China Policy Institute Blog
(Un)leashing Public Opinion: The State, Media, and Audience Demands during Anti-Japanese Protests in China
February 20, 2013
By Danie Stockmann. Nationalism seems to be on the rise in China. Since the late 1990s nationalist protests have taken place almost annually. As evident during the recent Senkaku / Diaoyu island disputes in the East China Sea, anti-foreign protests have been primarily directed against Japan, but also the United States. It is widely believed …
A new episode of left-right confrontation
January 10, 2013
by Zhengxu Wang. Southern Weekly has long been the banner of media freedom. Indeed it has, since the mid-1990s, long been the banner of general ideas of political freedom, democracy, civil liberty, freedom of speech, human rights, and the like. The quality of its content and professionalism of its staff have sometimes been called into …
“So, What Made You Want To Study Chinese?”
December 17, 2012
by Rhiannon Tsang. “You were before your time,” a barrister friend commented to me at a St Anne’s College (Oxford University) reunion last year. “None of us could see the point in China is those days.” How times have changed! The opening of the new Si Yuan Building for the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies …
Taiwan’s ‘Strawberry Generation’ and Media Freedom
December 13, 2012
By Michal Thim. Taiwan’s youth is often referred to as the ‘Strawberry Generation’, unable to work hard, selfish, spoiled, and disinterested in public affairs. Data shows that such labelling is untrue. In fact, the Taiwanese are shouldering the longest working hours in the world; a burden carried jointly across generations. Yet, one label given by …
Mo Yan’s big house and the CCP’s reaction to Nobel Prizes
October 16, 2012
by Tracey Fallon. The Nobel Prize in literature last week went to Mo Yan, the first Chinese national to receive the prize. There is a marked contrast in reception to the news by the Chinese government than the last Chinese citizen to gain a Nobel prize, that of jailed human rights activist, Liu Xiaobo. When …
On the Nobel Prize Winning Chinese Author Named “Don’t Speak”
October 14, 2012
by Xiaoling Zhang. The winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature is a paradox: Mo Yan, his penname for writing, means “don’t speak”, and yet he is a prolific writer, having produced 10 novels, several novellas and more than 80 short stories. The paradox does not stop there: he is the vice president of …
Sino-African cooperation in the media sphere: part of the larger phenomenon of China-Africa relations
October 2, 2012
by Xiaoling Zhang. As the main engine of global economic growth in the 21st century, China is increasing its footprint in the four corners of the world. Africa is no exception. In fact it is one of the regions where China is more active than ever: today, China is Africa’s largest trading partner, overtaking the …
Doping the Wrong Question to Ask
August 3, 2012
By Zhengxu Wang. The journalists or commentators raising the possibility of doping in the performance of the Chinese swimmers are doing this too late. If they were commenting before the Sydney Olympics (2000), they were right on target. So, may I say they are 12 years late? I am myself in fact a big critic …
Normative Response to Requiring Chinese Pronounciation from Our Commentators
July 13, 2012
by Sam Beatson. Mike’s last blog post is an interesting article and I acknowledge Mike’s passion for this matter, which I do share. The article above appears to call for greater respect for Chinese language or pronounciation by English speakers, in the name of internationalisation. I recall “East and West” by the last governor of …
The BBC Mispronunciation of the Chinese Language – Just Not Cricket!
July 12, 2012
By Mike Bastin. With Wimbledon now in full flow once again and the world’s sporting eyes firmly fixed on every shot played, is it not also noteworthy to witness another Chinese sports star compete successfully on the world stage? I refer to Zheng Jie who only a few days ago ran Serena Williams so close …
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