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.
Despite China’s vow to repatriate North Korean defectors and attempt to support North Korea after the death of Kim Jong-il, North Korea’s plan to launch a long range missile has been a source of dispute. This is the first public...
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Read MoreAs China tries to get a firm grasp on its control of rare earth metals, the EU, Japan, and the US have rallied together to file a case against China at the WTO. China produces a majority of the 17 rare earth metals that are...
Read MoreAfter the suspension of a controversial dam project in late September of 2011, Beijing is now urging Myanmar’s government to restart the $3.6 billion Myitsone dam project, which was being built by a Chinese company. The...
Read MoreAmid concerns about the economy and social environment due to recent unrest in Tibet and Xinjiang, Supreme People’s Court President, Wang Shengjun, has said that the court will work to improve protection of economic and...
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