The world’s top public spender on biotechnology research and largest importer of genetically modified crops, China gears up for a GMO era it sees as inevitable.
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About this section:
Many of the following posts are articles and briefs I have published elsewhere (China Analysis, Oxford Analytica, the EIU, The Interpreter, Technode...).
All of this is dated material as pieces are posted a few months after publication due to copyright rules. I don't aim to react quickly to current events but rather to reflect on underlying trends. These are not academic articles either: they are brief pieces on topics that are only remotely linked to my research interests. But I hope they can be a useful and simple introduction to some fascinating aspects of Chinese society and politics.
All of this is dated material as pieces are posted a few months after publication due to copyright rules. I don't aim to react quickly to current events but rather to reflect on underlying trends. These are not academic articles either: they are brief pieces on topics that are only remotely linked to my research interests. But I hope they can be a useful and simple introduction to some fascinating aspects of Chinese society and politics.
Recent posts:
Grain pricing
China is now trying to curb a looming oversupply crisis through a radical shift in agricultural policy.
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China hukou reform
Recent hukou policies will increase inequality among the migrant population.
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Disobedient local governments
The central government has identified a sensible set of reforms to address China’s structural economic and social problems, but it faces a challenge ensuring compliance at the local level.
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Un village chrétien en Chine
le Henan est la plus grande province chrétienne de Chine, et l’une des plus grandes régions chrétiennes d’Asie de l’est, avec plusieurs millions de croyants.
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Anticipating COP 21, The US-China announcement on climate change
In November 2014, on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Barack Obama made a joint announcement on climate change, sparking debate around the world about the merits of the deal.
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La réforme du gaokao
Le gaokao, équivalent du baccalauréat en Chine, fait peau neuve.
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Le projet gouvernemental de cloud chinois
Le programme gouvernemental de transition des administrations vers le cloud computing représente une véritable révolution informatique pour les administrations centrales et locales.
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Vers une tutelle autonome de la SASAC
La réforme du système des entreprises d’État est devenue une priorité en Chine après le IIIe Plénum du XVIIIe Congrès du PCC, en octobre 2013.
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The mobile revolution and China’s internet giants
For the past two years, the BAT (Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent) have had to adjust to face the same mobile revolution that is shaking up the IT industry worldwide.
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