Knowledge Gaps

For many universities in Ireland and elsewhere in Europe, engagement with Chinese institutions can represent an immense opportunity. But what are the hidden costs to the core values of higher education in Europe?

Through the strength of its economic growth figures year after year, China has projected an image of fundamental economic strength. But a closer look at the numbers exposes profound structural issues that should help cool down fear and envy in the West.  

As China celebrates the 70th anniversary of relations with Russia and “unprecedented” friendship, the record in the Chinese press tells a more complex story.