James Liang

Liang Jianzhang is the co-founder and executive chairman of Ctrip and a part-time professor at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management.

It’s time to change the Chinese tradition of assigning the father’s surname to a child. Photo: EPA

Opinion

Why Chinese women should pass on their family name

7 Nov 2017 - 10:29pm 7

Despite bringing an end to its one-child policy, China is facing a demographic time bomb as fewer couples get married and the national birth rate continues to slide. Photo: EPA

Politics

It’s time for China to tear up the rule book on family size

23 Oct 2017 - 4:00pm

Chinese high school students in Hengshui, Hebei province, attend revision classes in June, just ahead of the nationwide college entrance exam this year. Photo: Xinhua

Insight & Opinion

China’s rigid college entrance exam needs an urgent revamp

29 Aug 2017 - 7:31pm

Robots from Shenzhen-based start-up Aelos Robotic perform with heightened dexterity at the Shanghai CES electronics show in early June. More than 50 companies showcased a new generation of robots – mostly to serve as companions in the home or butlers in shopping malls – at the show. Photo: AP

Opinion

Why robots won’t be stealing your job or leaving you bankrupt

1 Jul 2017 - 11:11pm 12