China
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Protected Land, Lost Homes: How China’s Farmland Protection Policies Lead to Rural Dispossession
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‘The strictest land-management system in the world’ has fueled massive growth at the expense of rural communities.
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When Words Are Action: China’s Slogans and Global Ambition
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Peering into the thought process behind China’s slogans provides a pertinent window into Chinese politics, and politics in general, for that matter.
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Changing Tides: The Future of Indo-Chinese Engagement in the Indian Ocean
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The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is steadily developing into the next major theatre of military competition between the Asian monoliths.
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Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Dualistic Origins of America’s China Threat Narrative
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In a time where it seems popular and almost commonsensical to bash on China, we should step back and consider how we got to this point. Why has China become an existential threat to American democracy?
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A Reflection on the Confucian Utopian Vision of Society
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According to Confucius, humans had already achieved a utopia in the ancient Chinese world, and he called for a revival of the angelic human nature to go back to the ‘Golden Age’ of humankind.
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Maps as Weapons: Legal Implications of Territorial Claims
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Nation-states often wield maps as weapons to assert territorial claims. Due to escalating tensions between China and its neighbors and a surge in their military power, the impact created by the spread of such misinformation is a serious issue and it needs to be addressed by the tribunals or by countries collectively.
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Adrift in a Shifting Sea: Navigating America’s Role in Enforcing Nuclear Non-Proliferation Amidst Global Multipolarity
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This multipolar reality demands a reevaluation of traditional non-proliferation enforcement strategies.
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Lithuania v. China: Reading into Post-Soviet Hyper-Westernization
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The Lithuanian outlook in international relations is built on its Hyper-Westernised values. The heavy involvement in expressing hostility towards China, and support for Taiwan, countries that are thousands of miles away, is an example of such an outlook.
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China’s Quest for Blockbuster Soft Power
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With mounting pressures domestically, a lot of thought goes into ensuring the right films for domestic audiences are produced, rather than considering global viewership. Only time will tell if they can break America’s hold on global hegemony through their own soft power, even if it is done a blockbuster at a time.
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China’s Two Trade-Offs in Xi’an
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It is no doubt that China won a resounding victory in Xi’an, but her triumph was not without ills, especially when considered in the broader diplomatic context.