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Asia Rising: The Increasing Relevance of East Asia in Foreign Policy
In late May, Putin and Xi Jinping signed a massive 400 billion dollar natural gas deal in Shanghai. For the…
Browsing: East Asia and the Pacific
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The “Crocodile in the Yangtze”
China’s largest e-commerce company, Alibaba, is set to make history in the coming months. Founded in 1999, Alibaba has the…
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No SpaghettiO’s for you, Kim Jong Un
Why the most recent temper tantrum of the explosive young dictator of North Korea is not a big deal, and…
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Why This May Not be China’s Century
Over the past few centuries, China has suffered its fair share of embarrassments. From the Opium Wars to the Great…
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Hooray for Hollywood? – Where Hollywood Meets the PRC
As more people move into the middle class in China, disposable income spent on goods and services will only increase.…
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The Bear and the Dragon
In recent months, international news has focused intensely on ominous developments in the East and South China Seas, along with…
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Xiaomi’s Expansion and the Test of Chinese Soft Power
Xiaomi is outselling Apple in the Chinese smartphone market, and recently announced its plans to expand globally. You may be…
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Deciphering The Third Plenum Report
The Key to Addressing Reforms When You Have No Intention of Implementation The hardest thing about running an authoritarian regime…
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China’s “Floating Population”
China is faced with an internal migration crisis, the scale of which cannot be ignored. In 2012, China’s internal migratory…
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The Shale Revolution: July’s Snapshot
July was an exciting month in the energy sector. The world’s second largest oil company, Chevron, signed a 1.24 billion…
