Photo: Students in Zoige School, in Qinghai province, via www.xitek.com.
Students in Zoige School, in Qinghai province, via www.xitek.com.
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Sophie Beach is CDT's Operations and Communications Manager. From 2003-2021, she served as Executive Editor of CDT English. She lives in Berkeley, California.
China extends its reach into Africa with $1bn deal for Nigeria’s railways – Rory Carroll
From The Guardian (link): China has promised to invest $1bn (¬£530m) in Nigeria’s creaking railways in its latest attempt to extend its influence in Africa. The Chinese government offered the funds in the form of a soft loan to help repair old lines and install new rolling stock and equipment. “Provision of infrastructure is critical […]
Read MoreChina 2026: What will life be like? – Quentin Sommerville
From the BBC (link): What will China be like in 20 years time? In Shanghai’s urban planning exhibition, they have already mapped out the answer: the entire second floor is given over to a scale model of the city, now – and what it will become. Every building is shown in painstaking detail, and the […]
Read MoreA Mao Portrait on the Block Causes a Stir in Chat Rooms – David Barboza
From the New York Times (link): In a decision that is stirring wide debate in Chinese Internet chat rooms, a Chinese-American collector plans to sell a renowned official portrait of Mao at auction in Beijing on June 3. Some argue that the 1950 portrait, the model for a big painting of Mao in Tiananmen Square, […]
Read MoreModern China’s founding legend: heavy on myth? – Robert Marquand
From the Christian Science Monitor (link): For China, it’s Paul Revere’s ride and Washington crossing the Delaware in one. The Luding Bridge battle is the most famous moment in the Long March, itself the defining legend of modern China. The Red Army is hotly pursued in 1935. Soldiers hoof it 24/7 for 140 miles. They […]
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