The Manner Coffee Case: Trending Terms, Income Inequality, and China’s...
On June 22, a search term, which is also the title of an article, “the founders of Manner Coffee have a combined net worth of 7.2 billion yuan, making them included in the 2024 Hurun Global Rich List”...
View ArticleWhy the Panchen Lama Matters
The 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, Chokyi Gyalpo, has been called many names in and outside China, including “fake,” a “Chinese puppet,” “Jiang Zemin’s Panchen” and a “Chinese Panchen.” Many claim that...
View ArticleCebu Pacific’s $24 Billion Dollar Bet on Cheap Flights
Philippine airline Cebu Pacific recently announced that it had signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus to purchase up to 152 aircraft. The deal at current prices has a potential value...
View ArticleThai Legalization Advocates Rally as Government Moves Toward Cannabis Ban
The political fight over the future of cannabis in Thailand is once again heating up after the government last week took a further step toward the reclassification of the drug as a listed narcotic....
View ArticleEnsuring Security for Progress: Pakistan’s Commitment to Chinese Safety
As the China-Pakistan-Economic Corridor (CPEC) enters into its second phase, Pakistan is once again faced with the recurring challenge of terrorism, which endangers the safety and security of Chinese...
View ArticleUS Tariffs Against China: It’s National Security, Stupid
Promoting free trade, particularly through the reduction of tariffs, was a big part of U.S. international leadership after World War II. Now, however, both major candidates for the U.S. presidential...
View ArticleChina and 22 Arab Countries Reach Consensus on Gaza Ceasefire and Further...
The 10th China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF) concluded in Beijing in early June. The forum is a ministerial-level meeting founded 20 years ago as a China-led effort to engage with the Arab...
View Article25 Years On, Falun Gong Still Firmly in Beijing’s Repressive Sights
In July 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched one of the most wide-ranging political campaigns since the end of the Cultural Revolution – a comprehensive effort to eliminate Falun Gong, a...
View ArticleWhat’s in Hong Kong’s Proposed Critical Infrastructure Bill?
The Security Bureau of the Hong Kong government revealed the details of the long-awaited proposed Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer System) Bill in a paper that it submitted to the...
View ArticleUS Warship Makes Rare Call at Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay Port
The USS Blue Ridge, the flagship of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, is paying a visit this week to Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay, the latest sign of the improved relations between the two nations. As VnExpress...
View ArticleWhat’s at Stake in the US Decision to Grant Vietnam ‘Market Economy’ Status?
The most anticipated event in Vietnam-U.S. relations this year is the possible U.S. granting of market economy status to Vietnam. On July 26, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) will decide whether...
View ArticleWidening Inequality Between Russia and China on Display at SCO Summit
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)’s summit in Astana was significant. It was a continuation of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s diplomatic excursions amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. Putin...
View ArticleModi’s Visit Reaffirms the West’s Failure to Isolate Putin
For over two years, the United States and its allies have tried to isolate Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on the world stage. But in less than a month, Putin has scored two separate wins with two...
View ArticleThe Great Korean Garbage War
North Korea has been flying substantial numbers of “trash balloons” over to South Korea. Cell phones sound alerts in the middle of the night whenever these balloons cross over into South Korea. The...
View ArticleIndonesia’s Prabowo Plans to Increase Debt to Fund Spending Plans
Yesterday, the Financial Times published an article confirming that Indonesia’s incoming president Prabowo Subianto is planning to take on considerable debt in order to fund his ambitious spending...
View ArticleNippon Steel’s Acquisition of U.S. Steel Would Serve U.S. Interests
Since the news broke in December 2023 of the sale of U.S. Steel to the Japan-based Nippon Steel Company (NSC), the deal, which is still in the works, has attracted considerable controversy. Among the...
View ArticleWill India-UK Relations Remain Warm Under Labor Rule?
The United Kingdom has elected Keir Starmer’s Labor Party to office with a massive mandate, ending 14 years of Conservative Party rule that had seen a substantial warming of India-U.K. ties. Under the...
View ArticleWho Will Serve as Indonesia’s Next Finance Minister?
As Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto prepares to announce his new cabinet on October 20, coinciding with the presidential inauguration, there is widespread discussion about who will lead the...
View ArticleSIPRI Yearbook 2024: Rising Global Nuclear Arsenal Sparks Concerns
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) yearly assessment for 2024, India’s currently has more nuclear weapons than Pakistan. The United States leads the world in...
View ArticleChina’s Third Plenum Shines Light on Center-Local Fiscal Challenges
After nearly a year’s delay, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s Third Plenum — its economic reform agenda-setting meeting that normally occurs every five years — will convene next week (July 15-18)....
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