Scott Greene

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.

Report: Defense Budget to Double by 2015

China’s military spending will double by 2015 and outpace the rest of the Asia Pacific region combined, according to a report published by global security think tank IHS Jane’s. From The Wall Street Journal:...

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Why Is Hong Kong So Jumpy?

Trefor Moss writes for The Diplomat about the nasty debate flaring over Hong Kong’s relationship with mainland China, and the root of Hong Kong’s recent uneasiness: Hong Kong’s existential worries flow from a nagging...

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Explaining the Asian Linvasion

The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos writes about Jeremy Lin, China’s newest NBA idol, who already has three-quarters of a million followers on SIna Weibo and who soared to the number-one most searched item on Baidu last...

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Wang Lijun: Tip of the Iceberg?

Amid the rumors surfacing about the status of Chongqing vice-mayor and former police chief Wang Lijun, after locals reported a police presence outside the U.S. consulate in Chengdu and Chonqging authorities announced that...

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Harmonious Families, Different Standards

Adam Minter writes for Bloomberg about the two-pronged criteria established by Beijing’s All-China Women’s Federation for a model family award now known as the “Capital Harmonious Family” award. While the...

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