Melissa Chan is currently a graduate student in the department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a degree in English in 2009. Her current research interests are diasporic Chinese populations, film, and translation.
Amid China’s mediation of Myanmar’s civil war and the suspension of the Myitsone Dam, The Los Angeles Times reports that Myanmar seems unable to pull away from China’s reach: In reality, though, anti-China...
Read MoreCDT previously reported on two recent self-immolations, one of which was Kunchok Wangmo, a Tibetan woman. The Guardian reports Chinese authorities are now saying that the immolation was linked to domestic violence: Exile groups...
Read MoreAs China’s leadership transition is nearing completion, the Foreign Ministry is also undergoing a leadership change. China’s foreign minister, Yang Jiechi, now holds the top foreign policy position. Wang Yi, previously an...
Read MoreAmid the reorganization of the agency that oversees the one-child policy, some critics are questioning whether the policy will be relaxed or eliminated completely. Due to the enforcement of the one-child policy, China has...
Read MoreThe Associated Press reports Lobsang Thokmey, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, set himself on fire at Kirti monastery on Saturday, one of two self-immolations in the past week. This self-immolation marks the fifth anniversary of the...
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