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If anyone were to forecast who will hold office at the White House, 10 Downing Street or Folketinget in 10 years time, chances are they’d be very wrong. Not in China though. The future leader in the Zhongnanhai complex, next to the Forbidden City in Beijing, is carefully selected years before he  actually takes office. [...]

After Hong Kong and Macau were handed back to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1997 and 1999 respectively, the Taiwan issue – or Taiwan problem as many Mainland Chinese tend to call it – is the only remaining goal for advocates of Chinese reunification being that territories controlled by the Republic of China [...]

China is involved in a number of regional collaborations on various levels, from informal cooperations between non-governmental institutions to Track II relations to top-prioritised government to government collaborations across borders. This article takes a brief look at the regional collaborations the Chinese government has involved itself with at the highest governmental and diplomatic levels. (See last [...]

The important american midterm elections for house and senate is just a day away. Due to the dire circumstances of the countrys economy the election is even more intense than usual. Although a portion of the voters have become increasingly apathic the politicians are now more than ever going to great lengths to get votes. [...]

Following World War II, Southeast & East (SE&E) Asian regional integration was for many years largely dominated by Japanese influence. The rise of China and the decline of the Japanese economy have however disputed the Japanese hegemony and the power balance in Asia is changing. Powerful nations often set the agenda in international or regional [...]

An insight to the growing problem of homelessness in Japan To most, Japan is a vibrant, quirky,  untarnished society, where order and control go hand-in-hand, not only in regards to the reigning mentality, but also in regards to its society. However, every society has its outcasts and Japan is no different. It is not something [...]

Chinese-American trade relations have taken a turn for the worse lately. With U.S. tariffs on different imported Chinese products, diplomatic ties have been strained. In a time when protectionism should be the last on global leaders minds, the U.S. government has taken a strange approach to deal with the global financial crisis. Evil rumors has [...]

( Co-writer Christian Nicolai Støttrup Strange) Danish EXPO-efforts The process of creating a Danish concept for the World Expo started in February 2008, when the Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs, announced a competition with the intent of finding the best possible candidate to build the [...]

Malaysia is a beautiful country, both in terms of its nature and its culturally diverse population. Today the population can be divided into three main groups, the Malay, the Chinese, and the Indian. It is, in terms of trade and economic growth, a relatively developed country in Southeast Asia. Visiting Malaysia, one at first glance [...]

Various economic factors are related to prostitution. Low wages, unemployment, social security etc. are factors that should be considered when the reasons for why prostitution exists are explored. Unemployment and migration The economic reforms have changed the urban labor market in China, with a huge increase in migration and inflow of labour from rural areas. [...]