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Recent Actions by China Likely Retribution for Huawei Arrest

Brian Hioe
Recent actions by the Chinese government against the governments of America and Canada are highly likely to be retribution for the current detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Canada at America’s behest, with Meng set to eventually be extradited to America. This includes the detention of Canadian ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig in China, the detention of Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor, and the banning of most iPhone models from sale in China on intellectual property grounds.... Read More
EnglishNovember 2018Politics0 Comments 07 min read

Arrest of Huawei Executive Results in Resumption of US-China Trade Tensions, Stock Market Crash

Brian Hioe
A surprise development in US-China trade relations has been the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou in Canada. Meng is slated to be deported to the US on charges of violating sanctions, with allegations that Huawei sold goods to Iran in knowing violation of trade sanctions. Does this mean that the US-China trade war is back on? The results of the arrest were immediate, with the Dow Jones crashing 800 points in its fourth-largest drop in history... Read More
December 2018EnglishFeaturedPolitics0 Comments 05 min read

Trump Continues To Be The Largest Wild Card In US-China Relations

Brian Hioe
Tensions between the US and China continue to increase, as illustrated in a recent series of statements by senior Trump administration officials, something that policy thinkers in Taiwan have clearly noticed. On the other hand, Trump himself continues to prove the largest wild card in US-China relations. This is something that many in Taiwan do not seem to realize... Read More
EnglishInternationalOctober 2018Regional Tensions0 Comments 08 min read

Disappearance Of Chinese Interpol Head Is Telling

Brian Hioe
It proves highly ironic that China would unwittingly demonstrate the falsity of claims that it abides by international norms with the arrest of Interpol president Meng Hongwei. Apparently, it is that Chinese nationals, even high-ranking officials of international government bodies, are subject to Chinese law entirely above and beyond their commitments to the international community... Read More
EnglishOctober 2018Politics0 Comments 04 min read

History Repeats Itself With Proposed Ban On Marxist Book Club At Peking University

Brian Hioe
The proposed banning of a Marxist book club at Peking University, one of China’s most prestigious and elite universities, is ironic. Namely, as part of its drive towards centralizing authority and advancing its version of Chinese nationalism, the current Chinese government under Xi Jinping purports to return to Marxist fundamentals rather than destabilizing western influences... Read More
EnglishLaborSeptember 2018Social Movements1 Comment 06 min read

Increased International Attention Towards Xinjiang A Net Positive, But What Now?

Brian Hioe
China's mass detention of Uighurs in Xinjiang has exploded into western media coverage in the past month, with the plight of Uighurs seeing no less than a front page article in the New York Times. This marks a welcome change from years preceding, in which little international attention went to the construction of a police state in Xinjiang... Read More
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20180 Comments 05 min read