East Asia

North Korea’s future geopolitics

In the phase immediately after the end of the 23rd Winter Olympics in PyeongChang - a site located in South Korea -North Korea’s new...

Xi Jinping’s political and strategic line

Based on the long and careful speech delivered by Chinese President Xi Jinping on New Year's Eve, it is currently useful to identify his...

China’s soft power and its Lunar New Year’s Culture

Authors: Liu Hui & Humprey A. Russell* As a common practice, China has celebrated its annual Lunar new year since 1984 when the leaders of...

China’s step into the maelstrom of the Middle East

The Middle East has a knack for sucking external powers into its conflicts. China’s ventures into the region have shown how difficult it is to...

Chinese extradition request puts crackdown on Uyghurs in the spotlight

A Chinese demand for the extradition of 11 Uyghurs from Malaysia puts the spotlight on China’s roll-out of one of the world's most intrusive...

Quiet Diplomacy in the Midst of Storm: Olympics and the Peninsula Nuclear Standoff

In late December, Choi Moon-soon, the governor of the province in South Korea hosting the Winter Olympics met the North Korean officials accompanying the...

May the Olympic peace prevailing over the nuclear phantom

Authors: Zhou Dong-chen & Wang Li On February 9, the 2018 Winter Olympics began sensationally in Pyeong-Chang, South Korea. The world media once again focused...

Diplomacy by Sport: the Tale of the Two Koreas

North Korea and South Korea have been recently engaged in negotiations for the first time in 2 years. This military crisis hotline has the...

Rethinking of May’s visit to China

Recently, an article appeared in The Economist under the headline of “Macartney’s heir” which touches on the British PM’s visit to China. Actually, it...

The Comparison of China and US Strategies in South China Sea

Globalization has also played a vital role in integrating the world and economic dependence of countries. For instance, in case of Sino-US they are...

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