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What is China up to in the Arctic?Published 9.3.2010 The new SIPRI report, China Prepares for an Ice-Free Arctic, by Linda Jakobson, is timely and informative, but some of the arguments fail to hit the icicle right on the head. » |
Finlandization is no model for Taiwan to followPublished 5.2.2010 Professor Bruce Gilley’s recent article in the Foreign Affairs is flawed both on its premises and its conclusions. He suggests that Taiwan should aim at repositioning itself as a neutral power through a policy of appeasement toward Mainland China. Appeasing the Soviet Union was a way for Finland to protect its sovereignty. For Taiwan, appeasing China might lead to the inability to ever become a sovereign power again, even a neutral one. There is no certainty that the current détente between Mainland China and Taiwan will last. » |
The Coming of ConfuciusPublished 22.1.2010 1 comment(s) In order to give a human face to the 'socialist harmonious society' that the Communist Party of China wants to build there is arguably no better choice than Confucius. But what will the Party's Confucius look like? We shall soon know as Confucius the movie hits the screens. » |
