Why can’t Japan join the Chinese ‘New Silk Road’? Mason Ko Nov 29, 2014 The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member states. APEC seeks to promote…
China’s Education Woes: Part 2 – Urban China Tiffany Chae Yeon Lee Oct 11, 2014 Urban China rarely suffers from lack of funding and resources thanks to its close ties to the central government.…
China’s Education Woes – Part 1: Rural China Tiffany Chae Yeon Lee Oct 10, 2014 Millennia of history, the world's largest population, and one of the most influential global economic power houses…
The Cult of Xi? Sam Hersh Oct 10, 2014 After the death of long-time leader and despot Mao Zedong in the late 1970s, Chinese heads of state have attempted…
BRICS, Russia and Ukraine: Geopolitics, Solidarity, Quiet Diplomacy, and… Tshweu Moleme Oct 9, 2014 The 'BRICS', referring to the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is a cooperative group…
The ‘Umbrella Revolution’ – Did It Accomplish Anything? Tiffany Chae Yeon Lee Oct 8, 2014 Images of thousands of protestors - the majority of them young professionals and students - have been splashed…
Will China Join the US in Counterterrorism Efforts? Jenny Deng Oct 1, 2014 On September 22 2013, People’s Daily reported that Chinese militants, mostly of the Uyghur ethnic group from…
The Promised Universal Suffrage in Hong Kong? Rachel Chan Sep 26, 2014 The residue of British colonial rule in Hong Kong remains since the transfer of sovereignty of Hong…
Reflecting on the Chinese “Jasmine Revolution” Tiffany Lam Feb 25, 2014 Roughly three years ago today, the Tunisian Revolution, which sparked the Arab Spring, successfully …
The Case for Chinese Democracy Sam Hersh Feb 10, 2014 It was over 100 years ago that Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, a pivotal figure in the 1911 revolution that overthrew the Qing…