Some immigration lawyers have seen a new increase in the number of Chinese seeking foreign citizenship, a trend they suggest is tied to worries about political unrest and economic slowdown in China, especially among businesspeople and politicians seeking to protect their families and wealth. The recent interest builds on a trend of growth in applications [...]
Simply put, China has three core strategic interests. First among them is the maintenance of domestic security. Historically, when China involves itself in global trade, as it did in the 19th and early 20th century, the coastal region prospers, while the interior of China — which begins about 100 miles from the coast and runs [...]
Peace talks between Myanmar’s government and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) rebel movement in Kachin state halted March 12. The KIO has controlled most of Kachin state since the movement’s founding in 1961 and is the only remaining major ethnic group to have not reached a peace agreement with the government. The Kachin region’s relative [...]
The Growing Importance of Heilongjiang The current drought in Heilongjiang province has harmed thousands of acres of farmland. Heilongjiang has experienced its lowest precipitation in 45 years, with snowfall 76 percent below average. Earlier reports told of the risk of forest fires throughout northeastern China, but the new report is the first indication of drought [...]
A report called “China 2030” was published by the World Bank and one of China’s main government research units. The report said that China will find it much harder to continue economic growth over the next 20 years without major, structural changes to its economy, financial system and society. The report says that China’s cities [...]
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