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Alastair Su

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The Sin of Saving

A year ago, during the wake of the financial crisis, it was fashionable to lambaste the greedy. Today, however, the moral pendulum has swung...

A Less-Than-Happy Anniversary

The recent hiccups in U.S.-Japan relations

A Threat Worse Than Deflation

This month, the Fed began their second round of quantitative easing, a $600 billion that seeks to pump liquidity into the economy. While the...

Dealing With Chinaphobia

Among my American friends, I've not met a single person who hasn't had some kind of reaction after watching this. Of the recent spate...

Here Comes The Bully: China’s Rare Earth Blunder

Two months ago, just when the Senkaku incident between Japan and China seemed to reach a deadlock, China played an unexpected card. Industries in...

Inflationary Spiral?

Assessing the threat of grade inflation

U.S. Japan Relations: A Friendship Grown Cold

Just this week, the White House announced that during President Obama’s visit to Japan for APEC, he would not be stopping by Hiroshima and...

Debunking Human Rights as “Anti-Chinese”

Last week's decision to award Chinese Liu Xiaobo with the Nobel Peace Prize was hailed by many around the world, but condemned by the...

Taking A Cue From Thailand’s Mr. Condom

Since its inception in 1978, China's one-child policy has always been marked by controversy. While the government has claimed that the policy has prevented...

A Shadow Falls On The Empire of the Sun

In his landmark book, The Clash Of Civilizations and the Remaking of the World Order, Samuel Huntington made the following prediction: East Asia could develop...