Politics & Security
Thank You Letter to President Trump and President Xi
I am somewhat perplexed. Why do we rarely see in our media expressions of gratitude to President Xi Jinping […]
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘China and Japan Facing History’ by Ezra F. Vogel
When I requested a review copy of this book, I expected something rather similar to Japan As Number […]
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Chinese Spies: From Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping’ by Roger Faligot
Chinese espionage activities are daily items in the press of late. Arrests of operatives who have sold the […
Politics & Security
Rebellion by Democratic Hong Kong Challenges Xi Jinping’s Communist Cult
While previously firing warning shots in the air, the Hong Kong police shot a teenage protester at […]
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 […]