The Jews in Shanghai

Between 1933 and 1941, when the rest of the world was closed to them, about 30,000 Jews escaped Nazi Europe for Shanghai. The United States and Britain repeatedly failed to open their borders to Jews fleeing the continent. In Mexico and Chile, the number of Jewish immigrants was severely restricted. The British and Americans suggested […]

Environment and Governance in China

Last week in Beijing, I felt the pollution in my lungs every time I stepped outside.  The pedestrians and bicyclists who passed me often wore medical masks. They aren’t the only ones concerned: on November 16, for example, the China Daily newspaper reported on climate changes that are “inflicting great losses on China’s agricultural production,” […]

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