Tag: asia
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In early March, global investors turned their eyes toward Beijing, where 2,977 delegates from across China had gathered for the annual session of the National People’s Congress. Here, Chinese Premier… more ›
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Chinese EVs waiting to be exported. Source: CGTN China’s industrial “overcapacity” is one of the most dominant issues in the world at the moment. This week, US Treasury Secretary Janet… more ›
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The 2000s were the decade of the First China Shock. As far as I know, the term “China Shock” was coined by the economists David Autor, David Dorn, and Gordon… more ›
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The process that gave rise to Eurocentrism in social sciences and history is somewhat comparable to the follies of youth. Little children have difficulty believing that their parents existed before… more ›
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It feeds one of the Earth’s rarest species. It was the writing surface for some of the earliest books. It could prove essential in reducing vast amounts of carbon emissions… more ›
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France has fraught historical relationships with Asian countries and cultures, and by fraught I also, of course, mean colonial. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and other parts of Asia are former French colonies; in… more ›
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Data work—creating or refining the raw material at the heart of AI— is not new in India. The economy that did so much to turn call centers and garment factories… more ›
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Fueled by exports to the first world, China became something different — something not of any of the three worlds. We’re still trying to figure out what that new China… more ›
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But sadly, that same work has put several targets on our backs. We have been accused many times in both countries of working for nefarious purposes for the government of… more ›