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Two days after our preview of independent Chinese-language film festivals in Berlin and New York, the NY event was cancelled because of pressure on filmmakers in China. We've updated out story with links to a statement from the organizer and NYT piece.
A New Global Scene for Independent Chinese Film | ChinaFile
On November 6, the IndieChina Film Festival announced its cancellation because of pressure from authorities on China-based filmmakers and participants.This November, two unrelated festivals of independent Chinese-language films are taking place outside of China. The CiLENS Berlin Indie Chinese Cinema Week, which runs from November 1 to 9, is now in its fourth year. In New
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November 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Two days after our preview of independent Chinese-language film festivals in Berlin and New York, the NY event was cancelled because of pressure on filmmakers in China. We've updated out story with links to a statement from the organizer and NYT piece.
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25% of the polysilicon in solar panels comes from China’s Uyghur region. While the global solar industry is on the rise, so is forced labour in the sector. New piece from @chinafile.bsky.social on ensuring the green transition doesn't come at the cost of slavery: www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...
Renewable Energy Still Comes at the Cost of Forced Labor. It Needs to Be Stopped.
Despite dominating global production, China has a polysilicon problem. Having subsidized and encouraged production of this critical ingredient in solar cells and panels, the country now faces massive ...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
25% of the polysilicon in solar panels comes from China’s Uyghur region. While the global solar industry is on the rise, so is forced labour in the sector. New piece from @chinafile.bsky.social on ensuring the green transition doesn't come at the cost of slavery: www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...
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With mini profiles of filmmaker/curators Echo Xuedan Tang and Zhu Rikun, and a quote from @shellyk.bsky.social
As China’s space for independent film continues to shrink, two filmmakers-turned-curators have established festivals in Berlin and New York, creating vital platforms for Chinese cinema that can no longer be shown at home.
A New Global Scene for Independent Chinese Film | ChinaFile
This November, two unrelated festivals of independent Chinese-language films are taking place outside of China. The CiLENS Berlin Indie Chinese Cinema Week, which runs from November 1 to 9, is now in its fourth year. In New York, the inaugural IndieChina Film Festival is on from November 8 to 15.It’s a surprisingly positive development. “Many of us attending a conference on
www.chinafile.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
With mini profiles of filmmaker/curators Echo Xuedan Tang and Zhu Rikun, and a quote from @shellyk.bsky.social
As China’s space for independent film continues to shrink, two filmmakers-turned-curators have established festivals in Berlin and New York, creating vital platforms for Chinese cinema that can no longer be shown at home.
A New Global Scene for Independent Chinese Film | ChinaFile
This November, two unrelated festivals of independent Chinese-language films are taking place outside of China. The CiLENS Berlin Indie Chinese Cinema Week, which runs from November 1 to 9, is now in its fourth year. In New York, the inaugural IndieChina Film Festival is on from November 8 to 15.It’s a surprisingly positive development. “Many of us attending a conference on
www.chinafile.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
As China’s space for independent film continues to shrink, two filmmakers-turned-curators have established festivals in Berlin and New York, creating vital platforms for Chinese cinema that can no longer be shown at home.
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"Mistress Dispeller" — at @chinafile.bsky.social, @susanjakes.bsky.social talks with filmmaker Elizabeth Lo about her provocative new documentary on infidelity and reconciliation.
‘Mistress Dispeller’
The new documentary feature film Mistress Dispeller probes the unraveling and redemption of a marriage at breathtakingly close range. Director Elizbeth Lo follows Teacher Wang, a professional…
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October 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"Mistress Dispeller" — at @chinafile.bsky.social, @susanjakes.bsky.social talks with filmmaker Elizabeth Lo about her provocative new documentary on infidelity and reconciliation.
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In case you missed it last week:
We gathered a few friends and colleagues to write about the extraordinary life of Jerome A. Cohen (1930-2025), renowned lawyer and scholar of Chinese law.
We gathered a few friends and colleagues to write about the extraordinary life of Jerome A. Cohen (1930-2025), renowned lawyer and scholar of Chinese law.
