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'Mistress Dispeller' has been shortlisted for the Oscars. Here is a recent interview with director Elizabeth Lo by ChinaFile Editor-in-Chief Susan Jakes:
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‘Mistress Dispeller’ | ChinaFile
The new documentary feature film Mistress Dispeller probes the unraveling and redemption of a marriage at breathtakingly close range. Director Elizbeth Lo follows Teacher Wang, a professional “mistress dispeller,” as she counsels a middle-aged wife undone by her husband’s infidelity and unspools a covert plan to rid them of his lover. The film is currently playing at the IFC
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/notes-chinafile/mistress-dispeller
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The verdict in the national security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is set to be delivered next Monday, according to the judiciary. In full:
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BREAKING: Jimmy Lai nat. security case verdict to be handed down Monday | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
The verdict in the national security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 78, is set to be handed down next Monday, according to the judiciary. The founder of Hong Kong’s defunct Apple Daily...
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Lettere d'amore di un artista cinese dal carcere Gao Zhen attende il processo in Cina sua moglie è in un limbo sostenuta dai lavori che lui realizza con la carta Le immagini sono state accuratamente strappate a mano da fogli di carta da lettere realizzate dal marito in carcere di notte 👇
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Gao Zhen, Detained Chinese Artist, Keeps Creating From Prison
As Gao Zhen awaits trial in China, his wife and child live in limbo, unable to return to America, sustained by the portraits he fashions from scraps of paper.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/08/world/asia/gao-zhen-china-artist-detained.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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about 1 month ago
I did a Q&A with Violet Feng on her new film:
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Filmmaker Violet Du Feng's latest work is ‘The Dating Game,’ which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Filmed in Chongqing, the film follows a group of desperate bachelors participating in a dating “boot camp.” Read her
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“The Dating Game” in China
Violet Du Feng has produced and directed more than a dozen documentary films about China. Her latest is The Dating Game, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Filmed in Chongqing, the…
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/notes-chinafile/dating-game-china
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👉What does this trend reveal about China’s fertility pressures, shifting social norms, and the global surrogacy economy?
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A Surrogacy Silk Road: Chinese Parents Head West for Babies – chinaobservers
This article was originally published in ChinaFile and is republished here with the permission of the author. On the popular Chinese social media platform Xia
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Violet Feng's "The Dating Game" follows a romance coach in Chongqing and three of his students. In this Q&A, Feng talks about: • China's gender imbalance • 'Left behind' children • AI boyfriends in China • Pick up artist culture & global crises of masculinity
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Two days after our preview of independent Chinese-language film festivals in Berlin and New York, the NY event was cancelled because of pressure on filmmakers in China. We've updated out story with links to a statement from the organizer and NYT piece.
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A New Global Scene for Independent Chinese Film | ChinaFile
On November 6, the IndieChina Film Festival announced its cancellation because of pressure from authorities on China-based filmmakers and participants.This November, two unrelated festivals of independent Chinese-language films are taking place outside of China. The CiLENS Berlin Indie Chinese Cinema Week, which runs from November 1 to 9, is now in its fourth year. In New
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/notes-chinafile/new-global-scene-independent-chinese-film
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about 2 months ago
25% of the polysilicon in solar panels comes from China’s Uyghur region. While the global solar industry is on the rise, so is forced labour in the sector. New piece from
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on ensuring the green transition doesn't come at the cost of slavery:
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Renewable Energy Still Comes at the Cost of Forced Labor. It Needs to Be Stopped.
Despite dominating global production, China has a polysilicon problem. Having subsidized and encouraged production of this critical ingredient in solar cells and panels, the country now faces massive ...
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/renewable-energy-still-comes-cost-of-forced-labor-it-needs-be-stopped
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Jeremy Goldkorn
about 2 months ago
With mini profiles of filmmaker/curators Echo Xuedan Tang and Zhu Rikun, and a quote from
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As China’s space for independent film continues to shrink, two filmmakers-turned-curators have established festivals in Berlin and New York, creating vital platforms for Chinese cinema that can no longer be shown at home.
