Taiwan's political landscape is set to witness a momentous event on July 16th as opposition parties come together in a protest march titled 'Saving Taiwan with Fairness and Justice,' marking a pivotal……
Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), finally nominated the Mayor of New Taipei City, Hou You-yi(侯友宜), as its presidential candidate for the 2024 election on May 17. Another opposit……
VIP Lounge
The VIP lounge staff at Beijing’s shiny airports must have been working overtime for the past few weeks. After nearly 3 years of self-imposed exile China’s borders are open and world lead……
Fooling Yourself
What did Putin tell Xi when they met at the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing? After a month of war in Ukraine no one is any clearer, the Chinese diplomats say they don……
中国にとって北京冬季五輪は、効果的にパンデミックを抑え込むことができる数少ない国としての評価を確かなものにするためだけでなく、国家の外交の成功を誇示するためにも重要なイベントである。米国といくつかの同盟国が外交ボイコットを表明したとはいえ、この五輪で中国を訪問した国家元首は30人を超えた。その中でも主賓と言えるのが、ロシアのプーチン大統領であり、習近平国家主席と最初に会談したのも同大統領であった。……
Best Friends
It is often said that to better understand someone you should look at their friends. In that case what does it tell us about Xi Jinping who claims he is best friends with Vladimir Putin……
The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing is an important event not only for China's reputation as a rare country that can effectively fight the pandemic, but also a demonstration of the success of Chinese ……
On December 25, 2021, Ma Xingrui, the governor of Guangdong, was appointed as the Communist Party Secretary of Xinjiang. China’s strategy in this appointment is to make the most of the expertise of Ma……
A Crisis Year?
There is a good case to be made that 2021 has been a series of financial and corporate crises. Problems around too much leverage in the economy have been evident for all to see, but w……
“We simply cannot afford to leave China forever outside the family of nations, there to nurture its fantasies, cherish its hates and threaten its neighbors.”
Richard Nixon, 1967
“Angry Isolation”
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