China is celebrating the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (that falls on July 1, 1921). Ever since 1949, the CPC has been the ruling party of China and, with its almost 100 million members, is the largest political party in history. China has transformed itself into
After the Cold War, Samuel Huntington, Professor of Political Science at Harvard University, put forward the "Clash of Civilizations" theory, arguing that the fault lines between cultures would replace the political and ideological boundaries of the Cold War as the main flashpoints for crises and b
British Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat gained fame recently in China after unintentionally extolling the merits of the Communist Party of China (CPC). His comments were described by many Chinese netizens as bestowing "the highest praise." In an interview with the BBC's Chinese Service, Tugend
Speaking a few days ahead of the Earth Day summit on climate change in April, American Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged that the US had fallen behind China in developing the technology needed to curb climate change. He drew attention to the fact that China holds nearly a third of the
In 2015, the Little Red Book made the headlines in the UK. The then Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell sparked a storm after using the Quotations of Chairman Mao – or the Little Red Book – to criticise then Chancellor George Osborne's attempt to sell off state assets to China. The
In 2016, someone raised a question on Quora, a popular American Q&A platform, asking why educated Chinese hadn't started a colour revolution – a protest movement that gains its name by adopting a specific colour. In response, a young Shanghai lady working in the US posted two photos of Shang
In a painting he considered a masterpiece, French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) presented the life cycle of human beings with a dreamlike and poetic approach. The 4-metre canvas painting begins with a baby on the right and ends with a shriveled old woman on the left. The plants
How fast can a government respond to an earthquake? The answer not only affects how many lives might be saved, but also speaks to a government's leadership. China's answer to this question, even 13 years ago when the country's technological development was far from where it is today, amazed the wo