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A New Global Scene for Independent Chinese Film | ChinaFile
This November, two unrelated festivals of independent Chinese-language films are taking place outside of China. The CiLENS Berlin Indie Chinese Cinema Week, which runs from November 1 to 9, is now in its fourth year. In New York, the inaugural IndieChina Film Festival is on from November 8 to 15.It’s a surprisingly positive development. “Many of us attending a conference on
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/notes-chinafile/new-global-scene-independent-chinese-film
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"Mistress Dispeller" — at
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talks with filmmaker Elizabeth Lo about her provocative new documentary on infidelity and reconciliation.
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‘Mistress Dispeller’
The new documentary feature film Mistress Dispeller probes the unraveling and redemption of a marriage at breathtakingly close range. Director Elizbeth Lo follows Teacher Wang, a professional…
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/notes-chinafile/mistress-dispeller
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In case you missed it last week: We gathered a few friends and colleagues to write about the extraordinary life of Jerome A. Cohen (1930-2025), renowned lawyer and scholar of Chinese law.
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Remembering Jerome A. Cohen
Jerome Alan Cohen (July 1, 1930 – September 22, 2025) was a renowned American lawyer who was one of the foremost foreign scholars of Chinese law. After studying law at Yale, Cohen embarked on a career...
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/remembering-jerome-cohen
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2 months ago
🤰Why are flights from Georgia to China full of crying babies? Our analyst
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wrote a very interesting investigative piece on the phenomenon of the "Surrogacy Silk Road" for
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, read it here 👇
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A Surrogacy Silk Road: Chinese Parents Head West for Babies
Georgia has become an increasingly popular destination for Chinese visitors. The number of visits nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024, with more than 88,500 visits last year. Yet leisure tourism does...
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/features/surrogacy-silk-road-chinese-parents-head-west-babies
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In case you missed it last week: We gathered a few friends and colleagues to write about the extraordinary life of Jerome A. Cohen (1930-2025), renowned lawyer and scholar of Chinese law.
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Remembering Jerome A. Cohen
Jerome Alan Cohen (July 1, 1930 – September 22, 2025) was a renowned American lawyer who was one of the foremost foreign scholars of Chinese law. After studying law at Yale, Cohen embarked on a career...
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/remembering-jerome-cohen
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3 months ago
What's the latest on U.S.-China trade talks? Scholars and experts evaluate the current state of the trade and tech tussle via
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https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/chips-and-soybeans
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Chips and Soybeans
American and Chinese officials announced on September 15 that they had reached a “framework agreement” on the future of TikTok. On September 25, Trump signed an executive order approving the framework agreement for the TikTok deal, although Chinese comm...
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/chips-and-soybeans
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A
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Conversation that showcases the many contributions Jerry Cohen made to the study of Chinese law, and the innumerable lives he touched during his 95 years with us.
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Remembering Jerome A. Cohen
Jerome Alan Cohen (July 1, 1930 – September 22, 2025) was a renowned American lawyer who was one of the foremost foreign scholars of Chinese law. After studying law at Yale, Cohen embarked on a…
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/remembering-jerome-cohen
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Join us tonight for a special screening of “Made in Ethiopia.”
