Has COVID-19’s spread benefited from the nature of governance in the 21st century?
By Ben Goldson Although both sides would deny it, the spread of COVID-19 has highlighted the weaknesses of two systems of governance as represented by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States of America. Having emerged, by most accounts, in the city...
New Zealand and China estranged? Perspectives on a turbulent relationship
By Stephen Hoadley Stephen Hoadley explores the supposed estranged relationship between New Zealand and China. Recent media headlines have portrayed a serious downturn in New Zealand’s relations with China. I believe they are exaggerated. But the question arises:...
The Big Chill: What happened to Canada-China relations?
By Charles Burton Since December last year, relations between Canada and China have deteriorated to the extent that the major aspirational interests of each country in the other have gone to dust for the foreseeable future. Since December last year, relations between...
Why do human rights campaigns fail in China? ▶
Why have so many human rights campaigns, such as Free Tibet and the Falun Gong, failed in China? Why have others, such as better environmental protection and HIV/Aids care, fared better? What have the costs been on political movements with the more successful...
How is China’s corruption crackdown being used for political power consolidation?
By Jetson Leder-Luis The Global Anticorruption Blog’s Jetson Leder-Luis explores how Chinese President Xi Jinping is cracking down on political corruption. China’s broad anticorruption drive, spearheaded by President Xi Jinping, has been making splashy headlines...
Why is China the way it is politically? ▶
Stephen Noakes from the School of Science at the University of Auckland talks about his big question, “why is China the way it is politically?” Noakes is currently engaged in a pair of book projects. The first is a cross-national comparative study of China’s...
Are governance styles changing in China?
By Lucy Austin Lucy Austin explores whether governance styles are changing in China in light of the introduction of presidential term limits. On the 11 March 2018, the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China voted to remove presidential term limits. The unusually...Subscribe by Email
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