Hong Kong Democracy Protesters Enter Government Complex
on September 26, 2014
Students and activists have been protesting against a decision by Beijing to rule out fully democratic elections in Hong Kong in 2017.
Jeffrey Payne
on September 26, 2014
Jeffrey Payne joined the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center in 2012, after serving for five years as an Instructor of Political Science at Butler University. While at Butler, he taught classes on Asian politics, social movements, international relations, and political economy. Mr. Payne has also served as a consultant for the World Bank and as a faculty member for DePauw University.
As a long time Asia Hand, Mr. Payne conducts analysis on Chinese foreign policy, South Asian security affairs, maritime security, and transnational movements. He is particularly interested in the intersection of maritime security and energy trade in the Indian Ocean. Presently, he serves as the NESA Center’s lead for engagements in the People’s Republic of China. He also serves as the director of the Next Generation Seminar, an ongoing NESA program devoted to the rising generation of leaders in the Middle East and the impact of the Arab Awakening.
China Ponders Slow-Growth Dilemma
on September 26, 2014
Leadership may have to sacrifice reform agenda to maintain 7.5% economic-growth target.
Hong Kong Democracy Leader Says Limits Harm Rest of China
on September 26, 2014
Chan Kin-man, one of the Occupy movement’s co-founders, said the group was nonetheless committed to peacefully “occupying” part of Hong Kong’s main financial district, called Central.
China’s Neighbors Are Going On a Military Shopping Spree—In Japan
on September 26, 2014
It started with the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea — known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan. China suddenly asserted its claim with visits by Coast Guard and fishing vessels.
A New Central Banker for China?
on September 26, 2014
In the world of rumours, Zhou Xiaochuan, China’s central bank chief, has lost his job multiple times. First there was a 2007 reshuffle when he was pushed aside early in his tenure, sidelined to an academic role.
Reports: 50 Were Killed in China Clash
on September 26, 2014
The latest violent clash in China's troubled Xinjiang region, described by authorities as a terrorist attack, was far more deadly than first reported, according to state media accounts.
‘The China-U.S. Relationship is Basically Good’
on September 26, 2014
A few days ago, I was in Washington, D.C. for a conference. While there, I met some American friends. We had an interesting discussion about what seems to me to be a debate going on in the U.S. about China-U.S. relations: One side believes the China-U.S. relationship is going through a rocky patch and is at a “low point,” with many tough issues surfacing. The other side maintains that the overall China-U.S. relationship is good, notwithstanding the present difficulties. I share the second viewpoint for the following reasons:
New York Climate Summit Fails to Bridge Rich-Poor Divide
Obama: U.S. and China “Have a Special Responsibility to Lead"
on September 25, 2014
India reiterated its need to develop, China listed the steps it was taking and the United States repeated that all countries should control greenhouse-gas emissions.
Despite notable advances in many areas, the special climate summit convened by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday failed to bridge the gap between rich and poor nations.
An Internet Where Nobody Says Anything
Ilham Tohti’s Sentence Shows Dark Vision for the Web of the Future
on September 25, 2014
Here is what a court in Urumqi, the capital of China’s western Xinjiang region, concludes Ilham Tohti, a balding, thick-set, 44-year-old professor, did: “Using ‘Uighur Online’ as a platform, and taking advantage of his role as a university professor,” Ilham “spread separatist notions” and “bewitched and coerced” seven of his students to join into an eight-person, web-powered splittist clique with international reach.
