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Understanding the military parade marking the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender.
There has been a lot of press coverage about the military parade China held to mark the 70th anniversary of the Japanese surrender that ended the Second World War, sometimes referred to as the Second Sino-Japanese War, and known in … Continue reading
Posted in History, International Relations, Politics
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Hong Kong Demonstrations
Having recently read an article in ForeignPolicy.com on the demonstrations in Hong Kong the issue of over-simplification of issues, and stark black and white judgements, often casting China in a villainous role prompted me to write the following comment on … Continue reading
Posted in History, International Relations, Politics
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Number One? No thanks!
The Financial Times reports that China is set to become, if it has not already become, the world’s largest economy in 2014, based on purchasing power. But interestingly it is reported that China has been engaged in a long campaign … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics, International Relations, Politics
Tagged GDP, largest economy, Per Capita, Purchasing Power, Statistics
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If beer could talk!
If you have ever had a glass of China’s most famous beer, Tsingtao, you may have wondered how it is that such an accomplished beer has been brewed in China for over a century. The answer is intriguing, and, recalling … Continue reading
Posted in Community, History, International Relations
Tagged Chinese labour Corps, WWI
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Chinese community to urge remembrance
Today marks the 97th anniversary of the death of 543 Chinese labourers, killed when the SS Athos was torpedoed en route to the Western Front, carrying (amongst others) 900 members of the Chinese Labour Corps. This act would eventually lead … Continue reading
China’s Space Programme
The landing of a lunar rover by China’s National Space Administration has grabbed news headlines around the world. The Administration’s accomplishments are significant, but the fact that China has apparently embarked unilaterally on a space programme in some ways is … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Politics
Tagged Canada, European Space Agency, Japan, Lunar rover, NASA, Russia, Senator Wolf, Space, USA
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China’s Apartheid
In an article in the People’s Daily, China’s ambassador to South Africa between 2001 and 2006, Liu Guijin, is quoted as saying of Nelson Mandela, “He once told me that when he was in prison he and his fellow inmates … Continue reading
China offers combat troops to UN Peacekeeping
News that is a significant development in the development of China’s foreign relations. Since Premier Zhou Enlai’s development of the Five Principle’s of Peaceful Co-existance in 1954, the Five Principles- 1. Mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, … Continue reading
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New leader hints at foreign policy apporach
The Times reports on the first publicised speech of China’s new leader, Xi Jinping, on foreign policy. The Times article is titled’ “Xi strikes strident note on foreign policy” although the report itself simply reports on Xi Jnpings assertion that … Continue reading
China’s soft power
China’s soft power is arguably weak, at least if you are to listen to voices within China. Recently the press in China have asking why China can’t produce a global hit as Korea has done in PSY’s Gangnam Style. The … Continue reading
Posted in Community, International Relations
Tagged British Chinese, culture, feng shui, food, gangnam style, martial arts, medicien, Soft power
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