I think there's a tendency, and it's an understandable tendency, to imagine that China makes decisions out of a grand strategy. The reality is that I think China today is operating, most of all, based on its domestic needs. Evan Osnos basechinadecision share on social
For much of their history, life for most people in China was arduous and circumscribed - and people travelled as little as they could. Evan Osnos arduouschinacircumscribe Change image and share on social
For my book, 'Age of Ambition,' I spent time documenting, among other things, the trials of young Chinese strivers who are bombarded by pressures unlike those that their parents faced. Evan Osnos ageambitionbombard Change image and share on social
When Richard Nixon came to Beijing in the winter of 1972, China was still in the throes of the Cultural Revolution, so it had a limited array of entertainment to provide. Evan Osnos arraybeijingchina Change image and share on social
If the economy can only provide a diminishing political dividend, Chinese leaders will encourage their people to feel pride and vigor in other ways. Evan Osnos chinesediminishdividend Change image and share on social
The devotion that young Chinese feel to the Internet is driven by deep factors ranging from youth unemployment and income inequality to political repression and the demographic imbalance between men and women. Evan Osnos chinesedeepdemographic share on social
Confucius, who was born in the sixth century B.C., traditionally had a stature in China akin to that of Socrates in the West. Evan Osnos akinbearcentury Change image and share on social
In Beijing, we talk about air purifiers the way that teenage boys talk about cars. Evan Osnos airbeijingboy Change image and share on social
Walking, it turns out, is a sublime way to get to know people in China. They're used to meeting strangers on the road. Many here understand what it feels like to walk a long way. Evan Osnos chinafeltlong Change image and share on social
Confucius - or Kongzi, which means Master Kong - was not born to power, but his idiosyncrasies and ideas made him the Zelig of the Chinese classics. Evan Osnos bearchineseclassic Change image and share on social
