Samuel Wade

Samuel Wade is Executive Editor for CDT English, and is based in Vancouver. You can also find him on Bluesky and LinkedIn.

Tiananmen Confucius Statue Relocated

The unveiling in January of a colossal statue of Confucius overlooking Tiananmen Square prompted a flurry of commentary debating the rehabilitation of traditional culture and political Confucianism. Now, however, the statue has...

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Huntsman Worked for Obama. Can He Beat Him?

The New York Times asks whether, having served as Ambassador to China under Obama, Jon Huntsman might beat him in next year’s presidential election. If Democrats succeed in wrecking his bid by playing up his role in the...

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Word Crimes: Murong Xuecun Interviewed

Murong Xuecun, whose speech on the “absurdities” of Chinese censorship was widely circulated in February, is interviewed in Prospect Magazine: “There are too many words we cannot write, too many sentences that...

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The Limits of Disaster Diplomacy

While many, such as The Atlantic’s Max Fisher, saw in the Japanese earthquake a golden opportunity for China to expand its influence, The Diplomat’s China Power blog argues that “disaster diplomacy” could...

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