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May 3, 2020
3 min

Workers of the World, Spend!

China is hoping that an extended May Day holiday will encourage its consumers to spend more and drive up domestic demand.

Hamsini Hariharan

Apr 23, 2020
3 min

Who's going back to China?

On March 28, the Chinese government stopped the entry of foreigners including those holding valid visas and residence permits. The aim osten

COVID-19 Will Make the US-China Great Power Dynamics More Confrontational

Hamsini Hariharan

Apr 14, 2020
5 min

COVID-19 Will Make the US-China Great Power Dynamics More Confrontational

As the first term of the Trump administration comes to a close and the United States gears up for its next presidential election, the corona

China’s preliminary response to COVID-19 — A crisis communication framework

Hamsini Hariharan

Mar 24, 2020
4 min

China’s preliminary response to COVID-19 — A crisis communication framework

China’s policy narratives against the COVID-19 in the initial stages adopted a denial crisis strategy to deal with the reputational damage.

Hamsini Hariharan

Mar 15, 2020
3 min

The Tide Turns

As cases of Covid-19 increases outside China, the Chinese government is regaining the narrative of winning the battle against the epidemic.

Why the full impact of coronavirus is not yet known

Hamsini Hariharan

Feb 23, 2020
3 min

Why the full impact of coronavirus is not yet known

With the nCoV-2019 infecting more people outside China, India is gearing up to facing the challenges posed by the disease.

How Coronavirus outbreak is fuelling Sinophobia and racism

Hamsini Hariharan

Feb 16, 2020
2 min

How Coronavirus outbreak is fuelling Sinophobia and racism

Around the world, Chinese people are facing xenophobia under the guise of concerns over health.

Death of a whistle-blower doctor in Wuhan an example of courage in bounded spaces

Hamsini Hariharan

Feb 10, 2020
3 min

Death of a whistle-blower doctor in Wuhan an example of courage in bounded spaces

The death of Li Wenliang death has led to a flood of solidarity across Chinese social media for the whistle-blower who did not set out to be

Hamsini Hariharan

Feb 2, 2020
2 min

Do onion uthappams cure Coronavirus?

The assumption that Chinese people contract diseases because they eat wild and exotic meats is racist and creates a norm for what meats are

China is doing all it can but coronavirus outbreak may get worse before it gets better

Hamsini Hariharan

Jan 31, 2020
3 min

China is doing all it can but coronavirus outbreak may get worse before it gets better

As the Chinese government is scrambling to deal with the crisis, the internet will continue to reverberate with conspiracy theories, mired i

Hamsini Hariharan

Jan 26, 2020
2 min

Ushering in the Year of the Rat

A peek into Chinese Spring Festival and traditions

Hamsini Hariharan

Jan 19, 2020
2 min

Can India compete with China?

Without an economy that does well, India will find it difficult to project itself as a country in the same league as China. After all, no on

Hamsini Hariharan

Jan 12, 2020
3 min

'Wan Wan' is at home in herself

Taiwan’s highest voter turnout chose to re-elect Tsai Ing-wen who still needs innovative policies for the next five years.

Hamsini Hariharan

Jan 5, 2020
3 min

Old Relationships, New Milestones

As we celebrate seventy years of Sino-Indian relations in 2020, it is good to remember the words of KM Pannikar, India’s first ambassador to

Hamsini Hariharan

Dec 29, 2019
2 min

Everyone wants a Beijing Hukou

China’s reform of the hukou system has to extend to providing better public services in rural areas.

Lessons from a 100-year-old students' protest

Hamsini Hariharan

Dec 22, 2019
2 min

Lessons from a 100-year-old students' protest

The May Fourth Movement should remind us that universities do not manufacture outrage but lead it.

Hamsini Hariharan

Dec 15, 2019
3 min

How China is reclaiming its artworks

For China, repatriation of Chinese art has become a low-level foreign policy issue.

How China keeps its streets safe for women

Hamsini Hariharan

Dec 9, 2019
3 min

How China keeps its streets safe for women

In China, issues of public safety are not law and order problems like they are in India.

A Constitution without constitutionalism

Hamsini Hariharan

Dec 2, 2019
3 min

A Constitution without constitutionalism

As China celebrates its Constitution Day on 04 December, it is important to ask if law transcends politics.

Combating air pollution in New Delhi with Chinese caveats

Hamsini Hariharan

Nov 25, 2019
3 min

Combating air pollution in New Delhi with Chinese caveats

Beijing does have a lot of pollution-combat lessons for New Delhi, particularly with regards to monitoring and cutting vehicular emissions.

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