Search results for: Yuan Yong
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Geopolitics of Japan’s Digital Currencies: Implications for the Russia-Ukraine War
…that Chinese digital currency could see a boost resulting from the war and Western sanctions against Russia. China has created and promoted its CBDC, the digital yuan, which is not…
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Why China Fears K-pop Fandoms
…collectively sourced nearly half a million yuan worth of medical equipment for shipment to Wuhan independently of the government. Chinese K-pop fandoms have proven even more efficient. It reportedly took…
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Monique Taylor
Associated Senior Research Fellow
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Ethnic Minorities and the Fight Against Poverty in China: The Case of Yunnan
…poverty reduction often focuses on “lifting” less well-off ethnic minority groups or counties above the officially defined poverty line of 2,300 Yuan per year. However, this narrative glosses over the…
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Japan and Taiwan: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
…to promote tourism between the two democracies, Taiwan Legislative Yuan Speaker You Si-kun led a 100-person delegation to ride a ferry from Taiwan’s Yilan county to Japan’s Yonaguni island in…
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Slow and Steady: New Delhi’s Response to PLA Navy in IOR
…Chinese PLA-affiliated vessel Yuan Wang 5 finally docking in Sri Lanka and the former Maldives President and current opposition leader, Abdulla Yameen’s “India out” campaign all put questions on New…
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India and China: How Not to Build Trust
…another diplomatic spat in the Indian Ocean on the question of Chinese satellite tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 docking at the Sri Lankan port of Hambantota on August 16. India’s…
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Japan-ROK: Old Grievances under New Leadership
…unresolved island dispute under the 1965 treaty revolving around islands administered by South Korea, but claimed by Japan – after Kim Chang-yong, commissioner-general of South Korea’s national police agency, visited…
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Japan’s Response to IMF’s Special Drawing Rights in the COVID-19 Pandemic
…of vulnerable people is not an easy decision in certain political situations. Special Drawing Rights to Pay Back Debts to China’s Belt and Road Initiative? The Chinese yuan, or Renminbi…