Orville Schell, director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York, said the nexus of power and wealth can be found in any country. “But there is no country where this is more true than…
Author: admin
Toward a Post-Communist, Post-Confucian China
NEW YORK, June 21, 2012 — Ian Johnson, Roderick MacFarquhar and discussion moderator Orville Schell speculate about what China’s near future, and in particular its upcoming change of leadership, might conceivably look like. Read more: Business Insider: China Resembles The…
China’s Loneliest Billionaire Ma Dabbles in Tai Chi, Poker
“Business is not his first love,” said Orville Schell, a former dean of the journalism school at the University of California at Berkeley, and a close friend. via China’s Loneliest Billionaire Ma Dabbles in Tai Chi, Poker – Bloomberg.
Slice of Life: The China Crisis Goes Viral
“It appeared as if the Party, unable to find the ‘golden mean’ (zhongyong) – the middle way revered by classical Chinese political philosophers – hoped at least to create an optical illusion of moderation by oscillating back and forth rapidly…
Media Coverage and Current Events in China
Journalists spoke about media coverage of China and their experiences covering events within the country. Among the topics addressed were access given to reporters, censorship, Chinese media operations, and a recent incident in which a blind dissident sought protection at the…
Why Chen Guangcheng’s Arrival in the U.S. Is Also a Victory for China
The arrival of the celebrated Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng in the U.S. after years of prison and house arrest raises the larger question of what the whole incident will come to mean in terms of the status of dissidents in…
China’s Party Elite Send Heirs to Top U.S. Schools
A degree from Harvard or the equivalent ranks as “the ultimate status symbol” for China’s elite, said Orville Schell, a Harvard graduate and director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York. via China’s party…
Chinese communist leaders denounce U.S. values but send children to U.S. colleges
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — When scholars gathered at Harvard last month to discuss the political tumult convulsing China’s ruling Communist Party, a demure female undergraduate with a direct stake in the outcome was listening intently from the top row of the…
U.S. Discusses With China Departure of Blind Activist – WSJ.com
Orville Schell, director of the Arthur Ross Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York, said the Chen case speaks to a “new kind of maturity” in the ability of the U.S. and China to resolve problems.…
U.S. Discusses With China Departure of Blind Activist
Orville Schell, director of the Arthur Ross Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York, said the Chen case speaks to a “new kind of maturity” in the ability of the U.S. and China to resolve problems.…