Editor’s Note
China is nothing if not ambitious, and ambition is a theme that suffuses the articles in this issue of China Currents. Starting with perhaps the most ambitious development plan in…
Will All Roads Lead to Beijing? Risks and Challenges in China’s “Belt” and “Road” Plan
China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative is perhaps the most ambitious development plan ever devised by any nation-state. Plans call for trillions of dollars to be invested in roads, railways,…
Dealing with China – An Indian Perspective
Three issues bedevil Sino-Indian relations at present. These are the long-pending boundary dispute, the huge trade deficit in favor of China, and the Chinese initiated “One Belt, One Road” proposal,…
Fast Fashion and the Pursuit of a Global Market
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…
U.S. – China Education Relations: past, present, and future
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…
Beijing United Family Hospital Turns Twenty: a conversation with Roberta Lipson, CEO
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…
Intellectual Property Right Challenges and Opportunities in China and U.S.: An Interview with Dr. Lei Fang
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…
What China’s ‘export machine’ can teach Trump about globalization
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…
Advertising in China
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…
Why Giving is Harder than Earning: Philanthropy in China
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…