Wang Xiji, a pioneer of China’s space programme, helped develop early sounding rockets, launch vehicles and recoverable satellites. He died at 105.
Wang Xiji, a pioneer of China’s space programme and recipient...
Spanish sinologist Ana Padilla Fornieles explains why contemporary Chinese literature and ordinary lives resonate with readers around the world.
As more young writers enter overseas publishing markets,...
China travel transformed one Egyptian student’s understanding of Chinese culture through journeys in this country.
On 19 May 1613, Xu Xiake, one of China’s best-known early travellers, set...
Agnès Belotel-Grenié has spent over 40 years translating Chinese history and literature, helping French readers understand modern China.
French sinologist Agnès Belotel-Grenié’s desk is always piled...
Italian sinologist Dario Famularo explains how Matteo Ricci’s vivid accounts of China’s lantern celebrations helped shape Europe’s early understanding of China.
Italian sinologist Dario...
China’s “delivery poet” Wang Jibing talks about winning the Lu Xun Literature Prize, his poetry collection Flying Low and writing about ordinary lives.
When Wang Jibing learned that he...
Meet Chen Liquan, the scientist behind China’s lithium battery industry. Discover the three career decisions that shaped his five decades of research and innovation.
When Chen Liquan was growing...
Bulgarian scholar Radina Plamenova Dimitrova discusses her lifelong passion for Chinese literature, her research on Yang Guifei, and her efforts to introduce Chinese literary classics to Spanish-speaking...
At the World Future Technology Development Summit held in London in June 2026, Dr. Lan Lidong, founder and chairman of ZeroG Lab, delivered a speech comparing the development model of China’s commercial...
Young Chinese people are turning to British anthropologist Alan Macfarlane for answers about anxiety, work, relationships and the future.
What do you think about death? When asked how he views death, Alan...
Tsai Chih-Chung, a cartoonist from Taiwan, has spent decades turning Chinese classics into comics. At the ongoing Beijing International Book Fair, he introduced a new bilingual comic edition of the I Ching...
British ornithologist John MacKinnon reflects on 40 years of birdwatching and conservation in China, from field research to his influential bird guide.
“In my own garden, watching an Eurasian robin build...
Twenty years into the Human Rights Council, it finds itself at a peculiar crossroads. Humanity faces a stark choice between breakdown and breakthrough.
As this fractured world reshapes the paradigm of...
Director Lan Hongchun discusses Dear You, the Teochew dialect film that became a box office surprise in China, and explains why authenticity, field research, and emotional truth guide his filmmaking process.
“We...
European sinologist Torbjörn Lodén delivered a keynote lecture, exploring the mission of Sinology in an uncertain era.
Invited by the World Sinology Centre at Beijing Language and Culture University, European...
Bosnian sinologist Ljiljana Stević explores how Chinese characters bridge cultures, showing how language learning fosters cross-cultural understanding between China and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
At the University...
Phil Taylor discusses how UK–China education cooperation is evolving from student exchange to co-created learning, joint programmes, and deeper university partnerships.
Phil Taylor, President of the University...
Explore Mei Lanfang’s 1930 US tour and how he presented Peking Opera in America through performance, music notation, and visual documentation.
In 1930, Chinese opera performer Mei Lanfang travelled to...
Professor Ling Youshi has advocated for increased support for Chinese language education among overseas Chinese.
As China’s Two Sessions convened, Ling Youshi, a professor at the Hong Kong Institute...
YangYinYue discusses Midu Echoing and how he remixed the Yunnan folk classic into Brazilian Phonk while rethinking tradition and innovation.
The remix of the Yunnan folk classic Midu Mountain Song (弥渡山歌),...
Hélène Rollès reflects on her iconic 1993 hit “My Name Is Hélène”, a song that captured a generation in China and continues to resonate more than 30 years later.
When you hear the name Hélène Rollès, her...
Chinese pianist Lang Lang performs with Cecilia Bartoli at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony, bridging cultures through music and sharing a message of peace.
On February 6th, the...
What drives the growing trend of Western bloggers sharing their tips on traditional Chinese wellness habits on social media?
Recently, many TikTok users have noticed a curious trend: young Western creators...
Beijing-based comedy duo Shu-Fu uses bilingual stand-up and humour to bridge cultures and connect audiences through laughter.
It’s winter in Beijing, and the air carries a crisp chill. Inside a rehearsal...
Explore the philosophy and artistry behind Zhu Jiejing’s performances, where grace, discipline, and the soul of dance come alive.
The Iceberg of Performance
As the melody of Song of the Fishermen filled...
Explore insights from Sam Daws, Senior Adviser at Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, on China’s AI innovation, global collaboration, and the future of artificial intelligence governance.
Sam Daws,...
Professor Liu Xiao from the Department of History of Science and Technology of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and a visiting scholar of the Needham Research Institute of Cambridge talks...
As 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War – commonly known in the West as WW2 –...
China’s fine traditional culture, extensive and profound, is the crystallization of Chinese civilization’s wisdom, and also an important embodiment of the Chinese people’s cosmology, worldview, social...
Josh Selig is a veteran American television producer and twelve-time Emmy Award winner. As a pioneer in Sino-American animation and film collaboration, he has partnered with numerous Chinese companies....
Chinese novelist Mai Jia moves from spy thrillers to exploring human nature in rural stories that reach readers worldwide.
At the age of 60, Chinese novelist Mai Jia has turned a new page. Once famous...
Cambridge historian Hans van de Ven explains why AI can translate Chinese texts but cannot fully grasp China’s culture and history, highlighting the limits of technology in humanities research.
At a Beijing...