Blog New 11/02/2020 – by Katja Dombrowski Coronavirus hurts Mauritius though no-one is infected so far Mauritius is a very small country far away from China – but its economy has close ties to that country Read
Air pollution 08/01/2020 – by Aditi Roy Ghatak Blue-sky policy Our Indian contributor is impressed by Beijing’s efforts to curb air pollution Read
Digital surveillance 29/08/2019 – by Felix Lee No one can opt out China introduces points system for rating social behaviour Read
Illicit labour 02/08/2019 – by Sally Atkinson-Sheppard Criminal girls Criminal gangs have similar gender dynamics in Bangladesh and China Read
Global affairs 11/07/2019 – by Doris Fischer, Hans Dembowski Pecking order of nations Arrogant US approach is boosting nationalism in China and undermining multilateral policymaking Read
Blog 23/06/2019 – by Hans Dembowski Xi Jinping is weaker than many observers believe Why I do not think that China proves authoritarianism to be effective Read
Blog 09/06/2019 – by Hans Dembowski Sudan is not China Western media under-estimate the extent to which China opened up under authoritarian rule after the Tiananmen Square massacre Read
Emerging markets 24/02/2019 – by Praveen Jha Allied rivals In economic terms, India is still lagging behind China Read
Aid 13/01/2019 – by Hans Dembowski Limits of sovereignty In view of China’s growing international engagement, we need a good definition of “south-south cooperation” Read
Blog 03/10/2018 – by Hans Dembowski In human history, opium was always an important commodity This drug is both blessing and curse Read
Global affairs 08/09/2018 – by Hans Dembowski Do what you preach Mahbubani’s criticism of the west deserves attention; his praise for authoritarian Asian leaders does not Read
