by Evan Conner | Nov 22, 2021 | All, China
If you faced a charging rhinoceros, what would you do? I like to think I would turn and run, but more than likely I’d stand paralyzed, waiting for the inevitable. Evergrande Group is just such a gray rhino. The Chinese mega-corporation is the second-largest property...
by Amanda Bini | Nov 10, 2021 | All, Asia, China, Covid-19, Cultural History, Human Rights, Migration Law, U.S. Foreign Policy
Pictured: Angel Island, where the question of “How to actually implement the Chinese Exclusion Act?” was answered. “The surge in violence against Asian-Americans is a reminder that America’s present reality reflects its exclusionary past.” – Michael Luo In 1890, Hong...
by Gabrielle Hangos | Nov 6, 2021 | All, China, Cybersecurity, U.S. Foreign Policy
In the new age of digital threats and extensive use of computers for hacking and other crimes, governments are facing the brutal reality that preventing crime and catching criminals is more complex than ever. Common crimes and tools used by criminals via the Internet...
by Mark Rook | Nov 5, 2021 | All, Arbitration, China, Exclusive Economic Zone, South China Sea, UNCLOS
Over five years have passed since the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued a binding decision that China had breached its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). China’s offenses included fishing within the Philippines’...
by Eric Cunningham | Aug 2, 2021 | All, Asia, China, Democracy
On June 30, 2020, the People’s Republic of China inserted strict new national security provisions into Hong Kong’s Basic Law. The amendments grant broad authority to security officials in the semi-autonomous region and outlaw many forms of speech and assembly. Over a...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri | Jun 11, 2021 | All, Asia, China, Comparative Law, India, Law of the Sea, Law of War, Middle East & North Africa, National Security, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Trade, U.S. Foreign Policy
The 21st century is called the “Asian Century” and not without reason. The image below shows the Valeriepieris circle, a hypothetical circle in Asia that contains more than half of the world’s population. In other words, more people live inside the circle than outside...
