Xi Jinping Gets Serious
Xi Jinping wants more time to execute his plans for China. One analyst, Willy Lam, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, says, “Like his good friend Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping wants...
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Japan’s Investments in Africa
Japan’s investments in Africa are rising fast. No longer can the Japanese avoid spending large sums on new ports, railways, and roads on the world’s second largest continent. They are competing with the Chinese,...
Myanmar and Chinese Money
Myanmar’s new leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, finds herself at a critical juncture. As head of the nation’s first democratic government since the military seized power in 1962, she now has the chance to bring...
Indonesia Checks China’s Advances
Last Tuesday, August 16, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo appeared before the nation’s parliament in the capital, Jakarta, to deliver two speeches. It was one day before the nation’s annual holiday to celebrate independence from...
Xi Jinping’s Existential Crisis
Chinese President Xi Jinping is fighting a war he can’t afford to lose. If he fails to address emerging challenges to his authority, the future of the communist regime could be at risk. But...
Tsai Ing-wen Takes Over in Taiwan
The Republic of China, or Taiwan, was established in 1949 on an island 100 miles off the coast of China and has flourished because of the flexible diplomacy of its leaders. They have accepted...