China’s Good Samaritans
October 31, 2017 4 min. read

A passerby helps an old man hit by a car, in Beijing September 9, 2014 (Photo/IC) Joseph Nye of Harvard University first coined the term “soft power” in his 1990 book, Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power.  He explored further the notion of soft power in his 2004 book, Soft Power: The […]

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Singapore’s Wisdom in China’s Development: The ‘Guangdong Model’
July 27, 2016 6 min. read

What is the ‘China Model’? Answers vary, and it seems impossible to reach a consensus. However, one can look at the case of Guangdong for clues.

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Beijing Desperate to Rein in Terrorism
May 27, 2014 4 min. read

Beijing is going all out in its efforts to rein in terrorism, following the latest attack at a morning street market in Urumqi, which killed at least 43 people and wounded dozens. The bombing in Urumqi, Xinjiang’s capital, has been blamed on five suspects, all Uighurs, the region’s most populous Muslim minority. Police said that […]

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China & ASEAN Economics and Malaysian Sectarian Violence
January 11, 2010 2 min. read

ASEAN and China:  This blog has spent considerable time following the ASEAN+China free trade deal from the perspective of various nations in the region.  The Asia Times has a new article concerning the “win-win” possibilities of the deal and what the incentive is for ASEAN nations.  It also provides some telling data: According to estimates […]

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