In the land where the lies are so numerous that cover-ups come in bundles, censors smothered news about an academic research paper that revealed
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Is China Leading the Charge on Deep-Sea Mining? Not Really
This month, last-ditch attempts are being made to negotiate regulations for deep-sea mining, with the ugly possibility that exploration could begin
With Record Carbon Emissions, China’s Path Seems Less Sustainable Than Ever
David Stern, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University and Khalid Ahmed, Australian National University Carbon emissions
What Is the ‘Nine-Dash Line,’ and Why Did Vietnam Ban the Barbie Movie?
Donald Rothwell, Australian National University The new Barbie film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is set for imminent release. But
Human Rights in China, June End, 2023: Birthday Dispatches
Presiding for life over an economy beyond reproach, Xi Jinping has once again achieved the feat of stifling his own birthday. On June 15, he marked
U.S. Feverishly Building Arsenal of ‘Taiwan-Saving’ Missiles
From modified Tomahawks that can be launched by Marines to HIMARS-deployed anti-ship missiles, the U.S. is making up for lost time by quickly building
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Blinken’s China Trip
North Korean and conservative U.S. commentators saw Blinken’s visit and statements as a display of weakness and a disaster for Taiwan, while liberal
Human Rights in China, Mid-June, 2023: Long COVID and 占占占人
Late May to early June is the season of erasure in China, but Tiananmen 1989 is not the only uprising that authorities would like to delete from
The Palau Spy Ship Incident: A Deep Dive
Why would a secretive Chinese research vessel hover for days over a sensitive undersea cable in Palau’s territory, while not answering Palau’s radio
Chinese Ship Spooks Palau, Where U.S. Is Building Advanced Radar
A mysterious Chinese ‘research’ ship hovered for a suspiciously long time above Palau’s underwater data cable, a cable that will link Palau’s new
China Looks to Clean Up Its (Environmental) Act in Tibet
In April, the National People’s Congress, China’s legislative branch, passed the “Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) Ecosystem Protection Act” (hereafter
U.S., Chinese Warships’ Near Miss in Taiwan Strait Hints at Ongoing Troubled Diplomatic Waters, Despite Chatter About Talks
Meredith Oyen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County An encounter in which a Chinese naval ship cut across the path of a U.S. destroyer in the