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Supposed U.S. Think Tank Submits Report on Intelligence Operations in China
A number of Chinese newspapers and publications have cited an internal report from the U.S. Department of Defense that examines U.S. intelligence gathering operations on China. According to the Chinese media, the report was supposedly submitted by a U.S. think tank named Shidai Fazhan Jijinhui... MORE
Supposed U.S. Think Tank Submits Report on Intelligence Operations in China
A number of Chinese newspapers and publications have cited an internal report from the U.S. Department of Defense that examines U.S. intelligence gathering operations on China. According to the Chinese media, the report was supposedly submitted by a U.S. think tank named Shidai Fazhan Jijinhui... MORE
A Campaign in Hong Kong without a (Real) Election
Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang’s reelection campaign was marked by a gesture symptomatic of his style—a grossly exaggerated and prolonged handshake. While a victory for Donald Tsang was anything but uncertain, both his campaign and handshake exhibited awkwardness as well as a desire to... MORE
A Campaign in Hong Kong without a (Real) Election
Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang’s reelection campaign was marked by a gesture symptomatic of his style—a grossly exaggerated and prolonged handshake. While a victory for Donald Tsang was anything but uncertain, both his campaign and handshake exhibited awkwardness as well as a desire to... MORE
The Anti-Seditious Speech Debate and Media Law Reform
Due to Beijing's heavy reliance upon the past as a pillar of public support, the Chinese government has a vested interest in maintaining a high degree of control over the nation's history. This degree of control is maintained through a network of laws and regulations... MORE
The Anti-Seditious Speech Debate and Media Law Reform
Due to Beijing's heavy reliance upon the past as a pillar of public support, the Chinese government has a vested interest in maintaining a high degree of control over the nation's history. This degree of control is maintained through a network of laws and regulations... MORE
Hospitals under Review for Unethical and Profit-Driven Conduct
A Chinese undercover reporter's story has resulted in a national uproar over the country's healthcare practices. Posing as a patient, the reporter submitted tea as his urine sample to ten hospitals in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province to see if they would treat him for his "disease"... MORE
Hospitals under Review for Unethical and Profit-Driven Conduct
A Chinese undercover reporter's story has resulted in a national uproar over the country's healthcare practices. Posing as a patient, the reporter submitted tea as his urine sample to ten hospitals in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province to see if they would treat him for his "disease"... MORE
China’s Emerging Domestic Debt Markets
That China’s financial system—even in the midst of reform and development—has acquired significant international influence is evident. The 8.9 percent drop of the Shanghai Composite Index on February 27, compounding certain remarks on the U.S. economy by Alan Greenspan the previous night in Hong Kong,... MORE
China’s Emerging Domestic Debt Markets
That China’s financial system—even in the midst of reform and development—has acquired significant international influence is evident. The 8.9 percent drop of the Shanghai Composite Index on February 27, compounding certain remarks on the U.S. economy by Alan Greenspan the previous night in Hong Kong,... MORE