China Sea turtle or seaweed? Growing ambivalence around Chinese students studying abroad September 30, 2019 0 Image Credit: Sea Turtle by Ale Art/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-ND 2.0. Written by Merriden Varrall. ‘Haigui’, or sea turtle, is a Chinese slang term for…
China African Students in China: the intersection of educational and trading-led migration April 2, 2018 0 Written by Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho. China is fast becoming a global hub where a variety of immigrants with different visa situations and motivations are converging. Although…
China All Quiet on the Campus Front—Contrasting the 1910s and 1980s with the 2010s March 9, 2018 0 Written by Jeffrey Wasserstrom. When news broke that Xi Jinping would not be limited to serving just two terms as President, while some commentators turned…
International Relations India and Africa: The Students of Today will be the Leaders of Tomorrow April 6, 2017 1 Written by Paul McGarr. A recent spate of attacks on black students in India threatens to sabotage the Modi government's charm offensive in Africa. Last month,…
Taiwan Youth Will be Served January 4, 2016 3 Written by Paul R. Katz. The 2016 Taiwan elections may bear witness to a story bigger than DPP presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen’s impending victory, and…
Culture and Society Left-behind children: Who to blame? July 13, 2015 0 Written by Xiaogang Wu. A tragedy took place in June 2015 in the countryside of Guizhou Province, China. A local family of four brothers and sisters…
Hong Kong Splits emerge in protest ranks as Hong Kong stand-off continues December 2, 2014 0 Written by Michel Hockx. The umbrellas were out in full force on Monday night in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong – but mainly because…
Hong Kong How Hong Kong’s democracy protesters overplayed their hand November 27, 2014 0 Written by Niv Horesh. Time is running out for Hong Kong’s protest movement. Beijing’s last shred of patience has worn thin; police have cleared one…
Hong Kong Beijing face to face with universal suffrage promise October 1, 2014 0 Written by Surya Deva. After days on the streets, thousands of Hong Kong residents are still occupying several major streets of their city. Already nicknamed…
Hong Kong Protests a warning to China of dangers posed by Hong Kong wealth gap September 30, 2014 0 Written by Damian Tobin. The pro-democracy protesters in the streets of Hong Kong, once again confront Beijing with the age-old conundrum of how to balance…
