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…
India and the Emerging Sino-Iranian Partnership
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,…
New Challenges for Xi Jinping’s Anti-corruption Crackdown?
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…
Editor’s Note
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…