Remembering Jerome A. Cohen
Jerome Alan Cohen (July 1, 1930 – September 22, 2025) was a renowned American lawyer who was one of the foremost foreign scholars of Chinese law. After studying law at Yale, Cohen embarked on a career...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In case you missed it last week:
We gathered a few friends and colleagues to write about the extraordinary life of Jerome A. Cohen (1930-2025), renowned lawyer and scholar of Chinese law.
We gathered a few friends and colleagues to write about the extraordinary life of Jerome A. Cohen (1930-2025), renowned lawyer and scholar of Chinese law.
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🤰Why are flights from Georgia to China full of crying babies? Our analyst @emma-belmonte.bsky.social wrote a very interesting investigative piece on the phenomenon of the "Surrogacy Silk Road" for @chinafile.bsky.social, read it here 👇 www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...
A Surrogacy Silk Road: Chinese Parents Head West for Babies
Georgia has become an increasingly popular destination for Chinese visitors. The number of visits nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024, with more than 88,500 visits last year. Yet leisure tourism does...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🤰Why are flights from Georgia to China full of crying babies? Our analyst @emma-belmonte.bsky.social wrote a very interesting investigative piece on the phenomenon of the "Surrogacy Silk Road" for @chinafile.bsky.social, read it here 👇 www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...
In case you missed it last week:
We gathered a few friends and colleagues to write about the extraordinary life of Jerome A. Cohen (1930-2025), renowned lawyer and scholar of Chinese law.
We gathered a few friends and colleagues to write about the extraordinary life of Jerome A. Cohen (1930-2025), renowned lawyer and scholar of Chinese law.
Remembering Jerome A. Cohen
Jerome Alan Cohen (July 1, 1930 – September 22, 2025) was a renowned American lawyer who was one of the foremost foreign scholars of Chinese law. After studying law at Yale, Cohen embarked on a career...
www.chinafile.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In case you missed it last week:
We gathered a few friends and colleagues to write about the extraordinary life of Jerome A. Cohen (1930-2025), renowned lawyer and scholar of Chinese law.
We gathered a few friends and colleagues to write about the extraordinary life of Jerome A. Cohen (1930-2025), renowned lawyer and scholar of Chinese law.
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What's the latest on U.S.-China trade talks? Scholars and experts evaluate the current state of the trade and tech tussle via @chinafile.bsky.social https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/chips-and-soybeans
Chips and Soybeans
American and Chinese officials announced on September 15 that they had reached a “framework agreement” on the future of TikTok. On September 25, Trump signed an executive order approving the framework agreement for the TikTok deal, although Chinese comm...
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October 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
What's the latest on U.S.-China trade talks? Scholars and experts evaluate the current state of the trade and tech tussle via @chinafile.bsky.social https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/chips-and-soybeans
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A @chinafile.bsky.social Conversation that showcases the many contributions Jerry Cohen made to the study of Chinese law, and the innumerable lives he touched during his 95 years with us.
Remembering Jerome A. Cohen
Jerome Alan Cohen (July 1, 1930 – September 22, 2025) was a renowned American lawyer who was one of the foremost foreign scholars of Chinese law. After studying law at Yale, Cohen embarked on a…
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October 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A @chinafile.bsky.social Conversation that showcases the many contributions Jerry Cohen made to the study of Chinese law, and the innumerable lives he touched during his 95 years with us.
Join us tonight for a special screening of “Made in Ethiopia.”
Watch the trailer for “Made in Ethiopia” youtu.be/mUBm1FZ_ro4?...
And purchase tickets to the screening today! asiasociety.org/new-york/eve...
And purchase tickets to the screening today! asiasociety.org/new-york/eve...
Made In Ethiopia - International Trailer
YouTube video by Dogwoof
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October 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Join us tonight for a special screening of “Made in Ethiopia.”
