TELOSscope , May 15, 2009. President Barack Obama swept into office promising to replace American hubris with humility and diplomacy. … More
Category: China
Finding China, in Far-Flung Lands
Wall Street Journal Asia, March 13, 2009 Singapore The nationalist frenzy arrived quickly. As soon as Chinese art collector Cai … More
‘Change’ Is Coming to Asia
Wall Street Journal Asia, November 12, 2008 The U.S. and most Asian nations have enjoyed eight years of stable and … More
The Fate of the Freedom Agenda
Wall Street Journal Asia, August 1-3, 2008 Op-Ed by Ying Ma No recent American President has promised to do more … More
China, 1984
The Wall Street Journal Asia, April 25-27, 2008 –Op-Ed by Ying Ma It was the fall of 1984. It was before … More
China’s Democratic Immunity
Wall Street Journal Asia, March 9-11, 2007 –Op-Ed by Ying Ma Promoting democratization under authoritarianism is hard work. Americans often … More
China’s Stubborn Anti-Democracy
Policy Review, February/March 2007 For more than a decade, successive U.S. presidents have declared that political liberalization leading ultimately to … More
The Hate That Won’t Go Away: Anti-Americanism in China
Telos 135 (Summer 2006) In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, many Americans began to ask the question “Why … More