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UCPH Research on China

Blog posts on various topics related to China by researchers, students, journalists and others.

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NB: The views and opinions expressed in the blog posts are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of ThinkChina. The blog posts are peer reviewed before publication.

Blog Post: Kinesisk science fiction - nye perspektiver på menneske, videnskab og samfund

Bo Ærenlund Sørensen, adjunkt i Kinastudier på Københavns Universitet, belyser i dette blogindlæg science fiction i Kina.

Blog Post: What We Have Learned From the 20th Party Congress

What have we learned from the 20th Party Congress? ThinkChina sat down with two China experts from UCPH to find out.

Laurits Andersen - The Long Farewell 1912-1928

A blogpost series about the Danish entrepreneur Laurits Andersen (1849-1928) who lived most of his life in China, where he became one of the leading figures in the establishment of the country’s modern tobacco industry.…

Laurits Andersen - Making BAT great 1903-1911

A blog post series about the Danish entrepreneur Laurits Andersen (1849-1928) who lived most of his life in China, where he became one of the leading figures in the establishment of the country’s modern tobacco industry…

Laurits Andersen - the Bonsack Years 1890-1902

The Danish entrepreneur Laurits Andersen (1849-1928) lived most of his life in China, where he became one of the leading figures in the establishment of the country’s modern tobacco industry. This blog post series will…

Laurits Andersen - Birth of an Entrepreneur

A blog post series about the Danish entrepreneur Laurits Andersen (1849-1928) who lived most of his life in China, where he became one of the leading figures in the establishment of the country’s modern tobacco industry…

Blog Post: The Anaconda in the Chandelier

The Anaconda in the Chandelier. A review of Isaac Stone Fish’s book America 2nd: How America’s Elites Are Making China Stronger. By Jonas Haarder

Blog Post: The Epic Fairy-Tale Narrative of the Communist Party of China

Narratives are an integrated part of society. This blogpost explains how the newest resolution of the Communist Party of China narrates China’s contemporary history with the CPC as the main protagonist.

Blog Post: Mit liv med Kina - På sporet af et rastløst Kinas store forandringer [Del 4]

I anden afdeling af sin artikel om sit liv med Kina sætter professor Jørgen Delman fokus på perioden efter 1989 og tilbagevending til forskningen.

Blog Post: ThinkChina Student Forum Læseklub - 20 brudstykker af en hungrende ungdom [Danish]

ThinkChina Student Forum læseklub 2021-1: 20 brudstykker af en hungrende ungdom

Blog Post: Mit liv med Kina - På sporet af et rastløst Kinas store forandringer [Del 3]

I anden afdeling af sin artikel om sit liv med Kina sætter professor Jørgen Delman fokus på perioden efter 1989.

Blog Post: WeChats røde konvolutter - Social kapital, symbolsk magt og gaveudveksling [Danish]

Hvad er hongbaos og hvilken betydning har de som gaveudveksling i Kina på medieplatformen WeChat?

Blog Post: Mit liv med Kina - I clinch med et rastløst Kina [Del 2]

I denne blogserie fortæller professor emeritus, Jørgen Delman, om sit arbejde med og i Kina, og hvad han har lært af det.

Blog Post: Mit liv med Kina - I clinch med et rastløst Kina [Del 1]

I denne blogserie fortæller professor emeritus, Jørgen Delman, om sit arbejde med og i Kina, og hvad han har lært af det.

Blog Post: Xi Jinping calls out President Biden at World Economic Forum

A quick analysis and reaction to the Special Address by Xi Jinping at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2021.

Blog Post: China’s one-child policy – how effective was it really?

Is China’s fertility decline really the result of government intervention, or can it be partly or even better explained by socioeconomic development?

Blog Post: Konfucius og hans tanker er fundamentet under kinesisk kultur [Danish]

Den kinesiske tænker Konfucius kan i betydning sammenlignes med Jesus, Muhammad eller Buddha. Han er med andre ord uomgængelig, hvis man vil forstå det kinesiske samfund og kinesisk kultur.

Blog Post: ThinkChina Student Forum Læseklub - Opråb [Danish]

ThinkChina Student Forum læseklub 2020-1: Opråb

Blog Post: Digital Borders - The Banning of Chinese TikTok in India

Newer algorithms are coming into play as the internet becomes increasingly balkanized. India tensed up its digital borders when it banned TikTok along with another 58 Chinese apps.

Blog Post: ADI Academic Profiles - Sarah Christine Swider

ADI - Academic Profiles series put spotlight on individual researchers working on Asia related issues in the social sciences and humanities, and promotes remarkable publications and innovative research projects.

Blog Post: A New Cold War? Can we maintain good academic relationships with China post Covid-19?

Professor Jørgen Delman, China studies, UCPH, argues that China will not go away; we must find new ways to do research on China and work with our Chinese partners in responsible and transparent ways.

Blog Post: ADI Academic Profiles - Ayo Wahlberg

ADI - Academic Profiles series put spotlight on individual researchers working on Asia related issues in the social sciences and humanities, and promotes remarkable publications and innovative research projects.

Blog Post: Den danske Kina-satsning er under voldsomt pres [Danish]

Stærke kræfter i Trump-administrationen trækker mod en afkobling mellem USA og Kina, hvor resten af verden må vælge side. Der er derfor behov for en selvstændig dansk stillingtagen til Kina.

Blog Post: Five Chinese books that helps you understand modern China

ThinkChina has asked Peter Damgaard, lecturer at China studies, UCPH, about his recommendation on five Chinese books that will help you to better understand modern China.

Blog Post: ADI Academic Profiles - Jun Liu

The ADI - Academic Profiles series puts spotlight on individual researchers working on Asia related issues in the social sciences and humanities, and promotes remarkable publications and innovative research projects.

Blog Post: Tæthedens styrke og svaghed - pandemi i en ny tid [Danish]

Lige nu skal vi holde fysisk afstand til hinanden. Det er en udfordring, når flere og flere bor i de store byer. Men samtidig viser coronakrisen også, at Trumps ”America First”-strategi har overladt indflydelse til Kina…

Blog Post: The Honorary Doctor Zhang Xihua and Her Academic Career and Background

Professor Dr. Zhang Xihua, Beijing International Studies University, was recently awarded an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Humanities.

Blog Post: Unleash 2019 - A Journey from Romania to Copenhagen and Shenzhen

Bogdan Birgovan was the ThinkChina/UCPH nominee to apply for Unleash 2019 in Shenzhen. He got picked as one of the 1000 talents to participate and tells his story here.

Blog Post: Fem Kinesiske Klassikere, Der Hjælper Dig til at Forstå Kina i dag [Danish]

Associate Professor i Kinastudier, Bent Nielsen, giver sit bud på fem klassiske kinesiske værker, man bør læse for bedre at forstå Kina i dag.

Blog Post: Translating the Hard-Working Chinese and China’s Competitive Culture

Why are the Chinese so competitive and hard-working? This is an incredibly complicated question, but many answers can be found in their demography, language, family life and history.