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Politics
China’s 5 Dangerous Points Due to Dictatorship
Professor David Shambaugh, a famous Chinese scholar at George Washington University predicts that the Communist Party of China (CCP)’s endgame has begun in his paper of The Coming Chinese Crackup in the Wall Street Journal recently. Such predictions of the CCP’s collapse have been proven wrong in the past, and…
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Politics
“They must have two!” said Chinese officer…”No longer Gender imbalance”
“To solve an increasing gender imbalance, government should roll back one-child policy and instead mandate all new generations to have two children” said Mei Zhiqiang, deputy director Family Planning Commission of Shanxi province, earlier last week. “Fristly we must make government policies allow new generations to give birth of two…
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West Asia
China’s Official Confirms Some Uygur Join IS
Top official of China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region firstly confirmed that Xinjiang residents have joined the radical group of IS. “Some Xinjiang residents have crossed the border illegally to join IS. The group currently has a growing international influence, and Xinjiang is affected by it.” Zhang Chunxian, the region’s top…
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Four Chinese Workers Killed Due to Myanmar Ethnic Conflict on the Border
Four Chinese people were killed in Yunnan province by a bomb dropped from a Myanmar warplane last Friday. Though Beijing had warned of escalating violence across China’s southwestern border before. “The bomb hit a sugarcane field and killing the four workers and injuring nine others.” Xinhua agency said. Beijing has…
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Politics
Central African Republic: Security Council Visit
Use Occasion to Denounce Attacks on Civilians (Nairobi, March 9, 2015) – United Nations Security Council members on a first visit to the Central African Republic beginning March 9, 2015, should publicly denounce ongoing attacks against civilians, including Muslims trapped in enclaves, Human Rights Watch said today. The Security Council…
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South East Asia
Battle continues for Sri Lanka’s “people’s power”
With the world desperately looking for a workable template to overthrow corrupt politicians and change these political structures, the latest “people’s power” demonstration in Sri Lanka may provide another opportunity, but its success like others before is still uncertain with huge challenges ahead. Sri Lanka’s example of overthrowing the powerful…
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East Asia
China-Russia power struggle in Central Asian markets
Two of the least developed Central Asian countries, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, have been heavily dependent on Chinese investment lately. But it appears that Chinese investors may be more inclined towards favoring Tajikistan over neighboring Kyrgyzstan. Neither of the countries boast an attractive investment climate. According to the World Bank, out…
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West Asia
Why ISIS is so brutal
On one hand, why ISIS is so brutal does not make sense. Yet, with a deeper analysis, it does. Just when we think ISIS cannot horrify us more than they have, they top themselves. The latest example is the video showing the Jordanian pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh burned alive. Cruelty has…
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South Asia
Maoists prevent New Constitution
Prachanda becomes the Spoilsport The Maoists of Nepal, led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda,” has prevented the popularly elected Constituent Assembly (CA) from promulgating the much-awaited democratic constitution, disappointing all the peace loving Nepalese people. The political parties, including the Maoists, had promised to draft and promulgate the new constitution…
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East Asia
The Rise of Asian Middle Powers
Their Formation, Development, and the Future of Asia “Much have been said and written about the ‘rise’ of Asia, very little about Asia’s contribution to global governance,” says the Indian-born scholar Amitav Acharya in his 2011 publication. Not only do major powers of China, Japan and India, but also do…
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