The Globalist

An English village knock-off serves the ritual of the modern Chinese wedding.

Shanghai envisions itself as the world’s next great cultural hub, a key site of China’s “soft power.”

The Potemkin Village that is Shanghai reflects China’s love of show.

Shanghai longs for a future that envelops the past.

Life is good — for oil consuming countries at least.

Will signing two big energy deals with Russia irritate both China and the U.S.?

Why is the French finance minister invoking other cultures’ diplomatic style to defend France?

Since 1990, China’s literacy rate has been rapidly improving.

Unlike in Europe, Asian regionalism has been market-led.

The automotive industry dominates the ever growing field of robotics.