Clarey Zhu explores the world of Chinese investment in Israeli high tech After China’s Bright Food acquired 56% of Israel’s largest food producer, Tnuva, in May, the burgeoning Chinese-Israeli connection in high tech and venture capital finally aroused public attention. The “Start-up Nation,” as Israel was called in highly popular 2009 book on the topic by Dan Senor and Saul Singer, now eagerly seeks foreign investment … Continue reading Growth Potential
Yupei Guo and Yumi Koga reflect on their views regarding the history of the Sino-Japanese War in China and Japan, respectively <span “font-family:=”” calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:”times=”” roman”;mso-bidi-font-family:”times=”” roman”;=”” color:black;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt”=””>Never forget national disgrace <span “font-family:calibri;=”” mso-fareast-font-family:”times=”” roman”;mso-bidi-font-family:”times=”” roman”;=”” color:black;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt”=””>Yupei Guo <span “font-family:calibri;=”” mso-fareast-font-family:”times=”” roman”;mso-bidi-font-family:”times=”” roman”;=”” color:black;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt”=””>Early on the morning of September 18, 2011, I was among over a thousand weary high school students shuffling to line up on … Continue reading War, History and Education
April Dan Feng asks her compatriots what the “Chinese Dream” means to them. A chubby, middle-aged man with glasses pretended to read on his computer while I stared at the wall in his office in the Publicity Department of the Communist Party in Chongqing. This awkward silence followed a period of seemingly smooth small talk, or rather, was ignited by my simple question: “What do … Continue reading The Silent Dream
Schuyler Schouten, a Senior Director at Kissinger Associates, argues for the importance of studying Chinese history. US-China relations, once the province of a small group of experts in each country, now unfold through countless daily interactions in a range of fields. Whatever role you may play in a bilateral relationship of defining importance to the future, spare a thought for the past. The study of … Continue reading The Value of History
Yifu Dong reviews Louisa Lim’s People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited. If George Orwell were still alive, maybe he would have regretted naming his book 1984 instead of 1989. But as Orwell noted in 1984, the year would not have mattered, for no one in Oceania remembered the date anymore. Likewise, very few in China care to remember about the fateful date of June 4, 1989. Yet, somehow, I learned. … Continue reading Learning to Remember
Forrest Lin talks to Gary Locke about his ambassadorship to China. Gary Locke has served in a variety of roles in the public service, as Governor of Washington State, US Secretary of Commerce, and most recently, United States Ambassador to China. Since former Ambassador Locke has been busy with various endeavors, I conduct a phone interview with him to discuss highlights of his career in … Continue reading Serving the Bilateral Relationship
Andrea Smith takes a look at JUNO and China’s push into particle physics In the field of science and technology, China has consistently trailed the developed world for the past 50 years. With the proposed Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), expected to be completed in 2019, however, it seems China is ready to take steps to get ahead, at least in the field of particle … Continue reading Thinking Small
