Category: China and Neighbourhood

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...

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”....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

 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...

BY ANTONY OU | 15.07.2011 "There is more than aesthetics and investment in today's demand for Chinese art. Art has become an “invisible cloak” that helps businessmen navigate Chinese corruption."...

Is There A Significant Policy Change With The PRC’s Recent Deployment Of Ships To The Gulf Of Aden?* BY DR. JEAN-PAUL GAGNON** | 08.06.2011     The central aim of...

BY NICHOLAS MILLER** AND ANTONY OU*** | 08.06.2011 Economic Progress, Political Stability and Environmental Degradation in China It is common sense amongst political analysts that China in the 21st century is...

Exploring Sino-Latin American Relations, Part 1 By JEAN-PAUL GAGNON | 23.05.2011 Two and a half centuries ago, the French Sinologist De Giognes proposed that the New World was discovered not...

By NICK MILLER | 18.05.2011   Who Are the Fifth Generation Leaders? The Fifth Generation elites are the leaders that will be taking power during the 18th National Party Congress in...