Xi’s Consolidation of Power: Why China May Define our Future World Order
On October 27th 2016, the world watched as China officially named its President Xi Jinping the ‘core leader’ of…
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Xi Jinping Gains the Status of China’s “Core Leader”
Three weeks ago the 6th annual plenum of the 18th Chinese Central Committee was held in Beijing. Due to their…
Dropping the Ball: The AIIB and Obama’s Failure to Pivot to Asia
Editor's Note: Awarded Best Article in the Commentary category at the 2016 McGill Student Journalism Awards
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Mixed Signals from Beijing: Taking the Recent Xi-Ma Meeting with Plenty of Salt
After 66 years of ups and downs in tensions between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China…
From Washington State to Washington DC: Xi Jin Ping’s State Visit
Xi Jinping began his seven-day US visit in Seattle on Tuesday. Historically, no state visit by a Chinese president…
Workers of the World Unite…But don’t disturb social stability: The Rise of…
The opening words of the current version of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, adopted in 1982 at…
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6000 morts et la plus importante tension diplomatique entre Russie et Occidentaux depuis 1989, voici le résultat de…
Why can’t Japan join the Chinese ‘New Silk Road’?
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member states. APEC seeks to promote…
The Cult of Xi?
After the death of long-time leader and despot Mao Zedong in the late 1970s, Chinese heads of state have attempted…