Volume 16 Issue 9

Articles from Volume 16 Issue 9

Growing Overlap Between Counter-Terrorism and Overseas Interest Protection Acts As New Driver of Chinese Strategy

06.01.2016

Late November 2015 marked a pivotal moment in the evolution of how terrorism is perceived in China. The death of a Chinese citizen at the...

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The Courage to Fight and Win: The PLA Cultivates Xuexing for the Wars of the Future

06.01.2016 Ryan D. Martinson

With all its new weapons systems and platforms, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has become a powerful military by any standard that can be quantified....

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China Dictates Terms for Sino-Japanese Relations During First Japanese Foreign Minister Visit in Four Years

06.01.2016 Michael S. Chase

Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida Fumio’s official visit to Beijing from April 29 to May 1, the first trip to China by a Japanese Foreign Minister...

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Team Tsai Ing-wen: a Who’s Who of the New Cabinet

06.01.2016 Lauren Dickey

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen took office on May 20 with no shortage of challenges ahead. Her inaugural speech focused on five specific areas: transforming economic...

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