I don’t think it’s ever going to look like the United States. Part of the nervousness and paranoia that we see in the Communist Party at present is the understanding that there’s kind of... Читать далее
If capitalism is a state in which trade and industry are controlled by private owners, then China is a hybrid. Certainly up until the death of Mao, China was pretty much 100 percent... Читать далее
China’s socialist ideology has evolved into a kind of muscular nationalism. Every state needs a story to tell its people, and China has been looking for the right story pretty since the... Читать далее
Author of South China Sea: The Struggle For Power In Asia (Yale 2014), Vietnam: Rising Dragon (Yale 2010), TV journalist, Associate Fellow of @CHAsiaProg @bill_hayton
Is Donald Trump likely to clash with China over the South China Sea?
It could go either way. I think we may well see some kind of Chinese provocation in the first few weeks or months after Trump is inaugurated. They’ll just try test him in order to see... Читать далее
Author of South China Sea: The Struggle For Power In Asia (Yale 2014), Vietnam: Rising Dragon (Yale 2010), TV journalist, Associate Fellow of @CHAsiaProg @bill_hayton
No, it’s definitely not under the control of China. Attitudes towards China divide the country tremendously. Furthermore, what often appear to be divisions about the country's... Читать далее
Actually we have no interest in entering this dispute. It's way too far from our borders and we simply don't possess enough resources to project our power that far south let alone our... Читать далее
Author of South China Sea: The Struggle For Power In Asia (Yale 2014), Vietnam: Rising Dragon (Yale 2010), TV journalist, Associate Fellow of @CHAsiaProg @bill_hayton
Will Russia become embroiled in the South China Sea dispute?
Russia is engaging in its own pivot to Asia in the same way that the US has tried to do. But Russia is caught between its interests with China and Vietnam. With China, it's strategic... Читать далее
Да, был. Более того, я живу в Китае с 2011 года. Побывал в тридцати городах Китая, даже немного больше. В одной заметке не опишешь всего о Китае, я отдельно, по кажному интересному месту... Читать далее
Author of South China Sea: The Struggle For Power In Asia (Yale 2014), Vietnam: Rising Dragon (Yale 2010), TV journalist, Associate Fellow of @CHAsiaProg @bill_hayton
It matters fundamentally for two reasons. First: an estimated 5 trillion dollars worth of trade passes through it every year: whether that's plastic buckets coming out of Chinese... Читать далее