From Washington State to Washington DC: Xi Jin Ping’s State Visit May Lim Sep 25, 2015 Xi Jinping began his seven-day US visit in Seattle on Tuesday. Historically, no state visit by a Chinese president…
“Black Monday”: What China’s Economic Slowdown Means for Africa Benjamin Aloi Sep 14, 2015 On August 24th, or what is now being referred to as China’s “Black Monday”, the Shanghai Composite Exchange…
Workers of the World Unite…But don’t disturb social stability: The Rise of… Sam Hersh Apr 11, 2015 The opening words of the current version of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, adopted in 1982 at…
Power Over Weakness: A Pipe Dream of East Asian Union JunYoung So Apr 5, 2015 Last Saturday in Seoul, three East Asian nations’ (Korea, China, Japan) foreign ministers agreed to hold summit…
“Comfort Women”: Japan and Neighbour Relations Rachel Chan Mar 31, 2015 70 years ago, the Pacific side of the Second World War officially ended with Japan’s surrender after the landing of…
From Farmers to Entrepreneurs: China’s “Taobao Village” May Lim Mar 29, 2015 Alibaba Group's e-commerce subsidiary Taobao, or “treasure hunt” in Chinese, has become increasingly…
#TBT URSS Iris Boisseau Mar 26, 2015 6000 morts et la plus importante tension diplomatique entre Russie et Occidentaux depuis 1989, voici le résultat de…
China, the Unlikely Leader of the Green Revolution Sam Hersh Mar 13, 2015 China is by far the biggest polluter in the world, emitting 6018 million tons of greenhouse gases per year in 2009…
Weekly Roundup: Problem Solved? Katrina Kairys Mar 3, 2015 With today’s news reaching from Xinjiang to Iran, there was no doubt that the MIR Online writers would take us…
COP 20: Constructive or A Waste Of Time? Sarah Pettem Dec 17, 2014 The Conference of the Parties (COP) conferences have been frequently labelled failures, as a post-Kyoto agreement…