Japhet Weeks

Japhet Weeks is a graduate student in Asian Studies and Journalism at UC Berkeley.

China ‘Leads World’ in Death Penalty

According to a recently released report by human rights group Amnesty International, China meted out corporal punishment to 470 prisoners last year, more than any other country in the world. From the BBC: More than 60 crimes can...

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Hopes Fade for Rapid Taiwan-China Thaw

Many thought that the recent election of Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwan’s next president would herald a new era of warmer cross-straight relations, but in an an exclusive interview with the Financial Times today, Ma told the paper...

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