China’s Role in the Booming CBD Industry
Is China on its way to becoming a global superpower for cannabis sales? Recent developments in the country’s business market demonstrate a new interest in the cannabis industry, but not More
Rule of Law vs. “Socialist” Rule of Law: Legal Practice in China
Within China’s legal system, there are two competing pressures in the practice of law. On the one hand, state officials have routinely expressed the desire for implementing “formal law,” especially More
Identity and Sovereignty: The Broader Scope of the Hong Kong Protests
As the month of December begins, Hong Kong will transition into its seventh consecutive month of widespread protest – an unprecedented state of unrest for the region. This conflict can More
Opinion: Hard vs. Soft Power in the Hong Kong Protests
The Hong Kong protests began in late March of this year in response to a proposed bill amendment that sparked fears of China freely infringing on Hong Kong’s autonomy. The More
Tensions in the South China Sea: Malaysia Resists Chinese Development Initiatives
On the northern edge of the Johor-Singapore Causeway, a body of water separating Malaysia and Singapore, exists a small grouping of three islands. Called “reclaimed land,” these islands are man-made More
China Makes Waves: Why the PRC Just Leased an Entire Island in the Solomon Islands
In the last two weeks, it has been revealed that a Beijing-based company with close ties to the Communist Party has gained “exclusive development rights” for the entire island of More
Suppression of Identity: the Plight of Uighur Muslims in China
In March of 2014, 31 people were slaughtered at a train station in the Chinese city of Kunming, more than 2000 km away from the state of Xinjiang. The guilty More
Inhale Change: E-Cigarette Bans Around the World
After decades of battling tobacco industry heads and lobbyists for improved regulation of cigarettes, public health officials worldwide are increasingly turning their attention towards a relatively new “epidemic”: the vape, More
Xi Jinping’s Paradigm: China, Marx, and History
Over the last several years, the foreign policy of the People’s Republic of China, has taken a new, more assertive direction. This is a marked departure from Deng Xiaoping’s philosophy More
US-China Trade War: What Has Happened and What Does it Mean?
On Friday, May 10, trade talks between the US and China were abruptly halted with the imposition of $200 billion USD of tariffs on Chinese goods. The Chinese retaliated a More