A submarine-launched missile that was successfully test-fired by North Korea last week likely was provided to the Kim Jong-Un regime by China, a U.S. analyst said. Bruce Bechtol, a (more…)
By Dr. Willy Lam Suddenly, Beijing has declared a New Cold War with “hostile anti-China forces in the West,” a code word for the United States and its Asia-Pacific (more…)
By Dr. Willy Lam The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership has played the “nationalism card” in trying to defuse the challenge posed by dozens of human rights lawyers and (more…)
By Dr. Willy Lam President Xi Jinping has reacted to the South China Sea ruling by the Court of Final Arbitration (CFA) in the Hague by fueling nationalism in (more…)
By Dr. Willy Lam* The Xi Jinping administration raised tension over the South China Sea to unprecedented levels in advance of a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (more…)
Major stakeholders in the South China Sea are rapidly deploying strategic assets to the region to prepare for a major military confrontation following a key ruling by a UN (more…)
By Dr. Willy Lam Academics, journalists and other free-thinking intellectuals have taken the bold step of calling for more freedom of expression and less police oversight over the internet (more…)
By Dr. Willy Lam President and Commander-in-Chief Xi Jinping launched the largest-ever war game involving the nation’s People’s Armed Police late last month. Official news agencies said more than (more…)
Who is in charge of China’s macro-level financial and economic policy? Most observers will say President Xi Jinping, who is head of the two highest-level decision-making bodies: the Central (more…)
