Are Confucius Institutes Really Necessary in the US?
Are Chinese government funded institutions the best option for teaching Chinese language and culture?
US-China Relations
Confucius Institute crackdown shows declining US confidence
Crackdown on Confucius Institutes is a manifestation of deteriorating US-China relations.
Confucius institutes in the US: Platform of promoting China’s soft power
Confucius Institute – the driving force behind China’s “soft power” strategy.
An About-face on China Policy by Biden’s Team
United States is shifting towards a more competitive posture, mostly on technology, with China.
U.S.-Chinese Rivalry Is a Battle Over Values
Washington-Beijing rivalry is driven by competing ideals and systems of government as much as by competing interests.
China Deploys Covid-19 Vaccine to Build Influence, With U.S. on Sidelines
Beijing is assembling a chain of airplanes, warehouses and trucks to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the developing world.
Americans are critical of China’s handling of COVID-19 and distrust information about it from Beijing
More than 35% of Americans distrust information from the Chinese government about the coronavirus outbreak, 49% have no trust at all.
WeChat Surveillance Explained
WeChat users are under surveillance on content that is politically sensitive in China.
WeChat Revenue and Usage Statistics (2020)
WeChat has overtaken the previously dominant Weibo, climbing today to over one billion monthly active users, a figure which continues to edge upwards.
Censored by China, under attack in America: what’s next for WeChat?
While many Chinese-Americans actually agree that WeChat deserved more scrutiny, few believed that Trump’s ban was the right way to go about it.