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The Motuo hydropower project will be four times the size of the gigantic Three Gorges dam, the next biggest hydropower project in the world.
Macau saw an influx of refugees during the war, with some going on to influence all facets of life in the territory.
In Chinese folk religious beliefs, neglected ancestors become hungry ghosts, unleashing misfortune and environmental destruction.
The Laba Festival and Lantern Festival open and close the festivities around the lunar new year.
Red envelopes are a cherished cultural tradition in China and many other parts of Asia. Here’s where they come from – and their possible digital future.
Quoting this book dating from the 5th century BCE has become an internet cliché – but what does it really say?
Meet the 19th century reformer Kang Youwei who inspired the founder of modern-day China.
Xi’s New Year address wasn’t about threatening Taiwan – there’s more going on than we think.
Translators work has historically received little acknowledgement.
The Chinese leader’s recent confirmation of his power has significant implications – and a look at history can reveal what those are.
The Kimono is a distinct cultural symbol of Japan and for that reason, it has a complicated reputation around much of Asia.
Confucius looked nothing like the great sage in his own time as he is widely known in ours. But his ideas continue to shape contemporary life for many.
The CCP has little to celebrate in terms of what it has done for China. Its chief achievement has been staying in power for as long as it has.
New research shows that the oldest surviving anatomical atlas comes from Han Dynasty China, and was written over 2,000 years ago.
The Chinese Communist Party has long used healthcare as part of its propaganda operation.
China is one of the world’s largest economies, and Deng Xiaoping was arguably the man who made that happen through his visions of economic reform.
New research suggests the values and identities of the world’s great powers present a major barrier to China’s aspirations of global domination. Do not bet on China’s hegemonic prospects just yet.
The recent U.S. trade mission to China failed, allowing no space for future compromise. What follows will likely be much more than a simple trade war.
Dream of the Red Chamber, by Cao Xueqin, follows the travails of a pubescent boy. Somehow, through the spats, crushes and rivalries of a handful of teenagers, the great questions of the human condition are broached.
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Professor of Chinese Politics; Director, Lau China Institute, King's College London
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PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer In East Asian History (History) and Co-Director of Sussex Asia Centre, University of Sussex
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Chair Professor of Architecture, UNSW
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Professor of Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor (honorary), The University of Melbourne
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Assistant Professor in Chinese History, Trinity College Dublin
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PhD, Researcher and Sessional Lecturer in School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
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Professor, History and African American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Provost Chair Professor of Political Science, National University of Singapore
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Assistant Professor of Chinese, Emory University
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James Monroe Taylor Professor in Philosophy, Vassar College