Beijing Cultural Review on the End of American Hegemony

New on the site this time:

“The Beijing Cultural Review on the rise of Trump and the End of American Hegemony.”  Here I translate the editorial introductions to five cover stories in the Beijing Cultural Review between 2020 and 2023 on the topic in question, as part of a chapter I am writing for my book on how Chinese intellectuals view the United States.  I look both at the issues involved and at the way the editors and authors shape these issues.

In addition, a fascinating and well-done interview with the scholar-entrepreneur Liang Jianzhang on “Why are Today’s Young People Not Having Children?”  Here, Liang is speaking as a demographer and talking about China’s imminent demographic disaster, the result of rapidly declining birth rates.  Whether Liang is right or wrong, he is refreshingly frank, a reminder that not everyone in China is thinking only about Xi Jinping Thought.

I have two book projects on which I need to make major progress over the next couple of months, so my contributions to my blog may be a bit less frequent.  My impression is that people read less in the summer anyway, so it may make little difference.
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For those who are reading, enjoy!  And for those who want to contribute to the blog or the project, click here.  Thanks!