The Slow Death of China’s Dialects
While older generations continue to use dialects in their everyday life, many young people have never received any…
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Expat or Immigrant? The West’s Double Standards
With the rise of right-wing populism in the West, the word "immigration" is often used with a heavily negative…
Renewed Uncertainty in Zimbabwe: A Year After Mugabe
On November 14, 2017, Robert Mugabe, the long-time dictator of Zimbabwe, was forced to resign from office following…
China’s Quiet Experiment with Democracy
The People’s Republic of China, established in 1949 under the one-party rule of the Chinese Communist Party, is an…
Japan’s Remarkable Modernization
Today, Japan is by all metrics a first world country: It is an advanced democracy with the world’s fourth largest…
Why China Should Open its Borders to the World
In recent history, China has seen considerable amounts of emigration. In 2012, there were more than 46 million…
Why is Malaysia’s Chinese Population Leaving in Droves?
In 1957, ethnically Chinese Malaysians, comprising of Malaysian citizens who trace their ancestry back to China and…