Travel
Shaoshan Still the Epicenter of the Mao Cult
On a recent visit to the city of Changsha in China’s Hunan province, I took a side trip […]
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘China, Japan, and Senkaku Islands’ by Monika Chansoria
China has a long history of distorting its own long history. While civilizations everywhere bend the historical narra
Economy & Tech
The Automobile Revolution: France and Italy Collide Over National Interest and Pride
Renault and Fiat, two European automobile companies with 120 years of history and each having struggled through hard t
Politics & Security
Tiananmen’s Legacy: 30 Years After, A New Generation Calling for Changes
Three decades after the Chinese Communist government’s brutal attack on unarmed demonstrators in and around Tiananmen
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Oppression in China Continues 30 Years After Tiananmen Massacre
It is already 30 years since the Tiananmen Massacre of June 4, 1989, during which regular units of the […]
Politics & Security
When the World Wasn’t Looking, China Built the ‘Perfect Dictatorship’
China, which in 2018 celebrated the 40th anniversary of the “reform and opening up” program launched by Deng Xiaoping,
Politics & Security
China Will Be Largest Military Spender in Asia-Pacific in 10 Years: Should We Worry?
By Monika Chansoria Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a pitch for normalizing the Sino-Japanese relationsh
History Repeating Itself? Moves Afoot for Xi Jinping’s Ouster
Akio Yaita “Things are becoming somewhat similar to 40 years ago, before the downfall of Hua […]
Special Reports
Lesson of Tiananmen Massacre: Democratization Can Never Grow Out of Chinese Civilization
Haiying Yang Twenty-nine years have passed since the bloody crackdown on citizens and students seeking democratiza
Politics & Security
Can China Keep Up As Southeast Asia Diversifies Ties?
Former United States President Barrack Obama referred to himself as “America’s first Pacific president.” At the same t
‘Master of the People’: Xi Jinping Revives Personal Dictatorship in China
It is a typical Chinese word. According to Chinese Literature scholar Tomoyoshi Ikkai, the term “democracy” has been i
Politics & Security
I’d Invite Xi Jinping to Sankei’s Cafeteria, Except…
The year I worked in China, I gained a rather impressive 8 kilograms. It was a first in more […]