Paul French studied history, economics, and Mandarin at university and has an MPhil in economics from the University of Glasgow. He is the author of a number of books, including the New York Times ...

Rayhan Asat is one of the most vocal advocates today for the Uyghur people, her people, whose homeland in northwestern China is the scene of the Communist Party’s ongoing commission of what the United ...

The use of Uyghur forced labor in China’s so-called “reeducation camps” has been documented by journalists, scholars, and nonprofit organizations, based on eye-witness accounts, leaked official ...

Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway links two provinces on Java Island — starting at Halim Station in East Jakarta and ending at Tegalluar Station in Bandung Regency — in around 45 minutes each ...

This is book No. 37 on Paul French’s Ultimate China Bookshelf. Theodore H. White and Annalee Jacoby’s Thunder Out of China (published 1946) Blurbs: “This provocative book, which has aroused a great ...

The generative AI fever currently running high in Silicon Valley has spread to the Chinese tech hubs of Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. Leading Chinese technology companies with financial resources, ...

Wèi Xuě 魏雪 was on her morning subway ride to work when she first noticed it: a pair of Crocs clogs on a fellow commuter’s feet. The plastic shoes were in neon pink, accessorized with a variety of ...

Last month, I returned home from a three-week academic trip to China. At almost any other point in the past 40 years, this would be a thoroughly unremarkable statement for me or any other American ...

Kuō Shūchéng’s 郭書成 neighborhood is almost entirely residential, a mix of old and new high-rise apartment buildings overlooking Taipei from the hills of Nangang. Around 6,000 people live here, and Kuo, ...

China’s military is most likely to build its second overseas naval base in Sri Lanka, according to a new report that studied where Chinese commercial firms have invested most heavily in establishing ...

I run a newsletter about learning Chinese, so I’m always on the lookout for ways to stay up to date on colloquial language, the slang and phrases used in daily life. One of the most helpful strategies ...

China has for the first time authorized a drug originally designed for patients with diabetes to be sold for weight-loss purposes, a move likely to pave the way for diet medications that have ...