May 05, 2015

Part IV: China’s Assessment of its Online Civil Disobedience It is commonplace to credit the Chinese government with considerable power in its application of c

May 02, 2015

Over the past few weeks, media reports have suggested that Japan and the United States are considering having the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and US milita

May 01, 2015

In an April 11 article in The Diplomat, University of Macau Assistant Professor Dingding Chen asserts five main reasons why the rest of the world should “relax

May 01, 2015

Earlier this year, StandWithUs (SWU), a pro-Israeli American advocacy group that coordinates its activities closely with the Israeli government, finally unveile

Apr 30, 2015

Part II: The Ministry of Public Security as Driver of Cyber Policy The first post in this series highlighted shortcomings in the national citizens’ database in

Apr 30, 2015

It’s been a rough week for China’s diplomats. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting the United States, leading to a litany of overt or implied critic

Apr 30, 2015

As of Tuesday, Equatorial Guinea is the recipient of $2 billion in infrastructure funding from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBS). Equatorial Gu

Apr 29, 2015

Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal, registered at magnitude 7.8 by the U.S. Geological Survey, has devastated the country, leaving at least 3,617 dead. The death t

Apr 29, 2015

Since Xi Jinping took power in November 2012, a new Tsinghua Clique has risen in Chinese politics. In contrast to members of the old Tsinghua Clique, who just h

Apr 28, 2015

Part I: The National Database as a Security Tool In new guidelines on internal security issued on April 13, 2015, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Sta