BANGKOK: “A Wonderful City for Tourists, not for Bangkokians!”
A very interesting city, Bangkok, which was the capital city of Thailand, has been examined in this volume. Thailand is located at the heart of Southeast Asia. The country has...
China and Taiwan – Apocalypse Now?
The Presidency of Tsai Ing-wen, which begins officially following her inauguration on 20 May, promises even more “interesting times” in relations across the Taiwan Strait, writes John West. Tsai Ing-wen...
Integrating China’s New Silk Road and the Eurasian Economic Union
In a recent article Russia's reputed periodical Expert Online suggests China is pushing Russia to link its Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) project with China's plans for the New Silk Road...
China: A Weird Beast
In the light of all the controversy over whether the Chinese economy was about to collapse or suffer such a ‘hard landing’ that it would spill over into causing a...
China Inherits Obama’s Nightmare
As NATO withdraws from Afghanistan, the continuing terrorism emanating from there and Pakistan has become a security threat to China Two weeks before Barack Obama took his first oath of office...
Japanese Foreign Policy and Human Security in the Context of an Emerging New Global Order
After two periods of transition in the distribution of power in the international system - bipolarity after 1945 and unipolarity after the Cold War - today we are facing a...
The Kalchakra Pooja at Bodh Gaya: Spiritualism and Nationalism
The Kalchakra Pooja is supposed to be the most advanced form of Vajrayana practice and is one of the most complex systems in Tantric Buddhism. The present Dalai Lama, the...
A Case Study of China’s Membership of the World Trade Organization: Implications on Sovereignty
Widely called mainland China, The Peoples Republic of China is the oldest civilization, and the largest country in the world in terms of population.[1] Since 1980, China has become the...
Japan’s December 2012 General Election: Some Notes And Observations
Japan’s 47th General Election, held on 16 December 2012, was a landslide victory for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), triumphantly returned from three years in the political wilderness of Opposition, and...
The US 2012 Election and China: Why a Real Dialogue about Human Rights will never Happen
Despite a prominent presence in the campaign, US policy towards China is very unlikely to change - especially on the hyper-sensitive topic of human rights. BY ANTONY OU | November...
A Case Study of China’s Membership of the World Trade Organization: Implications on Sovereignty
Widely called mainland China, The Peoples Republic of China is the oldest civilization, and the largest country in the world in terms of population. Since 1980, China has become the...
The Secretive World of the Communist Party
The lack of transparency surrounding the appointment of China’s new Communist Party government later this year extends to basic political and economic philosophy BY MARTINE BULARD | SEPTEMBER 06, 2012...
The Needs of Further Development for Pearl River Delta
The main objective of this article is to examine the needs for further development in Pearl River Delta and how the policies of the Hong Kong and other local governments...
Agni-5: The National Firework of India
India's successful launch of a long range inter-continental ballistic missile has led to hyper-nationalist posturing and antagonism with China, of a kind disappointingly reminiscent of Cold War hubris. The bombastic...
China’s Attitude May Hinder its Quest for Africa’s Natural Resources
China’s willingness to invest in Africa has brought benefits to both that continent and the Chinese people. But if Chinese leaders do not quickly respond to the growing mass political...