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The Long Read

Alternative approach to end the Uyghur crisis in China

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by Reza Hasmath
The image shows a sea of blue during anti-China protests against Uyghur repression.

Nations concerned about the treatment of the Muslim ethnic group in Xinjiang should engage with the Chinese state

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, China, Chinese Nationalism, Human Rights, The Long Read, UN, United States, Uyghur Identity Leave a comment

Delving deep inside China’s famed city of lost mosques

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 by Alessandra Cappelletti
The photo shows the old part of Suzhou decked in a rainbow of lights. The old city has hidden secrets if you are prepared to look for them.

Historical fragments of the long history of Islam are hidden in the old city of Suzhou

Categories Culture Tags China, Lost Mosques, Qing Dynasty, Suzhou, The Long Read, Uighur Muslims Leave a comment

Property bubble trouble and the sins of the past

March 25, 2021March 15, 2021 by Ng Weng Hoong
The photo shows the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver decked out in lights. Property prices in the metro area of the Canadian city continue to rise.

What the Chinese scapegoaters did not know about Metro Vancouver’s housing boom in the 2010s

Categories Analysis Tags Canadan QE, Chinese Buyers, Housing Prices, Metro Vancouver, The Long Read, Toxic Demand Leave a comment

China’s vision is to remake the world in its own image

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 by The Conversation

The ruling Communist Party sees the liberal values embedded in the present order as a threat to its rule

Categories Analysis Tags Asian Allies, China, Powerful, The Long Read, United Nations, United States Leave a comment

Merkel, technology transfer and that China-EU deal

March 3, 2021March 2, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows Chinese and European Union flags merged in red and blue. China’s investment deal with the EU has caused controversy.

Chinese media and online opinion makers are putting a jingoistic spin on the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement

Categories The Long Read Tags Beijing, Brussels, China, EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Xi Jinping, The Long Read Leave a comment

Does Xi really threaten American power abroad?

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 by Andrew Latham

The post-World War II order may not be able to withstand the stress of China’s mounting challenges from within

Categories Analysis Tags China, Global Ambitions, International Relations, Joe Biden, The Long Read, United States, Xi Jinping Leave a comment

China’s New Silk Roads change cities across the world

March 6, 2021February 18, 2021 by Elia Apostolopoulou
The image shows a speed frame of Shanghai at night, highlighting a kaleidoscope of colors. The New Silk Road has the potential to change the world.

The Belt and Road Initiative has the potential to reshape the world but also poses environmental risks

Categories Geopolitics Tags Belt and Road Initiative, China, Free Trade, Golden Age, Silk Road, The Long Read, US$1 Trillion Leave a comment

Power politics and the race to the Red Planet

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 by Steffi Paladini
The image shows the Red Planet bathed in the glow of sunlight. China aims to win the new space race with missions to Mars.

China, the United States and India are just part of a wider global trend to explore Mars in Space Age 2.0

Categories Mars Mission Tags China, Direct Rival, European Space Agency, NASA, Race to Mars, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

For whom the warning system tolls after China’s virus crisis

February 6, 2021January 25, 2021 by Liu Cong

The Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan last year revealed the weakness of the Chinese Communist Party

Categories The Long Read Tags China, Communist Party of China, Covid-19 Pandemic, Echowall, The Long Read, Wuhan Outbreak Leave a comment

‘Wolf culture’ and ‘Rommel’ loom large at Huawei

January 3, 2022January 15, 2021 by China Factor Staff

The 5G telecom giant has been accused by former employees of treating staff as ‘raw material’

Categories Investigation Tags Big Tech, China, Europe, Huawei, Investigation, News, Rommel, Sea Turtles, The Long Read Leave a comment
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