China… Documenting Claims of China’s “Charm Diplomacy” 4 Jul 2012 A recent essay on Chinese “soft power” written not by a US-trained academic, but from within China, provides a chance to find fissures between how and why China is using…
American Foreign Policy… Uh-Oh: Implications of US-India United Front on Cyberdefense Raise Hackles in PRC 21 Jan 201022 Jan 2010 Chinese media seem to be biding their time on responding to Hillary Clinton's internet-freedom speech in favor of focusing on the US Secretary of Defense today, Robert Gates, who is…
China… China Foreign Affairs News Roundup 28 Dec 2009 Sino-Korean Relations 1. KCNA does what it can to evoke a united front with China, from recalling Kim Il Song's 1930s mantra about unity with the Chinese people to reporting…
Uncategorized India-Nepal-China 22 Nov 200922 Nov 2009 There is a slightly breathless and overly-generalized, yet consequently readable, post at China Matters regarding Sino-Indian competition in the northeast Indian border regions. Or perhaps you prefer rather stunning footage…
China Himalayan Shadows 16 Nov 2009 In addition to the change of tone on North Korea, one of the more interesting trends in recent years in Chinese foreign policy has been the increasingly strident tone against…
China… Taiwan, Mama Wants You To Come Home for Dinner! 15 Oct 200915 Oct 2009 October 1 commemorations are now in the rear-view mirror, but there remains much excavation left to perform on the event and China's self-interpretation. One very important aspect of the celebrations…