Closer To China Episodes

Closer To China’s five-part series on the Communist Party of China, the CPC In Part 2, we focus on how the CPC governs the country and governs itself

Closer To China’s five-part series on the Communist Party of China, the CPC In Part 1, we focus on why to understand China it is necessary to understand the CPC

Why is the China Model being given so much attention? What are the main characteristics of the China Model and how does it differ from Western models?

Why is the China Model being given so much attention? What are the main characteristics of the China Model and how does it differ from Western models?

The “Four Comprehensives” strategy is President Xi Jinping’s blueprint for China’s development: comprehensively building an overall moderately well-off society; comprehensively deepening reform; comprehensively governing the country in accordance with the law; and comprehensively supervising the Communist Party of China Collectively, the four form the roadmap for achieving the Chinese Dream as “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” President Xi’s signature vision

The publication of the special book, Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, is a major event in China, presenting President Xi’s vision and management philosophy I had the opportunity to participate in the book’s launch at the Frankfurt Book Fair, in Frankfurt, Germany, in September 2014

Football (soccer) is China’s most popular sport Chinese fans are passionate, as is President Xi Jinping Yet there has been corruption How to institute reform?

How does China’s foreign policy reflect China’s diplomatic philosophy?

Why is Africa so important to China’s diplomatic philosophy and how is this expressed practically?

What are China’s beliefs and values, and how have they been changing We speak with Minister Ye Xiaowen, the former head of the State Administration of Religious Affairs and the executive vice president of the Central Institute of Socialism,

What is the significance of China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative to build infrastructure throughout the developing world?  How does it work? What does it mean? I am pleased to participate

What is the significance of China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative to build infrastructure throughout the developing world?  How does it work? What does it mean?

The 2015 Two Sessions political meeting of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference

China’s annual political meetings, the Two Sessions, are confronting complex and structural problems But no one here is talking about ‘China’s collapse,’ not even privately Why then is ‘China’s collapse’ an idea of interest in the foreign media? What are its arguments? More importantly, how are China’s problems being addressed? What does it mean for the world?

The 2015 Two Sessions political meeting of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference

The 2015 Two Sessions political meeting of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference

An exploration of how sports work in China – and how things are changing A discussion with tennis great, Li Na

What is the relationship in China among art and literature on the one hand, and politics on the other? How vibrant is Chinese art today?

Shenzhen was the cradle of China’s reform and continues to pioneer reform Whar has Shenzhen been doing recently?

Ever since President Xi Jinping announced the Chinese Dream as “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” I have been paying attention  That’s why this inaugural episode of Closer To China focuses on The Chinese Dream – which stirs hopes and builds expectations It also provokes questions and, to some foreigners, it elicits concerns What do Chinese experts think?