China’s 80’s Generation: Working for the FutureChinese born in the 1980’s, known as 80 hou (baling hou in putong hua), are famous to Westerners as the first generation born during…
China’s Higher Education ReformEducation reform in China has reached a new and crucial stage. The driving force is the need to produce an increasingly knowledgeable workforce equipped…
Developing Western China: Xi’an’s Maturing Economy and the Role of Producer ServicesXi’an, famed for its Terracotta Warriors of ancient times and as a strategic interior location in Maoist China, is rising again, as a provider…
From Grits to Rice: Teaching Chinese Language and Culture in GeorgiaWhen I was a Chinese Studies major in the early 1990s, the most popular Asian language to study was Japanese. There was little interest…