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China’s Use Of America’s “War On Terror” To Justify The Suppression Of Its Muslim Population

Brian Hioe
Recent declarations by the Islamic State that it will target China in retaliation for its oppression of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang will probably only be met by further Chinese restrictions on the region. But China's responses are illustrative of to what extent China uses the discursive terms of America's War on Terror to justify its suppression of the Muslim majority Uyghur population in Xinjiang and other parts of China...
EnglishMarch 2017Politics6 min read

“Friends Of Taiwan” In The Trump Administration Cannot Be Counted On

Brian Hioe
One of the paradoxes of uncritical pro-Americanism on the part of some Taiwanese independence advocates is that sometimes they do not actually know the most about American politics. One finds that assessments of Donald Trump remain wildly off the mark, due to lack of knowledge about the political forces which have arrayed themselves behind him and the man himself...
#16America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalMarch 20175 min read

Japan Poised To Seek Closer Relations With The US And Russia Following Abe-Trump Meeting

Garrett Dee
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe visited the United States last week to meet with US president Donald Trump to discuss the future of US-Japan relations, often considered a key relationship in the Asia Pacific, but one that had faced significant strain in the wake of Trump’s election. The substance of the weekend-long discussion between the two heads of state warrants a closer examination given the shifting balance of power in the Asia Pacific...
#16EnglishFebruary 2017InternationalRegional Tensions8 min read