The Collapse of China’s Taiwan Strategy
August 3, 2015By Peter Enav, Thinking-Taiwan.com, 2 August 2015 The good news is that it has indeed collapsed. The bad news is that its replacement may be even worse In April of 2010 I participated at a glitzy event in Hong Kong-sponsored by the investment arm of a large Australian bank. It read more →
China’s Soft Power Push – The Search for Respect
July 29, 2015By David Shambaugh, Foreign Affairs, As China’s global power grows, Beijing is learning that its image matters. For all its economic and military might, the country suffers from a severe shortage of soft power. According to global public opinion surveys, it enjoys a decidedly mixed international image. While China’s economic prowess impresses much of the read more →
Despite huge investment, China ranks dead last in soft power
July 29, 2015Ray Kwong, ejinsight.com, Jul 21, 2015 9:10am When American political scientist Joseph Nye says China’s soft power is limited, he isn’t kidding. China ranked dead last on a 30-country index of soft power released last week by Portland Communications. The index assessed countries on six measures of reputation and influence read more →
Lhasa transformed into another Chinatown: Tibetan political leader Sangay (IANS Interview)
July 27, 2015By Vishal Gulati, Business Standard, 24 July 2015 Lhasa, the heart of Tibetan culture, has been transformed into another “Chinatown”, said Lobsang Sangay, the democratically elected leader of the Tibetan people-in-exile, as the people in Tibet fear Chinese settlers will overwhelm and reduce their ability to preserve their unique culture read more →
Taiwan’s power women are teaching China a big fat lesson
July 24, 2015As two women slog it out to be Taiwan’s first female president, Sophy Ridge explains why this battle makes the country’s imposing neighbour look dreadfully out of date Tsai Ing-wen, left, and Hung Hsiu-chu Photo: AP By Sophy Ridge, Political Correspondent, Sky News 12:26PM BST 21 Jul 2015 Taiwan has the read more →
Mining kills Tibetan glaciers and poisons three main rivers of Southeast Asia
July 24, 2015Mining kills Tibetan glaciers and poisons three main rivers of Southeast Asia author: United Nations For a Free Tibet target: To Mr Xi Jinping, President of PRC Copy to: Mrs Irina Bokova, General Director of UNESCO signatures: 3,041 we’ve got 3,041 signatures, help us get to 5,000 by September 18, read more →
Protesters Seek Return of Body of Tibetan Monk Who Died in Jail
July 24, 2015HONG KONG — The death of a Tibetan spiritual leader in a Chinese jail has led to a violent protest by Tibetans demanding the return of his body to his family, according to news reports and an advocacy group. Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, one of the most prominent Tibetan spiritual leaders read more →
China’s Market Crash — and the Man Who Saw It Coming
July 24, 2015By Steven Butler, 10 July 2015, OZY.com Michael Pettis isn’t always where you expect him to be. Initially, I missed the Cassandra of China’s economy by just a few minutes when I dialed the Beijing number he provided. But I managed to reroute the call to his “operator,” who turned read more →
Wan Li and Xi Zhongxun’s good fortune and Xi Jinping’s bad*
July 22, 2015By Liang Jing, Translation by David Kelly, China Policy In the 1980s reform and opening, had there been no peasant household contracting in Anhui under Wan Li and no opening of TVEs in Guangdong under Xi Zhongyun, Deng Xiaoping’s line would have completely lost out to Chen Yun’s, and the read more →
Chinese Cremate Body of Revered Tibetan Monk, Ignoring Pleas
July 17, 2015BEIJING — The authorities in southwest China on Thursday cremated the body of a prominent Tibetan monk who died in prison last week, ignoring the pleas of relatives, religious leaders and thousands of supporters who had demanded that they be allowed to carry out funeral rites integral to Tibetan Buddhism. read more →