Last week, an annual survey that ranks press freedom in Hong Kong saw journalists give their lowest scores since it began. Asked by the Hong Kong
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Why Brazil May Finally Join China’s Belt and Road Initiative
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At this year’s Ketagalan Forum in Taiwan, former United States ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley was invited to give a keynote address,
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As the new Labour government has taken power in the U.K., two policy directions appear to sit in tension with one another. On the one hand,
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Journalists Rate Press Freedom Lowest Ever An annual survey that ranks press freedom in Hong Kong has seen journalists give their lowest rating
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Michaela Pedersen-Macnab, University of Toronto Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly recently met with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi
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Three weeks ago, the trailer for a new TV show hit the internet in Taiwan and instantly provoked debate and reaction. This was hardly surprising — the
Xi Balances Between Professionalism and Political Control of the PLA
The tumultuous relationship between Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is marked by frequent purges, recurring
The Academic Freeze Between the U.S. and China
In June, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns lamented that there are currently only around 800 American students studying in China, down from a
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What Median Line?
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the median line of the Taiwan Strait kept the forces of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and
Tim Walz on China: Balancing Cooperation and Criticism
Kamala Harris’ pick for vice president, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, chose to get married on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre because,