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South China Sea Dispute: New Battleground for US-China Interests

For over a decade China has been involved in maritime boundary disputes with the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei. With the recent pivot to Asia by the US, the South China Sea has become the new battleground for US-Chi...
by Gaanashree Wood
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Asia
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China Detains Human Rights Lawyer After Tiananmen Meeting

China has detained prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang on the charge of “causing a disturbance,” what is seen as an attempt to deter activists from marking the upcoming 25th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy ...
by Abby Norman
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Asia
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China’s Revolutionary Road?

“Revolution” is a dirty word in China; but it shouldn’t be. In fact, the Chinese are rather well versed in it. Everyone is aware of the events at Tiananmen Square in 1989, but less well known are China’s other revolutio...
by Neil Andrews
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Your Voice Has Power: Writing For Human Rights

Every year, Amnesty International holds a two-week event during this time of the year (it’s to coincide with Human Rights Day on Dec. 10) called Write for Rights. Also known as the Letter Writing Marathon, Amnesty chooses...
by Allison Midori Reilly
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Asia

China’s Human Rights Action Plan – Take 2

In a week when there were several disturbing examples of apparent human rights abuses in China, the Chinese government produced their National Human Rights Action Plan for 2012-2015 that aims to safeguard the rights of all of i...
by Rebecca Collier
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Asia

There’s A Dark Side To Alibaba’s Massive Profits In China

Every year on November 11, e-commerce giant Alibaba makes business headlines with its sales record on Singles Day, a holiday celebrating China’s single men and women that has become a popular online shopping day. This ye...
by Oiwan Lam
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Asia

The Issues Surrounding This Week’s ASEAN Summit

The annual ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Foreign Ministers meeting is in full swing this week in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and thus far the talks have been highly revealing of the major trends and themes in the reg...
by Jenghiz von Streng
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Former President of Google China Reveals Censorship Statistics

Kai-Fu Lee, former president of Google China, published a chart on Twitter showing how often his micro-blog was deleted by the Chinese government’s censorship arm. Lee regularly blogs about cultural and technology issue...
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Africa

Out of Africa: The Evolution of Football in China

Six months after leading Chelsea to their first Champions League triumph, Didier Drogba returned to London last month to present a number of his teammates with commemorative rings to honour that fateful night in Bavaria. In t...
by Patrick Bourke
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