Interesting story here: On June 25, Chinese officials were confronted with what appears to be the first public legal challenge arising from the Snowden affair. Xie Yanyi, a Beijing-based human rights lawyer, announced that the NSA leaker had inspired him to ask the Ministry of...
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What a wonderful image of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense force in action! Note the sinking PLAN carrier Liaoning in the background. Obviously there's been some sort of dreadful accident--.
Back from Kansas City, but still running behind... this is last week's Diplomat column, on the differences between summiting in the Cold War and in the Era of Sino-American Ambivalence:.
In this week's Diplomat column I concern troll China: Nevertheless, it is not clear why China has determined to assertively pursue both of these disputes at the same time. Historically, states with wide-ranging security problems are best advised to resolve those problems one at a...
I reviewed Andrew Nathan and Andrew Scobell's China's Search for Security for H-Net: Nevertheless, Nathan and Scobell argue that, despite its growing power, China’s international position remains almost uniquely precarious..
It's a good thing the Chinese don't eat fish because this would be a problem: However, over the past few years, fishery resources in the river have witnessed a severe.
My latest at the Diplomat takes a look at China's approach to naval aviation: Ranging from the Colossus class carriers distributed across the world at the end of World War II, to the Spanish Dedalo, to the modern Hyuga class Helicopter Destroyer, the USN could and can depend...
I wanna see how this turns out: Struggling to stand upright against a howling wind, Bragi Benediktsson looked out over his family’s land — a barren expanse of snow and.
This piece on Hong Kong's out of control light pollution is a good reminder of one of the least controlled means of pollution. While maybe it isn't as damaging as.
A few interesting pieces on Asian food and history. 1. This is an interesting discussion of the origins of pad thai, a dish that is fairly minor within Thai cooking but is the singular dish of Thai food overseas. It's connections are closely related to...
We all know that the Chinese environment is just a bit degraded. And then there's this of course: But luckily the Chinese government has a hot new plan to solve.
I have some thoughts on the diffusion of anti-access military technology over at The Diplomat During the Cold War, the Soviet Union had a strong political incentive to maximize diffusion.