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February 11, 2016

China
Critics of China Vanish Outside China’s Borders

Gui Minhai, by most accounts, appeared quite happy with his life in Pattaya, a seedy seaside report east of Bangkok. The writer and editor, born in China and holding a Swedish passport, had been livi…

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December 5, 2014

Middle East and North Africa
The Pivot to Asia is a Success

The pivot to Asia is a great success. Trade with China and India has risen rapidly and relations keep improving. No, not the U.S. pivot, which is imaginary. Israel’s. Consider this report in The Di…

April 27, 2020

China
China: Life In Shanghai During the Pandemic

This post is part of a series from Asia Unbound. The post is authored by Peidong Sun, associate professor of history at Fudan University.  On December 18, 2019, Fudan University changed its charte…

A woman wears a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai on March 19, 2020.

July 6, 2016

China
How Much Should We Read Into China’s New “Core Socialist Values”?

Bochen Han is an intern for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Driving through any Chinese city, town, or village today it’s hard to miss the 24-character set of “core socialist val…

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