US-China relations

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

Did The Polarized Narratives About The Trump-Tsai Call Both Get It Wrong?

Brian Hioe
Critiques of international media’s reaction to the Trump-Tsai call by pro-Taiwan commentators should be grounded on calling out American hypocrisy on relations with Taiwan instead of trying to convince one’s self and others that the media has gotten it wrong on Trump the all-knowing’s master strategy for the Asia Pacific...
America and the Asia PacificDecember 2016EnglishInternational14 min read