China Post-Peace Prize, Norway and China swap human rights for Olympic medals December 20, 2018 1 By Colin Peebles Christensen. After Norway’s Nobel Committee awarded the 2010 Peace Prize to democracy activist Liu Xiaobo, the country’s relationship with China turned glacial.…
Japan Sport under Japanese Colonialism: Korean Representation April 10, 2018 0 Written by Stefan Huebner. The recent Winter Olympics in PyeongChang not only exemplified world class performances in sport, but also highlighted the continuing separation of the Korean nation.…
Pacific Islands Far from unusual: Pita Taufatofua and Pacific sport March 14, 2018 0 Written by C. Richard King. The thought of athletes from tropical nations participating in the Winter Olympics strikes many Westerners as incongruous, even laughable. Accordingly,…
Sport East Asian Olympic Dreams March 13, 2018 0 Written by Jung Woo Lee. The wave of the Olympic movement is prevailing in East Asia. The Winter Olympic cauldron has just been extinguished in…
North Korea The 2018 Olympics and Northeast Asian Emotions March 13, 2018 0 Written by Younghan Cho. In the next decade, three consecutive Olympics will take place in East Asia, respectively in PyeongChang (2018), Tokyo (2020), and Beijing-Zhangjiakou…
