Though the emerging superpower contender was relatively late to embrace the Internet phenomenon, a tremendous amount of web development has occurred in recent years. Despite the potential benefit of the Internet to its billion-plus denizens, the Chinese Communist Party has created one of the world’s foremost web sentry systems – the Golden Shield Project.

[Ending US arm sales to Taiwan] sacrifices none of the major U.S. goals in the Taiwan Strait and eliminates all the unpleasant consequences. The U.S. would avoid escalating the arms race with China and at the same time protect itself from Taiwanese entrapment and shirking.

‘A Million Voices Against Corruption’ was a culmination of political and cultural opportunities that were shaped into a force of social change, made possible by the leadership of prominent political figures, and their organization of all the resources that became available to them once the plea was made for caring citizens to take to the streets.

A new era of East Asian security, marked by the triangulated relationship between the United States, China, and Taiwan, began in 1978. By officially establishing diplomatic relations with China and simultaneously establishing unofficial diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the United States was able to maintain the status quo of Taiwan independence and deny China the concessions it desired.

Cross-strait relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan remain a delicate issue in the 21st century, and one oftentimes hears the question “Will the PRC one day emulate Taiwan’s political system?” The democratization process is unique for every nation state; however, by studying the role of the Kuomintang Party (KMT) in Taiwan’s “Political Miracle,” one may perhaps draw conclusions for the future of the Chinese Communist Party in the PRC.

There are certain obstacles that hinder China, Japan, and Korea from acquiring the vision in which the three countries can enjoy bright future. But what is the most critical one? In my opinion, that is the “history” [...]

Since the early 20th century American policy makers, engrossed by their preconceived notions of China and blinded by the powerful China Lobby, have failed to accurately assess developments in China [...]

A captive of both Japanese colonial and American imperialist forces, Korea was not allowed to independently modernize within the global environment, but rather imported elements of modernity from its captors [...]

In 1997, the East Asian currency and financial crisis sparked one of the largest reversals of growth in recent times. The detrimental effects were felt around the world, though they were particularly severe for Thailand, Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia [...]

With the explosive growth of nations such as China on the world economic stage and the political instability in the Middle East, it is natural to closely attend to such regions, whose global import is unquestionable. It is imperative that the United States continue to [...]