Samuel Wade (@samuel_wade@mstdn.ca) is Executive Editor for CDT English, and is based in Vancouver.
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...
Read MoreMurong 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...
Read MoreChongqing, by Wilson Loo.
Read MoreWhile 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...
Read MoreAt the New York Times, Salman Rushdie contrasts the endurance of art with the vulnerability of artists, with specific reference to Ai Weiwei and Liao Yiwu: Art can be dangerous. Very often artistic fame has proved dangerous to...
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