TOUCH OF GENIUS? JIA ZHANGKE’S LATEST FILM, REVIEWED IN NYRB
While in New York City earlier this month I had the chance to see the Chinese film director Jia Zhangke speak at The Asia Society, and later watch his film. Here’s my review
FINDING COMMON GROUND AMONG BITTER ENEMIES
n late August, two dozen Chinese intellectuals met at Oxford University and drew up a statement that's come to be known as the "Oxford Consensus."
WHAT IS THE CHINA DREAM?
In this blogpost for the New York Review of Books, I look at a propaganda barrage around Chinese cities to analyze what the government means by the "China Dream."