On December 7, 2014, the Chinese government released a position paper on why the UNCLOS Arbitration initiated by Philippines should be dismissed as groundless. Below is a copy. For me personally, it's interesting reading it after I have conducted my own extensive research in the area in writing my own paper on the topic last June. The Chinese position paper has cited the … [Read more...] about Position Paper of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Matter of Jurisdiction in the South China Sea Arbitration Initiated by the Republic of the Philippines
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Creating Central Eurasia – a vision for collaboration between the Silk Road & Eurasian Union projects
I want to share a GREAT analysis from the Valdai Club (see links below), outlining the opportunities for the PRC & Russia to jointly promote development and stability in Central Asia, by integrating the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) & Eurasian Union initiatives. I find it an insightful counter-narrative to the mainstream (mostly western) rhetoric of China & Russia … [Read more...] about Creating Central Eurasia – a vision for collaboration between the Silk Road & Eurasian Union projects
On China’s 9-Dashed Line and Why the Arbitrational Tribunal in Hague Should Dismiss Philippine’s Case Against China
December 15 was the deadline the Arbitration Tribunal for Philippine's "arbitration" of its S. China Sea disputes with China had set for China to respond to Philippine's claims under the UNCLOS. According to this VOA report: Monday is the deadline for China to submit a counter-argument in the Philippines arbitration case that questions China's sweeping claims in the South … [Read more...] about On China’s 9-Dashed Line and Why the Arbitrational Tribunal in Hague Should Dismiss Philippine’s Case Against China
2008 “Olympic Debate” over Tibet on American Bar Association China Law Committee
My 2008 public debate with a US trained Tibetan Lawyer (with some other folks interjecting), archived on ABA China Law Committee Listserver: This began over the ABA China Law Committee's email listserver in 2008 around the time of the Tibet riots. Several US attorneys started asking questions about Tibet and the riot. The Tibetan-American lawyer began with his definition … [Read more...] about 2008 “Olympic Debate” over Tibet on American Bar Association China Law Committee
Peaceful rise, the biggest international relations issue of our life time
In 1996, Samuel P. Huntington published his famous book, "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order" where he posited after the Cold War, the world is more likely going to have major wars due to civilizational fault lines than anything else. He recognized that the Cold War was a competition between the Capitalist West and the Communist East. Huntington … [Read more...] about Peaceful rise, the biggest international relations issue of our life time