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Is China’s Communist Party Doomed?

Tue, 10/02/2012 - 00:00

Could Beijing's ruling elite succumb to the same fate as those in the former Soviet Union? Perhaps.

A passage to Kashgar came about through travel with the British Council

Mon, 10/01/2012 - 22:33

It's a novel partly inspired by a Victorian manual called Bicycling For Ladies - although not that much cycling actually happens in it.

Cultural Roots Of China’s Foreign Policy – Analysis

Mon, 10/01/2012 - 22:32

In his monumental book, A Study of History (12 volumes), Prof. Arnold Toynbee tr aces the development and decay of all major civilizations since the dawn of history.

China deepens Central Asia role

Mon, 09/24/2012 - 22:50

Recent Chinese diplomatic maneuvers in Central Asia, both bilateral and multilateral, show that Beijing's strategy treats the region as a corridor for reaching resource bases in Afghanistan and the Middle East.

China's fraught succession

Mon, 09/24/2012 - 22:47

The Hu-Wen leadership's legacy is huge growth. But the next generation need a more balanced, just and predictable society

Why China needs a PR makeover

Tue, 09/11/2012 - 21:17

The China Central Television building in Beijing towers over everything around it. As a marvel of design, two sloping pillars meeting at an odd angle in mid-air, the construction seems to defy gravity.

The Interview: Zbigniew Brzezinski

Tue, 09/11/2012 - 21:13

As the world changes so too must U.S. foreign policy. The Diplomat asks Zbigniew Brzezinski about America's role in the 'Asian Century.'

Several Loud Cracks in an Almaty Bazaar

Mon, 09/10/2012 - 22:21

On the lowest level of the largest bazaar in Almaty sits a small, unassuming restaurant. A square window and a lone door are the only things marking the business from the rows of nut vendors and thrift marts flanking the eatery.

Geography Strikes Back

Mon, 09/10/2012 - 22:14

To understand today's global conflicts, forget economics and technology and take a hard look at a map, writes Robert D. Kaplan

Xi Jinping Mystery Absence: China Vice President's Absence Fuels Rumors

Mon, 09/10/2012 - 22:03

Where is president-in-waiting Xi Jinping?