An analysis or study of Xi Jinping should perhaps focus more on what the man has been tasked with rather than zooming in on the man himself, although both the personal and professional components of the personality analysis and study of Xi Jinping are important and valuable. The steely, stoic personality of Xi Jinping stems … Continue reading Historical Nihilism
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Disputed Territory
Empowerment has also put China into a position where it can play games with its key adversaries in the East Asia region, namely, America and Japan. But these games can also lead to miscalculation on the part of one side or the other, and as a result, the miscalculations can increase the risk of an actual war. … Continue reading Disputed Territory
Just-Surmounted Colonial Tutelage
In short, one side needs renewal because it has gone through a cheapening and a devaluation of sorts and has thus become meaningless and superfluous, while the other side is emerging and rising because of its newfound moral and strategic purpose. And after having one side impose an international order based on colonialism for centuries, … Continue reading Just-Surmounted Colonial Tutelage
Sinocentric World Order
Plus, in order for China to have global power – which one should note is something which China surely seeks – it must first have regional power or regional primacy in East Asia. Regional power or regional primacy is the springboard for global power. As a result, we are likely to witness efforts on the … Continue reading Sinocentric World Order
The Modern Theory of Colonization
If desire is immanent to capitalism and capitalism is immanent to colonialism, it follows that desire is immanent to colonialism as well. If we consider what some of the basic drivers were for European colonialism, they come down to very basic and rudimentary things such as the desire for commodities and goods such as coffee, … Continue reading The Modern Theory of Colonization
Adam A. Azim 