China’s Aid Program in Africa – a Primer
Over the past decade China has emerged as a major donor of international aid. China’s aid program has effectively been regarded as a state secret, and accordingly analysis of China’s...
SINO-INDIAN RELATIONS: Competition or Cooperation?
Despite protests by the Chinese government, the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama went ahead with plans to visit a heavily militarized Tibetan Buddhist area in northeast India in November 2009,...
Bitter Love: A Silenced Movie of China and Its Implication
BY ANTONY OU | MARCH 06, 2012 A Movie of an Unrequited Patriot History… a series of genuine history! I didn’t let anyone rape her, and that is...
Kang Youwei’s (1858-1927) Study and Vision of the Chinese Calligraphic Art
Today, the pertinence of Kang Youwei relevant figure and the historical role he played in China during the turbulent years between the 19th and 20th century, is no further object of discussion....
The China-Taiwan Relationship: Current Status and Potential Directions
BY MATTHEW KENNEDY | MARCH 01, 2012 Introduction Taiwan is a primary flashpoint in East Asia. Its explosiveness results from China’s ongoing insistence – and Taiwan’s refusal – that...
A change in North Korean leadership is as much an opportunity for us to reach out to the regime as it is for them to engage with the international community
Just as we in the international community struggle to comprehend the images of tearful North Koreans pounding their fists and wailing in response to the death of Kim Jong-il, they...
Why North Korea is not, and Should not Be Regarded as, a ‘Failed State’
We are still yet to see the col-lapse or demise of the North Korean government but we still talk of Pyong-yang’s grapple over the nation as be-ing “on the brink”....
Demographic Trends in China: Implications for Domestic and Foreign Policies
While China is going to expand its international position vastly over the course of the 21st century, negative demographic trends are expected to intensify as the century progresses. The expectations...
How Should ASEAN Respond to the Global Leadership Vacuum?
Written by ASSOC. PROF. SHAUN NARINE Over the past few years, a leadership vacuum has opened within the global community. On the surface, this absence of leadership should provide opportunities...
FREE CORSICA! A Study of Contemporary Chinese Nationalism
Written by JAMES PEARSON On Monday 7 April, 2008, disabled Chinese fencing pro Jin Jing 金晶 went from being a somewhat unknown Paralympian to a household name on the Chinese...
China’s Naval Policy Off The Coast of Somalia: Int. Participation, the Preservation of Strategic Interests, or Security?
Written by DR. JEAN-PAUL GAGNON Friday, 14 October 2011 18:12 An argument stemming from an emerging scholar and friend, Antony Ou, posits that China’s entrance into naval policing off the...
The Missing Leader
By NICK MILLER | 26.09.2011 Where is Jiang? As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was celebrating its 90th anniversary on July 1, 2011 one of the key things that fixated China...
Conflict in the ‘South China Sea’: Lessons from the Dene peoples and the Arctic Conflict?
Written by DR. JEAN-PAUL GAGNON Monday, 26 September 2011 11:43 Foreword Before we engage this enthralling subject, I should like to point out an added detail to the works cited in...
Bhutan Cements Its Democracy
BY DR. PAUL RICHARDSON** | 13.09.2011 At the end of June the picturesque Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan held its first ever local elections. Over recent years this tiny country of...
Returning Home Towards a New Future:
A Study of Nepal's Reintegration Programme for Former Child Soldiers, 2005—2009* BY DILLI BINADI** | 07.09.2011 Background From 1996-2006, Nepal experienced a decade of armed conflict between the government and...