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April 25, 2024

China
Numbers of Visitors to China Rises From Pandemic-Era Lows

International arrivals to China seem to be picking back up as Beijing seeks to use tourism to boost its stagnating domestic economy.

Passengers await boarding for flights at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China.

March 25, 2024

China
China’s Marriage Rate Bounces Back After Covid—But Only Temporarily

An uptick in the number of new marriages in 2023 is likely a only temporary blip rather than a long-term change from China's steady transition to a rapidly aging society.

A couple holding marriage certificates poses for a photo outside a registry office of marriage in Beijing, China.

April 24, 2014

Malaysia
Obama Won’t Meet Anwar, But Susan Rice Will

After sustained pressure from human rights groups, democracy advocates in Congress, and some within the Obama administration who were worried (rightly) that Obama touting Malaysia as a model democrac…

anwar-ibrahim

August 17, 2011

International Organizations
Nation. Meet Susan Rice.

Nation. Meet Susan Rice. On Monday night, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations was on the Colbert Report. She used typical  UN sovereignty-stealing trickery—like logic and nuance—to “explain”…

April 5, 2024

United States
Election 2024: China’s Efforts to Interfere in the U.S. Presidential Election

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: China is following Russia’s lead in meddling in the U.S. presidential election.

China Russia Flags

January 11, 2012

Ten Whats With...Dr. Susan Bissell

Dr. Susan Bissell is Associate Director and Programmes Chief Child Protection, UNICEF, based in New York.  Susan joined UNICEF in 1987 where her work has taken her to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Ha…

Susan Bissell