Six on China: China's Xinjiang Region: A Surveillance State Unlike Any the World Has Ever Seen; Families of up to one million
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philip panaritis
Sep 25, 2018, 1:51:50 AM9/25/18
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We recently provided evidence that many of these types of Chinese development projects accelerate economic growth in host countries. But it is unclear who benefits the most from such projects. By building connective infrastructure that helps local residents and businesses reach more distant markets, these investments could spread economic activity to rural, remote and disadvantaged areas. However, if ruling elites in host countries are able to control these projects and steer them to politically privileged areas, it is also possible that Chinese investments could widen preexisting economic disparities."
Six on China: China's Xinjiang Region: A Surveillance State Unlike Any the World Has Ever Seen; Families of up to one million detained in mass “re-education” drive demand answers; Trump administration wrongly assumed China would capitulate in a trade war. What happens now?; For some women in China, ‘love markets’ are the last resort to find a husband; Chengdu Cool: The Rise of Sichuan’s Homegrown Hip Hop; Belt and Road projects direct Chinese investment to all corners of the globe. What are the local impacts?
China's Xinjiang Region: A Surveillance State Unlike Any the World Has Ever Seen;
"In western China, Beijing is using the most modern means available to control its Uighur minority. Tens of thousands have disappeared into re-education camps. A journey to an eerily quiet region."
The Trump administration wrongly assumed China would capitulate in a trade war. What happens now?
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China: Families of up to one million detained in mass “re-education” drive demand answers
For some women in China, ‘love markets’ are the last resort to find a husband
Chengdu Cool: The Rise of Sichuan’s Homegrown Hip Hop
"The city of Chengdu is raising China’s new generation of rappers. They are playful, provocative, and boldly assert a distinct regional sound that the public has not heard before. But under the tightening grip of the government censor, can Chengdu’s hip-hop artists keep their cool?"
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Belt and Road projects direct Chinese investment to all corners of the globe. What are the local impacts?
"In his keynote address at the 2017 Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping indicated that the central objective of BRI is to build “land, maritime, air and cyberspace connectivity” and create “networks of highways, railways and sea ports.”
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