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Independence Means War? The Future of Taiwan

Amid concerns that Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen may be steering the nation towards a formal declaration of independence, Beijing has recently adopted a tougher stance.  On January 31st, Taiwanese authorities More

Posted On : February 5, 2021 Published By : Owen Cotterill
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Brutality in Brunei: The New Anti-LGBTQ Laws

Brunei is enacting new laws that impose death by stoning as punishment for crimes such as sodomy, adultery, and rape. These laws are based on a strict interpretation of Sharia More

Posted On : April 24, 2019 Published By : Naomi Shi
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Taiwan 2020 and the KMT’s Controversial Rising Star

On the weekend of April 6th, thousands took to the streets of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan to protest against China’s proposal to incorporate the island into the “one country, two More

Posted On : April 19, 2019 Published By : Julia Nguyen
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Testing Abe’s Resolve and Japan’s Security Role

In a referendum held on February 24th, 70 percent of residents of Japan’s Okinawa island opposed the construction of a replacement facility for the American air base, Futenma. Although the More

Posted On : March 12, 2019 Published By : Julia Nguyen
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Royal Rumble: Princess Ubolratana’s Brief Bid for Prime Ministership

On February 8th, the Thai Raksa Chart (TRC) party made an unexpected announcement that Princess Ubolratana would stand as the party’s candidate for the office of prime minister. Before anyone More

Posted On : February 21, 2019 Published By : Julia Nguyen
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Anthem Activism: Hong Kong Criminalizes “Insulting” the Chinese Anthem

Hong Kong recently moved a controversial bill that would criminalize the act of disrespecting the Chinese national anthem, triggering yet another set of alarms for those who attentively watch the More

Posted On : February 18, 2019 Published By : Naomi Shi
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From Trade War to World War? Cross-Strait Relations on Choppy Waters

The recent trade war has unsettled the global economy, but the future of US-China relations depends on a longer-standing political concern: the fate of Taiwan. Taiwan has remained one of More

Posted On : January 29, 2019 Published By : Erin Wen
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A Second Persian Gulf? Chinese Ambitions in the South China Sea

The South China Sea has long been considered a global flashpoint, heavily exacerbated by Beijing’s assertion that much of the waters is rightfully Chinese territory. Its justification to the claim More

Posted On : January 23, 2019 Published By : Omar Arafeh
Chinese consumer culture
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Fashion Forward? Chinese Nationalism in the Face of Consumer Culture

In mid-November, the Italian luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana released a series of videos online to promote their show in Shanghai, which was to be held on November 21. More

Posted On : December 7, 2018 Published By : Julia Nguyen
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Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement: The Battle May Be Over, but the War Has Just Begun

If you were to look at a picture of Hong Kong’s Civic Square in 2014, you would find a peculiar sight: a square filed with  men, women, and even children, More

Posted On : December 3, 2018 Published By : Chris Cadogan

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