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Having children by surrogacy is illegal in China, and so, reports, Emma Belmonte, aspiring Chinese parents are turning to places like Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan to find women to bear children for them:
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A Surrogacy Silk Road: Chinese Parents Head West for Babies | ChinaFile
Georgia has become an increasingly popular destination for Chinese visitors. The number of visits nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024, with more than 88,500 visits last year. Yet leisure tourism does not account for the infant-filled flights back to China. Rather, it seems more likely the tiny passengers were the reason many Chinese visitors had traveled to Georgia in the
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/features/surrogacy-silk-road-chinese-parents-head-west-babies
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Having children by surrogacy is illegal in China, and so, reports, Emma Belmonte, aspiring Chinese parents are turning to places like Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan to find women to bear children for them:
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A Surrogacy Silk Road: Chinese Parents Head West for Babies | ChinaFile
Georgia has become an increasingly popular destination for Chinese visitors. The number of visits nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024, with more than 88,500 visits last year. Yet leisure tourism does not account for the infant-filled flights back to China. Rather, it seems more likely the tiny passengers were the reason many Chinese visitors had traveled to Georgia in the
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/features/surrogacy-silk-road-chinese-parents-head-west-babies
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Where are U.S.-China trade talks now? ChinaFile invited a group of scholars and specialists to evaluate the current state of the trade and tech tussle:
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Chips and Soybeans | ChinaFile
American and Chinese officials announced on September 15 that they had reached a “framework agreement” on the future of TikTok. On September 25, Trump signed an executive order approving the framework agreement for the TikTok deal, although Chinese communications on it have been much more vague. And whatever happens with TikTok, there are many other tensions that remain
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/chips-and-soybeans
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3 months ago
Watch the trailer for “Made in Ethiopia”
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And purchase tickets to the screening today!
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Made In Ethiopia - International Trailer
YouTube video by Dogwoof
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Made In Ethiopia is a film that lifts the curtain on China’s historic but misunderstood impact on Africa, and explores contemporary Ethiopia at a moment of profound crisis. Join us and
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for a screening on October 6, followed by a Q&A with co-directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan.
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Saddened by the passing of our mentor, friend, inspiration and frequent ChinaFile contributor Jerry Cohen and remembering his remarkable big, long, rich life with gratitude-https://usali.org/institute-news/remembering-jerome-a-cohen
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3 months ago
On October 6, join
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for a screening of Made in Ethiopia, a documentary that strives to lift the curtain on China’s historic but misunderstood impact on Africa. Followed by a conversation with co-directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan and
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ChinaFile Presents: ‘Made in Ethiopia,’ a Film Screening and Discussion
When a massive Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia, three women in search of prosperity have their faith in industrialization tested to the limit.
https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/chinafile-presents-made-ethiopia-film-screening-and-discussion
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A warm tribute to one of Shanghai's best-loved chroniclers of the city, by her friend Tina Kanagaratnam:
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Remembering Tess Johnston, Chronicler of ‘Old Shanghai’ | ChinaFile
“I had never seen anything like Shanghai in 1981,” said Tess Johnston, describing her impression of the city when she first arrived. “I had never been to a foreign country that looked so utterly and completely Western. It was perfectly preserved, a cross between Warsaw in 1938 and Calcutta, a totally Western city with an Asian population. It was a scruffy showcase of Western
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/notes-chinafile/remembering-tess-johnston-chronicler-of-old-shanghai
3 months ago
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Cash, tax breaks, housing incentives, free fertility treatment: nothing seems to convince young Chinese people to have more babies:
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China’s Birth Crisis Is a Crisis of Faith in the Future | ChinaFile
In recent years, the government has offered tax breaks, housing incentives, and fertility treatment coverage to encourage family formation. But these measures are unlikely to work. China’s birth rate has fallen from 2.5 births per woman in 1990 to just 1 birth per woman in 2023. The country’s declining birth rate is not only an economic problem but a cultural one. For many
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/chinas-birth-crisis-crisis-of-faith-future
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Beijing is rolling out new policies to prod China's young people to have children. Demographer Emma Zang explains why these efforts seem unlikely to succeed.
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China’s Birth Crisis Is a Crisis of Faith in the Future
In recent years, the government has offered tax breaks, housing incentives, and fertility treatment coverage to encourage family formation. But these measures are unlikely to work. China’s birth rate ...
