Join us tonight for a special screening of “Made in Ethiopia.”

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:

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:

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:

Watch the trailer for “Made in Ethiopia” youtu.be/mUBm1FZ_ro4?... And purchase tickets to the screening today! asiasociety.org/new-york/eve...

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 @chinafile.bsky.social for a screening on October 6, followed by a Q&A with co-directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan.

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

On October 6, join @chinafile.bsky.social 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 @susanjakes.bsky.social.

A warm tribute to one of Shanghai's best-loved chroniclers of the city, by her friend Tina Kanagaratnam:

Cash, tax breaks, housing incentives, free fertility treatment: nothing seems to convince young Chinese people to have more babies:

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. www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...

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.

"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:

"…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" —@katiestallard.bsky.social

Has the U.S. driven its rivals closer together? Latest conversation: www.chinafile.com/conversation...

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:

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:

Has the U.S. driven its rivals closer together? Latest conversation: www.chinafile.com/conversation...

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:

Over internetcensuur in China:

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:

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: www.chinafile.com/co...

Trains are a motif that runs through Zha Jianying's memoir and family history, of which the final and fifth part is here: www.chinafile.com/re...

How might the battle over the Dalai Lama's succession play out? In a @chinafile.bsky.social Conversation, Ian Johnson, Isabel Hilton, Tashi Rabgey, and Robert Barnett discuss potential outcomes and responses from Beijing, Dharamsala, and around the world. Read: www.chinafile.com/conversation...

Thought provoking and informative piece by @shellyk.bsky.social for @chinafile.bsky.social www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...

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: www.chinafile.com/co...

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: www.chinafile.com/re...

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.

👇 "The [PRC censorship] system...intertwines human and machine into a complex apparatus that pervades the online and offline worlds/At the same time, the system is a resource-constrained, best-guess, partially-deployed patchwork, every component of which is imperfect and subject to failure"

Supported by @opentechfund.bsky.social: @chinafile.bsky.social’s Jessica Batke & @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social explain that Chinese censorship isn’t simply a “firewall, but a “locknet” – a multi-level system of socio-technical controls. (1/4) locknet.chinafile.com/the-locknet/...

Amazing work here. One of the smartest and most comprehensive reports ever done on Chinese censorship -- a topic that's going to become so much more relevant as DeepSeek and other Chinese LLMs continue to grab territory

NEW: A ChinaFile investigation into China's powerful, but leaky, internet censorship system at locknet.chinafile.com 1/21

Rui Ma, Lizzi Lee, Dan Wang, Michael Dunne, Kevin Xu, Doug O’Laughlin, and Abigail Coplin discuss the next tech innovations that might come out of China: www.chinafile.com/co...

How to Have an American Baby is a voyage into the world of Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. on “birthing vacations” in order to obtain American citizenship for their babies. Director Leslie Tai will be in conversation with ChinaFile Editor-in-Chief Susan Jakes following the screening.

Neil Thomas, Fellow on Chinese Politics at Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis writes on a counter-intuitive turn in Chinese politics: www.chinafile.com/re...

Chinese activists "simply could not believe that the U.S. government, which for decades had expressed support for the cause of human rights in China, would move so quickly to end its support." www.chinafile.com/re...

How to Have an American Baby is a voyage into the world of Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. on “birthing vacations” in order to obtain American citizenship for their babies. Director Leslie Tai will be in conversation with ChinaFile Editor-in-Chief Susan Jakes following the screening.

In recent years, European countries had begun to align with the U.S. on China policy. Now amid plummeting trust in America, China is promising stability and consistency. What will this mean for Europe-China Relations? Our latest Conversation-www.chinafile.com/co...

An excerpt from Jack Neubauer's new book: The Adoption Plan: 'Women who socialized with American servicemen came to be known derisively as “jeep girls.” And shortly after the emergence of jeep girls, some Chinese media outlets began predicting that “jeep babies” would be soon to follow.'

Great column on why America is unlikely to win this trade war: “China…has developed a particularly Darwinian version of capitalism, in which companies must tolerate unending rounds of brutal price competition, political meddling, and unclear rights to their own property”

The 4th installment of Zha Jianying's family memoir is out: "Foxconn…is the postcard image of China today: the factory of the world. Would Grandpa feel pride at such an amazing achievement? How, though, would he feel about Foxconn’s 60 hours work weeks?"… 1/3

Another quote from this installment: Wang Meng…regarded as the most liberal Minister of Culture in the history of the PRC…[once] made a remark that has since returned to my mind repeatedly. “We should recognize this phenomenon,” Wang had mused, “evil is sometimes what powers progress in history.”

The latest installment of Zha Jianying's family memoir is out: "Foxconn…is the postcard image of China today: the factory of the world. Would Grandpa feel pride at such an amazing achievement? How, though, would he feel about Foxconn’s 60 hours work weeks?" 1/4

Joseph Torigian's book is a fascinating account of the life of Xi Jinping's father. This interview gives a taste:

Professor Michael Berry writes: "It was also a painful message because it is one phrase I never thought I would have to use with my students here in the United States where I once believed we had freedom of expression…"

In China people have long counseled keeping quiet to stay safe. China scholar Michael Berry now finds himself giving thay advice to his foreign students in America-https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/notes-chinafile/cautioning-his-students-stay-quiet-scholar-of-china-hears-echoes

Understanding Xi Jinping through his father: An interview with Joseph Torigian, scholar and author of the first authoritative biography of Xi Zhongxun.