Scott Greene grew up in Singapore and graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in East Asian Studies. His chief interests are Asian politics, business, media, information control, and international affairs.
The Diplomat’s Minxin Pei writes that China faces an uncertain future with a “newly empowered” Middle East, not only diplomatically but also in terms of its domestic policies toward an increasingly dissatisfied...
Read MoreFor the Financial Times Magazine, Jamil Anderlini traces the rise and fall of former Chongqing party boss and Politburo Standing Committee hopeful Bo Xilai, and the tightrope the party must walk now as they decide how to deal...
Read MoreAi Weiwei may have lost his appeal of a multimillion-dollar tax evasion fine, but he tried to look at the glass as half-full when speaking to the Daily Beast’s Dan Levin on Friday: Speaking by phone, Ai said the ruling...
Read MoreReuters is reporting that blind activist Li Guizhi, who had been in Chinese custody since attempting to enter Hong Kong to participate in the July 1st pro-democracy protests, has escaped: Li had been petitioning authorities for...
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal reports that New York Knicks fans aren’t alone in their disappointment over the news that Jeremy Lin will play for the Houston Rockets next year: As unhappy as some U.S. basketball fans may be at...
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