China Currents Journal
Introduction Metersbonwe is a company with humble beginnings. In true rags-to-riches form, founder Zhou Chengjian created a brand that is now a household name across the country. Now, he is looking outward, and the company faces its greatest challenge yet.…
The following is an address Dr. Bullock prepared for the third annual Young Scholars Forum at Nanjing University. The forum, held on September 21-22, 2016, was sponsored by The Global Times and the Carter Center. Let me begin with a…
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Beijing United Family Hospital, the first western-standard joint-venture hospital to open its doors in China. Started as a women’s and children’s hospital, Beijing United has evolved into United Family Healthcare (UFH), the premium,…
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…
Penelope B. Prime, Georgia State University Chinese goods seem to be everywhere these days. Consider this: At the Olympics in Rio this summer, Chinese companies supplied the mascot dolls, much of the sports equipment, the security surveillance system and the…
This piece was first published by All China Review. The history of Chinese advertising in the broad sense can be traced back to the Song dynasty when stores used signs and words to advertise services (Wang, 2008). In the 1920s…
The year 2016 is an important milestone for China’s social development. China’s first charity law was passed in March and became effective in September. Moreover, China’s Foreign NGO Management Law was passed in April and takes effect in January 2017.…
Iran is emerging as an arena of rivalry between China and India. Beijing is using its substantial leverage with Tehran to persuade Iran to expand cooperation in economic, connectivity, political, and security areas. New Delhi fears that elements of expanded…
This piece was originally published by the China Policy Institute: Analysis, based at the School of Politics and International Relations, the University of Nottingham. An earlier article in China Currents that lays a foundation for this one is available here,…
This issue of China Currents covers a wide range of timely issues. Andy Wedeman’s piece analyzes China’s protracted anti-corruption campaign led by President Xi. While many analysts had expected the campaign to wind down by now, there is reason to…