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/chinas-birth-crisis-crisis-of-faith-future
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On October 6, ChinaFile presents "Made in Ethiopia"—a documentary film about a massive Chinese factory complex in rural Ethiopia, and 3 women in search of prosperity who have their faith in industrialization tested to the limit.
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"Real tensions and fault lines remain beneath the televised displays of camaraderie" between India, China, Russia, and North Korea. Five scholars and journalists reflect on last week's events in Beijing and Tianjin in this ChinaFile Conversation:
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Is This a New World Order? | ChinaFile
From August 31 to September 1, China hosted twenty foreign leaders in Tianjin for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, the biggest meeting since the formation of the security group in 2002. Group photos of all the attendees and video and photos of Xi Jinping enjoying moments of bonhomie with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/new-world-order
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"…we can finally lay to rest the idea that the Trump administration is in the process of executing a sophisticated “reverse Kissinger” maneuver that will draw Russia away from China" —
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Is This a New World Order? | ChinaFile
From August 31 to September 1, China hosted twenty foreign leaders in Tianjin for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, the biggest meeting since the formation of the security group in 2002. Group photos of all the attendees and video and photos of Xi Jinping enjoying moments of bonhomie with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/new-world-order
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Has the U.S. driven its rivals closer together? Latest conversation:
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Is This a New World Order?
From August 31 to September 1, China hosted twenty foreign leaders in Tianjin for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, the biggest meeting since the formation of the security group in 200...
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/new-world-order
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How should we think about China's military parade, the SCO Summit, and the diplomatic theater performed for the cameras by Xi, Modi, Putin, and Kim? We asked Farwa Aamer, Katie Stallard, Tanvi Madan, Maria Repnikova, and Sun Chenghao:
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Is This a New World Order? | ChinaFile
From August 31 to September 1, China hosted twenty foreign leaders in Tianjin for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, the biggest meeting since the formation of the security group in 2002. Group photos of all the attendees and video and photos of Xi Jinping enjoying moments of bonhomie with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/new-world-order
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How should we think about China's military parade, the SCO Summit, and the diplomatic theater performed for the cameras by Xi, Modi, Putin, and Kim? We asked Farwa Aamer, Katie Stallard, Tanvi Madan, Maria Repnikova, and Sun Chenghao:
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Is This a New World Order? | ChinaFile
From August 31 to September 1, China hosted twenty foreign leaders in Tianjin for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, the biggest meeting since the formation of the security group in 2002. Group photos of all the attendees and video and photos of Xi Jinping enjoying moments of bonhomie with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/new-world-order
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Has the U.S. driven its rivals closer together? Latest conversation:
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Is This a New World Order?
From August 31 to September 1, China hosted twenty foreign leaders in Tianjin for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, the biggest meeting since the formation of the security group in 200...
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/new-world-order
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A new book by political economist Pascale Massot examines how China is heavily import-dependent for many raw metals and minerals despite its market size and power. Author Paul French asked her all about it:
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“China’s Vulnerability Paradox” | ChinaFile
China’s appetite for critical minerals, fossil fuel, timber, and other commodities is the subject of countless news articles and has created anxiety in capital cities around the world. The dominant narrative is one of concern over Beijing’s dominance of global supply chains. Yet while the country clearly exhibits strengths as a commodity superpower, it also suffers from
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/notes-chinafile/chinas-vulnerability-paradox
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Over internetcensuur in China:
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How Much Has Trump Changed His Position on China?
U.S. President Donald Trump came into office with tough talk on China, including promises to enact huge tariffs on China and erect a new trade regime, “aggressive new restrictions” on Chinese ownershi...
