With an October directive from the State Council, China is ramping up the push towards a “birth-friendly” society. I shared some thoughts in this The Straits Times article, on the deeply exclusionary nature of such pro-natalist policies.

South Korea's Foreign Worker Population Exceeds 1 Million for First Time businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleVi… As of May 2024, # of resident foreigners 15+ was 1.561 million, up 260K from 2022. 1.01 million were foreign workers. Employment permit quota rose from 120K (2023) to 165K (2024).

BBC: China's overqualified youth taking jobs as drivers, labourers and film extras bbc.com/news/articles/…

🌏 What lies ahead for China in 2025? #PIPFellow Carl Minzner (Fordham Law) joins National Committee on U.S.-China Relations to discuss the unraveling of political norms, future challenges, and the return of centralized party control under Xi Jinping. ▶️ Watch: bit.ly/4jpsPmz

CNBC: Share of U.S. companies in China looking to relocate hits a record high, survey finds cnb.cx/4aqDzwR

Reuters: China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

SCCEI: The Revolving Door with Chinese Characteristics: Government Subsidies and Post-government Careers shar.es/ageZ3X

Divorce Is Being Politicized in China—and Trapping Women in Abusive Marriages. Beaten wives are denied divorce or help as police and judges dismiss their pain; ‘Every couple might fight’ Liyan Qi wsj.com/world/china/ch… wsj.com/world/china/ch…

Xi Jinping’s Purges Have Escalated. Here’s Why They Are Unlikely to Stop shar.es/agdhdD via @chinafile

In US, domestic politics now moving chaotically, and at warp speed. In China, pace is a little different. Left: People's Daily front page 3/6/2024. Right: 3/6/2025.

In Depth: In recent years, many local governments in China have prioritized subsidizing the funds that pay for social insurance programs. But the effort has strained budgets, leading to predictions that individuals will have to pick up more of the slack. caixinglobal.com/2025-03-12/in-…

Applications are now open to join the next generation of American China specialists as the ninth cohort of the Public Intellectuals Program (PIP). Deadline: May 11, 2025 Learn more: ncuscr.org/applications-p…

🇨🇳 En pleine guerre commerciale contre les Etats-Unis, la montée en puissance de la Chine semble inévitable. Pourtant, rappelle l'universitaire Carl Minzner, le régime de Xi Jinping traverse une ère de "contre-réforme" ➡️ l.lexpress.fr/v61 Par Baptiste Gauthey

As China’s demographic challenges loom large, it’s worth revisiting expert commentaries by Fordham Law Carl Minzner, Daniel Goodkind, HKUST Stuart Gietel-Basten (@stuartgb.bsky.social), and Young China Group’s Zak Dychtwald on Chinese assessments of declining birth rates and other social issues in China.

Chosun Daily: S. Korea experts propose raising elderly age to 70 chosun.com/english/nation…

Beijing is dramatically pushing eldercare robots as part of its national development plans to promote advanced manufacturing. But it is unclear how effective such policies will be in responding to China’s mounting eldercare needs, writes Carl Minzner. cfr.org/blog/chinas-in…

Surreal moment. One of the most popular political talk shows in Taiwan engages in a long discussion of my new book on Xi Jinping’s father. youtu.be/b8Gkd12765w?si…

谢谢The New York Times Li Yuan袁莉 请我上不明白博客跟大家分享我的习仲勋传! Thank you Yuan Li for having me on your podcast to talk about my Xi Zhongxun biography in Chinese!

Why Rumors About Chinese Leadership Thrive Lingling Wei 魏玲灵 wsjchina.cmail20.com/t/d-e-suuthhl-… wsjchina.cmail20.com/t/d-e-suuthhl-…

For Foreign Affairs, Wei-Ting Yen and I write about how polarization in Taiwan has reached dangerous levels. Partisan politics needs an off-ramp, both for the sake of Taiwan’s national security, and its ability to function as a democracy. foreignaffairs.com/taiwan/taiwans…