[CEG Commentary] China’s Interaction with the World Economy
On April 2nd, 2013, University of Oxford Professor Xiaolan Fu was invited to Emory University to present her views on China¡¯s interaction with the world economy and the global economic recovery. The event was organized by the Halle Institute of Emory University in partnership with the Confucius Institute of Atlanta
[CEG Commentary] Xi Jinping¡¯s Inaugural Visit to Russia: Responses and Reflections
On March 22, the People¡¯s Republic of China¡¯s new President, Xi Jinping, arrived in Moscow for his first official state visit. ¡°The fact that the new Chinese leader is making his first foreign visit to our country confirms the special nature of a strategic partnership between Russia and China,” Russian
[CEG Commentary] Xi Jinping’s “China Dream,” an Attempt at Chinese Soft-power?
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), which took place from March 5 to 17, completed the political leadership transition that started last autumn. Xi Jinping now holds the three top positions of Head of State, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chairman of the Central Military Committee.
[CEG Commentary] Death of Baby in Stolen Car: A Case Analysis through Weibo
A car theft in Changchun city in Jilin province on Monday, March 4 incited a mass movement in search for a baby that was left in the stolen car. The actual theft occurred at approximately 7:20 am, when the owners of the vehicle returned from inside a super market to
[CEG Commentary] China, The United States, and Cyber-Warfare
As multiple media outlets share their experience of having suffered cyber-attacks and computer security firms publish reports highlighting China¡¯s People¡¯s Liberation Army backing for hacking activities in the United States, the issue threatens to strain U.S.-China relations, even as both powers are already at odds over other security issues such
[CEG Commentary] The Past, Present, and Future: An Examination of Corruption in China
¡°We must uphold the cracking down on both tigers and flies, resolutely investigating law-breaking cases of officials while also earnestly resolving the unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems that occur among the people,¡± remarked Xi Jinping, the current General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and future President of
[CEG Commentary] Can Chinese Values Offer an Alternative Vision of Universalism?
Liu Kang is a Professor of Chinese Studies at the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and is Director of the China Research Center at Duke University. He is also Chair Professor and Dean of the Institute of Arts and Humanities at Shanghai Jiaotong University. In a talk co-hosted
[CEG Commentary] A Chinese Plan for Peace
Xi Jinping surprised the international community last week by putting forth a four-point plan for peace between Israel and Palestine. Much of the reporting on this potential realignment of Chinese foreign policy has focused on the reasons why Beijing would make such a proposal at this time; reports have left
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