and Westphalian Sovereignty in Understanding Relations Between China and Xinjiang
The “Xinjiang question” poses one of the most controversial issues for China scholars today. A significant portion of the region’s Turkic Uyghur Muslim population claims that Xinjiang possesses a distinct cultural and ethnic identity from China’s Han Chinese majority and…
Deja Vu: China’s Relations with the West
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…
Doing Business in Shanghai: An Interview with William D. Frazier
William D. Frazier’s company, Shanghai-America Direct Import & Export, is based in Shanghai (xmftrade.com). He is the author of Black American Entrepreneur in China: Connecting Industry and Cultural Differences, and his website is WilliamDFrazier.com. The interview was conducted on Zoom…