Having children by surrogacy is illegal in China, and so, reports, Emma Belmonte, aspiring Chinese parents are turning to places like Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan to find women to bear children for them:
A Surrogacy Silk Road: Chinese Parents Head West for Babies | ChinaFile
Georgia has become an increasingly popular destination for Chinese visitors. The number of visits nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024, with more than 88,500 visits last year. Yet leisure tourism does not account for the infant-filled flights back to China. Rather, it seems more likely the tiny passengers were the reason many Chinese visitors had traveled to Georgia in the
www.chinafile.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Having children by surrogacy is illegal in China, and so, reports, Emma Belmonte, aspiring Chinese parents are turning to places like Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan to find women to bear children for them:
Having children by surrogacy is illegal in China, and so, reports, Emma Belmonte, aspiring Chinese parents are turning to places like Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan to find women to bear children for them:
A Surrogacy Silk Road: Chinese Parents Head West for Babies | ChinaFile
Georgia has become an increasingly popular destination for Chinese visitors. The number of visits nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024, with more than 88,500 visits last year. Yet leisure tourism does not account for the infant-filled flights back to China. Rather, it seems more likely the tiny passengers were the reason many Chinese visitors had traveled to Georgia in the
www.chinafile.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Having children by surrogacy is illegal in China, and so, reports, Emma Belmonte, aspiring Chinese parents are turning to places like Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan to find women to bear children for them:
Where are U.S.-China trade talks now? ChinaFile invited a group of scholars and specialists to evaluate the current state of the trade and tech tussle:
Chips and Soybeans | ChinaFile
American and Chinese officials announced on September 15 that they had reached a “framework agreement” on the future of TikTok. On September 25, Trump signed an executive order approving the framework agreement for the TikTok deal, although Chinese communications on it have been much more vague. And whatever happens with TikTok, there are many other tensions that remain
www.chinafile.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Where are U.S.-China trade talks now? ChinaFile invited a group of scholars and specialists to evaluate the current state of the trade and tech tussle:
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Watch the trailer for “Made in Ethiopia” youtu.be/mUBm1FZ_ro4?...
And purchase tickets to the screening today! asiasociety.org/new-york/eve...
And purchase tickets to the screening today! asiasociety.org/new-york/eve...
Made In Ethiopia - International Trailer
YouTube video by Dogwoof
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Watch the trailer for “Made in Ethiopia” youtu.be/mUBm1FZ_ro4?...
And purchase tickets to the screening today! asiasociety.org/new-york/eve...
And purchase tickets to the screening today! asiasociety.org/new-york/eve...
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Made In Ethiopia is a film that lifts the curtain on China’s historic but misunderstood impact on Africa, and explores contemporary Ethiopia at a moment of profound crisis. Join us and @chinafile.bsky.social for a screening on October 6, followed by a Q&A with co-directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan.
September 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Made In Ethiopia is a film that lifts the curtain on China’s historic but misunderstood impact on Africa, and explores contemporary Ethiopia at a moment of profound crisis. Join us and @chinafile.bsky.social for a screening on October 6, followed by a Q&A with co-directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan.
Saddened by the passing of our mentor, friend, inspiration and frequent ChinaFile contributor Jerry Cohen and remembering his remarkable big, long, rich life with gratitude-https://usali.org/institute-news/remembering-jerome-a-cohen
September 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Saddened by the passing of our mentor, friend, inspiration and frequent ChinaFile contributor Jerry Cohen and remembering his remarkable big, long, rich life with gratitude-https://usali.org/institute-news/remembering-jerome-a-cohen
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On October 6, join @chinafile.bsky.social for a screening of Made in Ethiopia, a documentary that strives to lift the curtain on China’s historic but misunderstood impact on Africa.
Followed by a conversation with co-directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan and @susanjakes.bsky.social.
Followed by a conversation with co-directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan and @susanjakes.bsky.social.
ChinaFile Presents: ‘Made in Ethiopia,’ a Film Screening and Discussion
When a massive Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia, three women in search of prosperity have their faith in industrialization tested to the limit.
asiasociety.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
On October 6, join @chinafile.bsky.social for a screening of Made in Ethiopia, a documentary that strives to lift the curtain on China’s historic but misunderstood impact on Africa.
Followed by a conversation with co-directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan and @susanjakes.bsky.social.
Followed by a conversation with co-directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan and @susanjakes.bsky.social.
