Two questions for you on my blog tonight – Does the US want China to take more of a role in dealing with this North Korea nuclear brinkmanship ? And would China consider invading North Korea? China seems to have the most influence over North Korea. And maybe the US is happy to let China [...]
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Leaving North Korea to China
Posted in Global politics, tagged allies, belligerent, brinkmanship, China, invasion, North Korea, nuclear on April 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Capitalism without Democracy
Posted in Economic Impact, tagged China, communism, curb pay, democracy, executives, mao tse-tung on April 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Well its not just the chief exec of Japan Airlines and the Jamaican PM that are in salary sacrifice mode – the Chinese government has directed executives of state-owned banks and insurers to re-think their pay packets. A government directive said that individual financial enterprises paid top execs too much and even though Chinese executives [...]
Soft Culture Diplomacy
Posted in Light weight Debate, tagged anime, China, fukuda doctrine, Japan, manga, soft culture, soft power on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the post-WWII challenges for Japan in the Asian region has typically been to promote reconcilation and good-will. It is something the Japanese have worked at very hard for many decades. In particular, the Fukuda Doctrine of 1977 spearheaded Japanese committments to peace and trust between the Asian countries. And as a result, Japan [...]
Seeking Special Relations
Posted in Global politics, tagged China, economic chaos, hegemony, multipolar, special relations, unipolar on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The recent change in political and economic landscapes has meant that there is a hurry and scurry for new and even better relations to be formed between countries. There is a long list of nations that want to become special friends with the Obama administration. But increasingly the other special relationship that appears to be [...]
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