Culture – China Focus

Retracing the Long March at 90

Today, tourists and students move through places that were once battlefields. Yet along the route, memories of the Long March remain embedded in the fabric of...

Culture Oct 9, 2026

The Benefits of Cross-Cultural Exchange

There is no better way to learn about a place than to engage with it.

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Culture Oct 9, 2026

The Long March Revisited

Visiting the sites of the great events was a profound experience for me, but it was the less-heralded nuances that I began to understand which added the real...

Culture Oct 8, 2026

The Boom of China’s Sports Economy

In recent years, public enthusiasm for sports has continued to surge. The sports industry is poised to inject fresh vitality and sustained momentum into...

ECONOMY WATCH Culture Economy Sep 29, 2026

Educational Exchange: the Channel That Outlasts Political Cycles

If we want the next generation of Americans and Chinese to manage their differences responsibly, we should give them opportunities to know one another before...

China & The World Politics Culture Sep 28, 2026

Fact and Fiction About the Law on Ethnic Affairs

While the adoption of this statute marks a pivotal new starting point, its long-term impact hinges on sustained high-quality development in ethnic minority...

Politics Culture Sep 28, 2026

Tulufan Is Hot, Hot, Hot!

From the Karez system to the drying houses, and from hot-sand therapy to factories in the Gobi Desert, one wisdom runs consistently throughout: Do not fight...

Culture Economy Environment Sep 24, 2026

A Month in Motion

To understand a place in depth, you need to actually live there as a local.

Politics Culture Sep 23, 2026

Why Hangzhou Is a Paradise for Tourists

One senses the city's people living fully modern lives embraced by history, a special draw for young visitors.

Science & Technology Culture Sep 18, 2026

Walking With History

The spirit of the Long March is much more than a chapter of Chinese history; it is a reminder to all of humanity that perseverance, unity, compassion and hope...

China & The World Culture Sep 18, 2026

The Hovering Ghosts of 1945

The key to preserving regional peace is for Japan to acknowledge the crimes it committed, show respect for the victims, confront its history of aggression...

China & The World Politics Culture Sep 16, 2026

Civilizational Foundations of BRICS Cooperation

Longer history suggests that both China and India can rise above periodic diplomatic difficulties by looking past temporary differences and drawing strength...

China & The World Politics Culture Sep 15, 2026