As India-China Rift Deepens, Opportunities Arise
On the night of June 15, in the Ladakh region, bordered by Pakistan to the west and China to the north, a violent clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers marked More
Philippines Concessions in the South China Sea: Duterte Sails Towards Beijing’s Influence
Continuing the Philippines’ recent trend of siding with China in important territorial disputes, President Rodrigo Duterte is departing from his country’s previous arbitrations against Chinese influence as well as historic 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
Another Gateway to Europe: Italy Joins the BRI
Italy has become one of the first major European economies to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). On March 23, during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s week-long Europe tour, Rome More
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
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
Year in Review: The Greatest Political Hits of 2018
With 2019 on the horizon, MJPS reflects on a tumultuous year of politics that shaped the world for the year to come. At Home A turbulent year in provincial elections More
Xi’s China: Legacies from the Past, Power in the Present
The modern Chinese political system has largely provided peace and stability since end of the Mao era. Now, the ambitions of President Xi Jinping are calling the political status quo More
1, 2, 3, 4, Trump Declares a Trade War
The U.S. and China Are at War, and Tit-for-Tat Protectionism Is Their Ammo After decades of economic codependency, the United States and China have entered a full-blown trade war. Trade More
Emperor Xi & Insurgent Trump: A Recipe for Future Geopolitical Chaos
The past ten days mark perhaps the two biggest geopolitical developments in the decade to come. The Chinese Communist Party amended the Chinese constitution to allow for more than two More