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CHINA'S EMERGING DOMESTIC DEBT MARKETS

Thu, 03/22/2007 - 12:00

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.

THE IRAQ ENERGY FACTOR IN SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS

Thu, 03/22/2007 - 12:00

Iraq could soon emerge as an important new focal point of intensifying Chinese and Japanese commercial diplomacy and energy rivalry, in spite of their extensive overlapping interests and mutually beneficial economic ties. It is difficult to determine whether friction over energy-related matters is a symptom or an additional cause of the strained relationship between China and Japan.

The third way for China

Wed, 03/21/2007 - 12:00

Children are raised to believe that no one likes a tattle-tale. As adults, this ingrained lesson subconsciously morphs into frustration with people who point out the difficulties and disconnects with ideas we find useful. As the stakes get greater, it becomes increasingly awkward for an outside observer to suggest problems with commonly accepted tactics and strategies. Nowhere is this more complicated than in geopolitical

US, Japan in security overdrive

Wed, 03/21/2007 - 12:00

A rat that gnaws at a cat's tail invites destruction, says the classic Chinese proverb on the importance of knowing one's physical limits. Yet the United States and its regional allies appear blissfully content that China, Asia's economic and political tiger, will not swat back as they pursue their crude security containment strategy.

Remember the Elephant: India is our real partner, not China

Mon, 03/19/2007 - 12:00

For too long Canada has somehow overlooked the biggest democracy in the world, India, mistakenly focusing on China instead.

CHINESE COUNTER-TERRORIST STRIKE IN XINJIANG

Fri, 03/09/2007 - 11:00

In the midst of the lead up to next year’s Beijing Olympics and a power struggle in the Chinese Communist Party, a January raid on an alleged terrorist training camp in Xinjiang killed 18 terrorist suspects and one policeman. Seventeen more suspects were reported captured.

KYRGYZSTAN PREPARES TO HOLD SCO SUMMIT THIS SUMMER

Thu, 03/08/2007 - 11:00

This summer Kyrgyzstan plans to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) annual summit and assume its presidency. SCO members include China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; while India, Iran, Mongolia, and Pakistan hold observer status.

IN A FORTNIGHT

Thu, 03/08/2007 - 11:00

In accordance with President Hu Jintao’s commitment toward creating a “harmonious society (hexie shehui) within China, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao unveiled a new series of measures that would provide medical, agricultural and social assistance to the country’s impoverished rural residents.

Taking a Stand for China's Uighurs

Wed, 03/07/2007 - 11:00

On the morning of June 1 of this year, the Abdureyim family traveled with a police escort to what they believed would be an “International Children’s Day celebration. But on a deserted stretch of the road, in the northwestern province of Xinjiang, China, the cars suddenly came to a halt. Within minutes brothers Ablikim and Alim were pulled outside and beaten to the ground. As their sister begged the officers to stop, one of them retorted, “Call your mother.

Using the D-word: Policy Options for the US

Thu, 03/01/2007 - 11:00

Diplomacy is a word seldom uttered in connection with United States foreign policy. Lack of diplomatic discourse has ultimately resulted in the degradation of the U.S.’s image in the international community.