China

China-funded institute tests Columbia's commitment to academic integrity

An affiliate of China’s government has given money to some universities with the expectation that they won’t publish information about Tibet, a region that has long wanted to secede from China. The Institute's director said that Columbia is committed to academic integrity and wouldn't bow to censorship.

By Melissa von Mayrhauser | Nov 11 02:47 am ET

A summer abroad-ening

From application to actual experience, international work and study prove worthwhile.

By Elizabeth Angeles | Sep 12 07:31 pm ET

When it comes to Google and China, perspective matters

Google’s recent controversy in China requires cultural exploration.

By David Y. Zhu | Feb 11 08:01 pm ET

Columbia launches new Global Centers

The University is building up its Beijing presence.

By Scott Levi | Dec 1 02:05 am ET

Outlook on Obama’s historic visit to China

As President Barack Obama visits China for the first time from Nov. 15 to 18, the world turns its attention to the potential outcomes of this momentous event.

By David Y. Zhu | Nov 15 06:18 pm ET

The potency of academic culturalism

From the brutality of colonization to the intense competition in manufacturing, design, and innovation, the triangular relationship between Japan, China, and South Korea is at best tumultuous and ambiguous, and at worst fraught with irreconcilable animosity. That said, however, no triangular relationship in Asia is as crucial for the peaceful and prosperous development of the region.

By Dennis Yang | Oct 4 06:22 pm ET

Kadeer ignites support, outrage

Rebiya Kadeer, president of the World Uyghur Congress and the Uyghur American Association, spoke to an audience of about 70 at Havemeyer Hall, and faced posters that labeled her a terrorist.

By Zeynep Memecan and James Tyson | Sep 29 07:43 pm ET

The global connection

I am American but do not look American—I look Chinese but am not Chinese. This is a confusing circumstance. Coming to China this time made me see things clearly.

By Derrick Fu | Sep 14 12:21 am ET

Speech on the peach

This summer I attended the Columbia in Beijing Summer Language Program, during which I studied two semesters’ worth of Chinese in ten weeks. Towards the end of our first term, one of my teachers asked me to participate in the annual Chinese Speech Competition.

By Rebecca Victor | Sep 13 08:34 pm ET

The food in Xinjiang

The moment we were informed of the “7-5” incident, as it is known, we took it lightly, until hundreds of soldiers tightly packed in tanks and other vehicles surrounded our bus while traveling on the road.

By Deysy Ordonez-Arreola | Sep 13 08:23 pm ET

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