We are entering a new food era, one marked by higher food prices, growing numbers of hungry people, and an intensifying competition for land and water that has now crossed national boundaries as food-importing countries buy or lease vast tracts of land in other countries. China is a major force behind this shift. A decade [...]

Is the Nordic social safety net relevant to China? Absolutely, argues Stein Kuhnle, who will explain how policymakers in China can look to the Nordic system as they strive to combine social equity and economic growth while maintaining social stability. In addressing this issue,  Kuhnle will unveil a new study published this month in Chinese [...]

** This talk is members only** China is currently at a stalemate between social, economic and political pressures for serious legal system reform bubbling up from below, and the Party’s conservative leadership. Will the new Politburo and Government leaders installed in 2012 be any more likely to support institutional reform than their predecessors?   Reknowned [...]

No registration! Reporting on conflict and crisis is one of the hardest jobs for reporters. How can a complicated situation involving violence and grief be explained to comfortable readers at home? How can reporters stay safe and sane? How does one remain objective? Two generations of China-based reporters for the New York Times – Edward [...]