Politics The Summer of Our Discontent October 2, 2013 0 Written by Ming-sho Ho. This past summer saw a record-high temperature of 39.3 degree Celsius in Taipei city. Befittingly Taiwan’s social protests were fueled by…
International Relations What we can learn from the Russian internet… or why politicians use Twitter. May 23, 2013 0 Written by Bettina Renz. State control over most of the national media in Russia has meant that Russian newspapers and TV today are a lot…
Culture and Society Discordant Notes in Spite of Efforts to Play a Harmonious Tune May 8, 2012 3 By Xiaoling Zhang. A state-backed newspaper posted an online statement in the early morning of May 5 on its Sina Weibo account: “In the still…