Japhet Weeks is a graduate student in Asian Studies and Journalism at UC Berkeley.
Showing its continued support of close ally China, Russia called Taiwan’s plans to hold a referendum on whether to seek United Nations membership status a “political escapade”. From Reuters: “We have been...
Read MoreChina, which has repeatedly emphasized its desire not to politicize the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has said that the Olympic torch will pass through Tibet — the epicenter of recent protests — as planned. From the NYT:...
Read MoreRian Dundon is a photographer living in Hunan Province. The following series of photos, “Between Love and Duty: Youth Culture in Modern China,” was featured at the Angkor Photography Festival in Siem Reap, Cambodia...
Read MoreNew research suggests that the H5N1 avian flu virus, which has killed 236 people since 2003 and been reported in 14 countries, may have originated in southern China. From Rueters: A genetic analysis of the virus shows that...
Read MoreIn an Interfax interview, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi describes his country’s relationship with Russia in the following way: “A peaceful idea: ‘Always friends and never foes’ was established in our...
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