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/how-much-has-trump-changed-his-position-china
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Has Trump gone soft on China? A conversation with James McGregor, Wendy Cutler, Ryan Hass, James Mann, and Stephen Roach, all of whom have deep knowledge and experience of U.S-China trade issues:
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How Much Has Trump Changed His Position on China? | ChinaFile
U.S. President Donald Trump came into office with tough talk on China, including promises to enact huge tariffs on China and erect a new trade regime, “aggressive new restrictions” on Chinese ownership of American land, an end to fentanyl trafficking, and more. Now the White House seems to be softening its tone, and moderating its actions against Beijing. How significantly has
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/how-much-has-trump-changed-his-position-china
4 months ago
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The EU and China in 2025: We asked five experts for their views on the outcomes and disappointments of the summit marking the 50th anniversary of ties between the European Union and China:
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What Did the EU-China 50th Anniversary Summit Achieve? | ChinaFile
A European Union-China Summit took place in Beijing on July 24, 2025, marking the 50th anniversary of EU-China diplomatic relations. European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. What are the implications for trade and security, and for how Europe has to balance its
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-did-eu-china-50th-anniversary-summit-achieve
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Trains are a motif that runs through Zha Jianying's memoir and family history, of which the final and fifth part is here:
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Trains: A Chinese Family History of Railway Journeys, Exile, and Survival | ChinaFile
23. China is a powerful nation now. Decades of fast GDP growth. The second largest economy in the world. Yet another “New Era” has been declared by yet another strong and wise leader (Mao Zedong used the phrase “New Era” as early as 1940).The official drumbeat about “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation”—Xi Jinping’s version of “Make China Great Again”—has been
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/features/trains-chinese-family-history-of-railway-journeys-exile-and-survival-0
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5 months ago
How might the battle over the Dalai Lama's succession play out? In a
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Conversation, Ian Johnson, Isabel Hilton, Tashi Rabgey, and Robert Barnett discuss potential outcomes and responses from Beijing, Dharamsala, and around the world. Read:
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6 months ago
Thought provoking and informative piece by
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Balancing What Can Be Said with What Can Only Be Implied
The young Uyghur filmmaker Ikram Nurmehmet is now in a Chinese prison for “actively participating in terrorist activities.” He was likely targeted because he had studied in Turkey between 2010 and 201...
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/culture/balancing-what-can-be-said-what-can-only-be-implied
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On July 2, the Dalai Lama released a statement about the process of selecting his successor. What's going to happen next? A ChinaFile Conversation with Ian Johnson, Isabel Hilton, Tashi Rabgey, and Robert Barnett:
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The Dalai Lama’s Succession | ChinaFile
How might the battle over succession play out over the coming months? If the Dalai Lama announces a successor, how will Beijing respond? How robust is the institutional framework for maintaining legitimacy without the Chinese government’s recognition, and what are its potential vulnerabilities? What are the ramifications for China’s relationship with India, which hosts the
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/dalai-lamas-succession
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The Uyghur filmmaker Ikram Nurmehmet Ikram is behind bars on political charges. Shelly Kraicer reviews his four short films, and explores what they tell us about how “ethnic minority” artists can—and cannot—work inside China's system:
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Balancing What Can Be Said with What Can Only Be Implied | ChinaFile
The young Uyghur filmmaker Ikram Nurmehmet is now in a Chinese prison for “actively participating in terrorist activities.” He was likely targeted because he had studied in Turkey between 2010 and 2016. It is always difficult for what China calls “ethnic minority” (i.e. non-Han Chinese) filmmakers to make the films they want to make inside China, where review by the state Film
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/culture/balancing-what-can-be-said-what-can-only-be-implied
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6 months ago
I highly recommend this piece on internet censorship in China by Jessica Batke and @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social
locknet.chinafile.com/the-locknet/...
Whether you're an expert on the topic or completely new to it, I can guarantee you will come away with a better understanding.
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The Locknet: How China Controls Its Internet and Why It Matters
The man gazes earnestly into the camera, the glow from his computer monitor reflecting off his black-rimmed glasses. “This is more than just a cultural moment,” he says with a smile. “It’s something t...
https://locknet.chinafile.com/the-locknet/intro/
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