When Money Speaks, Justice is Silent
By Antony Ou | 31 January 2011 In late January this year, I was suffocated by the fact that China and Hong Kong were flooded by the news and images of the...
Pragmatic Nationalism and Confucianism: The New Ideology of the CCP
By Nicholas J.S. Miller | 28 January 2011 Confucianism was one of the dominant political philosophies of Imperial China. Confucianism’s influence declined throughout the 19th century coinciding with the end of the...
Labor Law in China: in the context of China’s cultural traditions
Written by OSCAR J. BARBOSA Thursday, 27 January 2011 23:34 1. Introduction Labor relations in the People’s Republic of China has been determined by the government since the Communist Party...
The Confucian Academy, Soft Power and Patriotism
By Antony Ou | 31 December 2010 Since the beginning of the 20th century, Confucianism has been fundamentally challenged. The crucial concepts like filial piety, imperial loyalty and social harmony were...
Confucius Peace Prize: What does China Think?
Written by ANTONY OU Thursday, 09 December 2010 10:35 Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese public intellectual, has drafted the Charter 08. It is a manifesto co-signed by other 350 human rights...
Korea: The Cold War’s Deformed Legacy
By Prof. Inderjeet Parmar | 24 November 2010 The most recent 'skirmish' or 'incident' in the continuing 'cease-fire' between the northern and southern parts of Korea raises the broader question...
Inter-imperialism and Neo-fascism in Japan
By Dr. John W. Maerhofer | 01 October2010 The last year has witnessed the rise of a wide-spread racist group that has coordinated attacks on “foreigners” in Japan. As reported in...
Confucius Vs. Avatar: Rethinking Confucian Advocacy in the 21st Century
By Antony Ou | 24 September 2010 Fei Mu, who is now regarded as one of the all-time-favourite directors of China, filmed Confucius in 1940 during the time of the...
China Puts Mark on Eurasia Energy Picture
Tuesday, 07 September 2010 11:40 By Fadil Aliriza According to the International Energy Agency, China has outpaced the United States and become the world's largest energy consumer. The country's robust...
China Economy Weekly: Rail Projects, Inflation, International Trade Links
Written by PROF. SCOTT LUCAS Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:44 China Clears Inter-city Rail Projects: The National Development and Reform Commission on Friday approved inter-city rail transit networks covering more...
Afghanistan-Pakistan Revealed: America’s Private Spies
By Prof. Scott Lucas | 20 May 2010 During the Bush years, authors such as Jeremy Scahill and Tom Englehardt documented how the US Department of Defense turned to private companies for...
The Times Square Bomber: Home-Grown Hatred?
By Ahmed Rashid | 20 May 2010 The Pakistani media is in a state of apoplexy about the would-be Times Square bomber, the Pakistani-born US citizen Faisal Shahzad. Predictably a great...
Estimating the Impact of the Indo-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement on India’s Balance of Trade*
By Ranajoy Bhattacharyya and Avijit Mandal | 15 April 2010 India signed a Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN on 13th August, 2009. Abstract In this paper we analyze one aspect...
Security Sector Reform in Afghanistan: Whose Security?
By Prof. Alp Ozerdem | 01 April 2010 As part of the liberal peace agenda, the international community has implemented Security Sector Reform (SSR) in almost all contexts where it has...
What is Living and What is Dead in Political Confucianism: A Question for Modern China
Written by ANTONY OU Monday, 05 April 2010 09:45 Confucius (551-479 BCE), was the “founding father” of Confucianism. His moral and political ideas were documented in The Analects, which outlines...