Asia Avoiding the Thucydides Trap December 7, 2018 0 By Sabena Saddiqui Managing the world’s most important geopolitical relationship is not an easy task, especially when US–China ties have a global influence and trickle-down…
Business Informing the public: On China’s International Import Expo #CIIE, the British press fails again December 7, 2018 0 By Hiu Man Chan. While most of the British press is busy reporting on the fallout over the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, the newspapers have…
Taiwan The New Battle for the Third Place in 2018: A Breakthrough but also a Missed Opportunity December 6, 2018 0 Written by Dafydd Fell. Four years ago on the eve of the last round of local elections in Taiwan I wrote a piece looking at…
Taiwan Why Democracy Is the Best Form of Government for Taiwan December 5, 2018 0 Written by Alex Tan It is election season again in Taiwan, and voters cast their votes for local and municipal elections on November 24th. These local…
Taiwan The Results of the US Midterm Elections and Its Implications for Taiwan and Cross-Strait Issues December 4, 2018 0 Written by Elizabeth Freund Larus With the hotly contested over, all eyes are on the incoming 116th Congress. What do the US midterm election results imply…
China President Trump, China has probably done all it can on North Korea – the ball’s in your court now December 3, 2018 0 Written by Gregory J. Moore. Despite the hoopla and high expectations surrounding the meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in Singapore earlier this year,…
China Celebrating 46 years: the Jamaica–China connection November 30, 2018 0 Written by Vicki Cann. November 21, 2018, marks the 46th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Jamaica and China. Ten years after gaining…
China North Korea’s Chinese-style ‘Reform and Opening Up’ November 29, 2018 0 Written by Emily Weinstein. 2018 has seen a significant shift in the positioning of North Korean (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un. Once known for touting his…
Taiwan Taiwan’s Upcoming Local Elections: Implications beyond 2018 November 28, 2018 0 Written by T.Y. Wang. In less than a week, millions of Taiwanese voters will go to the polls to vote in one of the most…
North Korea ‘Much ado about nothing’: the media view of North Korea November 28, 2018 0 Written by Maria Rosaria Coduti. The relationship between the media and politics and its influence on public opinion is a complex one. Scholars debate whether…
