Sarah Aaron

In October of 2022, Han Yutao’s brother called him from China. Han, a student at Bellevue College in Washington State, had expressed support for the pro-democracy activist Peng Zaizhou. Peng is known as the “Stone Bridge Warrior,” a lone…
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Hong Kong In 1842, when the Qing Dynasty in China ceded Hong Kong Island to the British after the First Opium War, it set in motion a process that would affect the history of the region. It is a history that was destined to be both…
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What will a drought mean for Xi Jinping, his political goals, and the 20th Congress?
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China's zero-COVID approach involves indiscriminate and mass PCR testing, forced quarantines, and indefinite lockdowns. In affected cities, suicides are becoming more frequent as businesses suffer, and a lack of food and basic necessities…
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The relationship between China and Russia has a deep — and not always amicable — history. Their rapprochement in today’s political climate is primarily due to their parallel confrontations with the United States, but the coming months will…
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Who gets to decide where “sport with a purpose” morphs into clear political manipulation?
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Canadian federalism fails to incentivize political parties to act as a so-called “nationalizing agency” when it comes time to campaign for votes in a brokerage system. Instead of uniting the country under the common health threat, COVID-19…
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Plagued by bankruptcy and built on large amounts of debt, what's next for China's housing market?
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What China's new policy on effeminate male celebrities can tell us about the CCP's push for a return to "Revolutionary Culture."
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