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This piece isn't about Esperanto
It's about what the history of China’s Esperanto movement tells us about ‘acceptable culture’ in the eyes of the Chinese state.
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Famine and food security in Chinese history
China’s historical relationship with food has huge repercussions for its future.
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Return and a quick note x
Hallo :)
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The actual trajectory of China's economy [OPINIONATED]
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I asked 4 China experts 4 questions no one is asking about tariffs
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The actual trajectory of China's economy [OPINIONATED]
The line is pointing down, I fear.
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Elitism creep in the Sinosphere [OPINIONATED]
The labels of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ have finally reached the Substack China space. And I’m here to tell you that I don’t like it.
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China's rise was planned
Part 1 of ? featuring a short series of the ramblings of my mind put on paper.
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China's biggest soft power flop
Confucius Institutes were once the boogeymen of the China-hawk brigade. Now they are a forgotten relic of China’s soft power push.
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I asked 4 China experts 4 questions no one is asking about tariffs
Watch snooker, go for a run, contemplate the future of our planet. Forget the noise. Take action where you can.
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Between Reform and Revolution: Zhao Ziyang and China's Forgotten Future
Zhao Ziyang is an almost forgotten relic of China’s brief liberalising past. But his story shows us exactly why democracy could never win over the CCP’s…
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China's EV industry has already won
Now that we all collectively hate Tesla, this is probably a good time to bring up how the US helped the Chinese EV market succeed to its own detriment
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"Get a car. Get a house. Get a baby." The Weird World of China's Single Momfluencers
As legislation around children born to single mothers has changed, so have attitudes. Should the CCP embrace this trend as a birthrate Hail Mary?
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Book Review: The Dean of Shandong
Not the book I was expecting, but maybe the one I deserved. Either way I’m frustrated.
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