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The authors conduct a comprehensive international study of scientists' attitudes toward religion and reach a new, more nuanced understanding of how science and religion ...
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China’s educational institutions are continuing to lose autonomy, with General Secretary Xi Jinping asserting that universities must “serve the Communist party in its management ...
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In late November, Hong Kong's high court ruled that a government ban on face masks was unconstitutional. This brief analyzes Beijing's subsequent response that, ...
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Xi Jinping’s signature initiative has captured the world’s attention since its announcement in 2013, with comparisons drawn to the ancient Silk Road and the ...
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The China Studies Program seeks to expand the study of the influence of the transnational circulation of people, technologies, commodities and ideas on contemporary culture in Chinese societies by sponsoring original commentary and analysis, developing curriculum materials and fostering networks of scholars. The mission of the program is to develop innovative approaches to the study of contemporary China through the use of advanced technologies and by means of new forms of both personal and institutional collaboration.
Steven W. Lewis, Ph.D., is the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow and faculty advisor for the Jesse Jones Leadership Center Summer in D.C. Policy Research ...
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Aynne Kokas, Ph.D., is a nonresident scholar for the Baker Institute China Studies Program and an assistant professor of media studies at the University of ...
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Brandon Zheng is a research associate with the China Studies Program, focusing on understanding the influence of public service advertisements and political propaganda in urban public spaces. ...
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