Computer scientist Laura Edelson and China researcher Jessica Batke discuss some of what they learned over the course of ...

Following a screening of How to Have an American Baby at Asia Society on June 25, filmmaker Leslie Tai joined ChinaFile ...

In 1965, one of Mao Zedong’s most loyal lieutenants, the political theorist Chen Boda, came up with a bold scheme for industrial development in China: centering the electronics industry. Mao seemed ...

Both private sector players and the Chinese government are investing huge amounts of money and throwing top-tier engineering talent at areas such as quantum computing, biotech and health sciences, AI, ...

Jonathan D. Spence held the position of Sterling Professor of History, Emeritus, at Yale University, and is well-known throughout the world for his insightful views on modern China.

While many people assume Chinese politics has been a one-man show since Xi Jinping became General Secretary of the Communist Party in November 2012, the truth is more complicated. Recent signals ...

Geremie R.Barmé is a historian, cultural critic, filmmaker, translator, and web-journal editor who works on Chinese cultural and intellectual history from the early modern period (1600s) to the ...