A warm tribute to one of Shanghai's best-loved chroniclers of the city, by her friend Tina Kanagaratnam:
Remembering Tess Johnston, Chronicler of ‘Old Shanghai’ | ChinaFile
“I had never seen anything like Shanghai in 1981,” said Tess Johnston, describing her impression of the city when she first arrived. “I had never been to a foreign country that looked so utterly and completely Western. It was perfectly preserved, a cross between Warsaw in 1938 and Calcutta, a totally Western city with an Asian population. It was a scruffy showcase of Western
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September 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A warm tribute to one of Shanghai's best-loved chroniclers of the city, by her friend Tina Kanagaratnam:
Cash, tax breaks, housing incentives, free fertility treatment: nothing seems to convince young Chinese people to have more babies:
China’s Birth Crisis Is a Crisis of Faith in the Future | ChinaFile
In recent years, the government has offered tax breaks, housing incentives, and fertility treatment coverage to encourage family formation. But these measures are unlikely to work. China’s birth rate has fallen from 2.5 births per woman in 1990 to just 1 birth per woman in 2023. The country’s declining birth rate is not only an economic problem but a cultural one. For many
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September 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Cash, tax breaks, housing incentives, free fertility treatment: nothing seems to convince young Chinese people to have more babies:
Beijing is rolling out new policies to prod China's young people to have children. Demographer Emma Zang explains why these efforts seem unlikely to succeed.
www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...
www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...
China’s Birth Crisis Is a Crisis of Faith in the Future
In recent years, the government has offered tax breaks, housing incentives, and fertility treatment coverage to encourage family formation. But these measures are unlikely to work. China’s birth rate ...
www.chinafile.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Beijing is rolling out new policies to prod China's young people to have children. Demographer Emma Zang explains why these efforts seem unlikely to succeed.
www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...
www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...
On October 6, ChinaFile presents "Made in Ethiopia"—a documentary film about a massive Chinese factory complex in rural Ethiopia, and 3 women in search of prosperity who have their faith in industrialization tested to the limit.
September 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
On October 6, ChinaFile presents "Made in Ethiopia"—a documentary film about a massive Chinese factory complex in rural Ethiopia, and 3 women in search of prosperity who have their faith in industrialization tested to the limit.
"Real tensions and fault lines remain beneath the televised displays of camaraderie" between India, China, Russia, and North Korea. Five scholars and journalists reflect on last week's events in Beijing and Tianjin in this ChinaFile Conversation:
Is This a New World Order? | ChinaFile
From August 31 to September 1, China hosted twenty foreign leaders in Tianjin for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, the biggest meeting since the formation of the security group in 2002. Group photos of all the attendees and video and photos of Xi Jinping enjoying moments of bonhomie with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
www.chinafile.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"Real tensions and fault lines remain beneath the televised displays of camaraderie" between India, China, Russia, and North Korea. Five scholars and journalists reflect on last week's events in Beijing and Tianjin in this ChinaFile Conversation:
"…we can finally lay to rest the idea that the Trump administration is in the process of executing a sophisticated “reverse Kissinger” maneuver that will draw Russia away from China"
—@katiestallard.bsky.social
—@katiestallard.bsky.social
Is This a New World Order? | ChinaFile
From August 31 to September 1, China hosted twenty foreign leaders in Tianjin for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, the biggest meeting since the formation of the security group in 2002. Group photos of all the attendees and video and photos of Xi Jinping enjoying moments of bonhomie with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
www.chinafile.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"…we can finally lay to rest the idea that the Trump administration is in the process of executing a sophisticated “reverse Kissinger” maneuver that will draw Russia away from China"
—@katiestallard.bsky.social
—@katiestallard.bsky.social
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Has the U.S. driven its rivals closer together? Latest conversation: www.chinafile.com/conversation...
Is This a New World Order?
From August 31 to September 1, China hosted twenty foreign leaders in Tianjin for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, the biggest meeting since the formation of the security group in 200...
www.chinafile.com
September 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Has the U.S. driven its rivals closer together? Latest conversation: www.chinafile.com/conversation...