Italy Must Turn a New Page, or Learn to Live With its Mistakes
To the Chinese, Italian politics are completely incomprehensible. Not even the thinkers of the CCP, the Italianists, or the…
The Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Communism, Part 2 of 4
Knowledge is fundamental for moral rectitude. That is one of the principal rules of Confucius, China’s most important and…
After The CCP Congress
The conclusions of the XVIII Congress of the Chinese Communist Party have disappointed those who were under the illusion…
China’s New Leadership: Tested By Government
The spotlights of the XVIII CCP Congress were lit for the Party’s new leader, Xi Jinping. It was a…
Xi Jinping: The Challenge Of Innovation And Continuity
The most important challenge facing the new leadership under Xi Jinping is offering change while maintaining continuity. The 34…
A Dual Challenge For Gao Jian: President Of Mandarin II And Tenure At University Of Bologna
In 2008, when ex-Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Jiang Zemin wrote an article for the University he frequented…
Picking Up The Pieces Of The Arab Spring
While waiting with baited breath for the conclusion of the tragic events in Syria, we have been too distracted…
The Contradictions of Development
The Bo Xilai affair is merely the most recent of a long series of scandals. For the past several…
The Moral Costs Of GDP – There Is No Free Lunch
Ten years after entering the WTO, has China aligned itself with the standards of international business? Has it softened…