The New Emperors: Power and the Princelings in China, by Kerry Brown
Seven men rule the Middle Kingdom, but why them? Jonathan Mirsky on a study of Party potentates
Seven men rule the Middle Kingdom, but why them? Jonathan Mirsky on a study of Party potentates
‘Heightened’ crackdown on academic freedom expected as party committees merge with presidents’ offices on leading campuses
Further security service-directed restrictions could deal ‘serious blow’ to West’s China studies and isolate Chinese academics
Even as Covid travel restrictions are lifted, Xi-era crackdown on freedoms is making on-the-ground research much more difficult
Institutions should pay heed to pressure from Beijing, but avoid depriving students of study abroad opportunities, scholars say
Authorities to inspect institutions ‘one by one’ amid concern institutions are being overzealous in their application of Covid-19 restrictions
Concerns over more rigid control of universities and fear of isolationist thinking causing ‘intellectual impoverishment’ for East and West
Student protests ‘historically have ominous portents’ for country, scholar warns
Chinese studies should be strategic priority course in HE and new A level would boost student numbers at universities, says Hepi report
International candidates may be reluctant to follow departing Taiwan-born university heads, say scholars
Chinese studies expert says scholars should focus on describing and analysing events in Xinjiang rather than political activism
Stereotyping Chinese students as a threat is as wrong-headed as pretending that there is no problem at all, say Kerry Brown and Ed Byrne
Flimsy evidence provided for China’s political interference in UK academia has raised questions over the motivation for calls for tougher regulation
Book of the week: Kerry Brown applauds a nonagenarian’s analysis of ‘one of the world’s key relationships’
Work with any party involves a judgement call The article “Scientists urged to rethink China links” (News, 8 November) states that those who work with military scientists in China, in effect, support...