China Policy Institute Blog
Family and Politics in Film: Feng Xiaogan’s “Aftershock” (2010) and Deepa Mehta’s “Midnight’s Children” (2012)
May 21, 2013
Written by L. H. M. Ling. In the past year, I’ve had the chance to watch two recent films made, respectively, by a Chinese and Indian director and within two years of each other. These are Feng Xiaogan’s “Aftershock” (2010) and Deepa Mehta’s “Midnight’s Children” (2012). Though much differentiates these films, a central theme also …
The next phase of growth
March 3, 2013
By Linda Yueh. As the new Chinese leadership takes over, their biggest economic challenge remains generating growth for another 30 years. In addition to re-balancing the economy and stimulating more productivity, a key aspect will be the re-defining the role of the state. After over 30 years of marketisation and reform, China remains a mixed …
Beijing’s Dilemma in the Handling of Anti-Japanese Popular Nationalism amid Disputes with Japan
February 28, 2013
By Kang Su-Jeong. Sino-Japanese relations have experienced ups and downs over the past decade. Mounting tensions between the two countries has been accompanied by outbursts of anti-Japanese sentiment in China. The Chinese government’s response to such nationalist outbursts has not always been consistent. While the government has made use of nationalism for its domestic and/or …
Sir David Warren on Japan/China relations
February 27, 2013
Sir David Warren is the recent former British Ambassador to Japan (2008-12). Here is the video of a talk he gave at Nottingham last week.
Ma’s Peace Initiative and Taiwan’s Diaoyutai Debate
February 26, 2013
By Michal Thim. The ROC (hereafter Taiwan) President Ma Ying-jeou’s East China Sea Peace Initiative came at time of heightened tensions between Japan and the PRC (hereafter China), and to a certain extent also between Taiwan and Japan. It was announced on August 5, 2012 and implementation guidelines were subsequently released on September 6 on the occasion …
China and the Korean Peninsula
February 24, 2013
Christoph Bluth is professor of International Studies at the University of Leeds. He is a specialist in international security and a world authority on security on the Korean Peninsula. He visited us at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies last week to talk about China’s relations with both North and South Korea. Here’s the video …
Three Scenarios for the Diaoyu/Senkaku Dispute
February 21, 2013
By Dingping Guo. The Japanese government’s decision to purchase and nationalize the Diaoyu (Senkaku in Japanese) islands in September 2012 triggered a series of drastic and dramatic responses from China. Not only there were huge anti-Japan protests and demonstrations in many cities across China, but also various administrative, legal and military measures have been taken …
Stranded on the Islands: Why China and Japan’s Clash over Maritime Claims Is a Problem, But a Soluble One
February 19, 2013
By Kerry Brown. Here is the quandary. Two major economies on which the world depends for future stability and growth have had a difficult history with each other and tetchy political relations. Add to this that they are both politically and socially cultures that have huge issues with public face and reputation, in which backing …
Sino-Japanese Relations: The Security Perspective
February 18, 2013
By June Teufel Dreyer. The recent revelation of two incidents in which Chinese frigates locked target radars onto Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (MSDF) assets added a new level of escalation to an already tense situation. Perhaps in order to avoid inflaming these tensions, the Japanese government revealed the incidents only belatedly on February 5—the …
China-Japan special issue
In a region characterized by economic dynamism and strategic complexity, relations between Northeast Asia’s two economic giants are more fraught with tensions and contradictions than any other dyad. Economic complementarities have succeeded in muting historical distrust to a point, but the evolving Diaoyu/Senkaku dispute, in addition to the real danger of strategic missteps, reveals intense, longstanding …
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