Hongbin Li on How the Gaokao Shapes China
The U.S.-based academic discusses why China’s college entrance exam system retains popular support despite its hardships, and how the gaokao’s influence can spread overseas.
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Chenggang Xu on Why It’s Right To Call China Totalitarian
The academic discusses China’s ‘institutional genes’ and what it would take for the country to become more liberal.
Meredith Oyen on Chinese Immigration Into the United States
The historian talks about the role migrant policy could play in U.S.-China relations and whether national security concerns are justified.
Jeremy Daum on how Beijing is Controlling China’s AI Industry
The legal expert compares the U.S. and Chinese approach to regulating artificial intelligence, data privacy in China and the future of TikTok.
Jerome Cohen on China’s Rule by Law
Jerome Cohen, the famous China legal scholar and practitioner, died on September 22 at the age of 95. In memory of him, we are reposting his December 2024 conversation with The Wire.