Beijing’s nightmare: Occupy Central in Hong Kong
A tremor of pride swept through Hong Kong, an attempt to resist absorption into Mainland China. International…
Forchielli: Dear Pope Francesco, keep your guard up with the Chinese
The Italian journalist, Guido Santevecchi, recently reported in the Corriere della Sera that sixty Christian churches had…
China’s Lost Opportunity
China’s expansion numbers are ambivalent, but the poor diffusion of its model is unequivocal. By now, breaking…
Respecting rules and customs, delegating with social groups, and guaranteeing welfare: Beijing’s awful adventure in Europe
The ring of tensions between Washington and Beijing has just earned another diamond, one of the most…
China: the fuse between inequality and demographics
China has guarded the secret to its success, its dual growth-stability. It protects the country from crisis…
African Pride Wanted
Oil has lubricated the controversial relationship between China and Africa until now. However, grains of sand can…
The Trojan Pig
Can you buy a pork filet in Virginia and sell it in Hong Kong at a markedly…
Australia: Politics and the Economy
The ambitions of Australia’s foreign policy converge on harmony between history and geography. This is the meaning…
Detroit, Michigan, China
The start of the global financial crisis in 2008 coincided with the loss of GM’s position in…
Forchielli encore: “the boredom of power and…. “
In the interview with Forchielli published yesterday, I wrote about his excessive number of social media followers…