Category: Research
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Re-interpreting China’s Non-Intervention Policy towards Myanmar: Leverage, Interests and Intervention
China’s non-intervention policy has long been criticized for prolonging the rule of many authoritarian regimes. Myanmar has become one of the classic examples. As China…
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Assessing China’s Influence in Central Asia: A Dominant Regional Power?
China has greatly increased its trade and energy investments in Central Asia since the 1990s. Whether China’s influence in the region has increased becomes an…
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Understanding China’s ‘Non-Intervention Policy’: Studying the Case of Myanmar
China’s non-intervention policy has long been criticized for prolonging the rule of many authoritarian regimes. When the international community attempted to a launch humanitarian intervention…
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The New Landscape of Hong Kong Politics: 2008 Legislative Council Elections and Its Implications
The 2008 Legislative Council elections have unveiled a new political landscape in Hong Kong. First, there were conflicts within the pro-Beijing camp reflected by the…
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Grassroots Participation in Hong Kong: 2007 District Council Elections and the Aftermath
The Hong Kong District Council Election took place on 18 November 2007. The voting rate declined from 44.10% in 2003 to 38.83% in 2007, with…