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The Rise of Macau: How the World’s Gambling Capital Transformed Itself

Macau, once a colony of Portugal and only handed back over to China a little over a decade ago, is the gambling capital of the world with five times the annual gambling revenue of Las Vegas.   Benjamin Carlson’s Broken Tooth and New Macau for Foreign Press is a tale of gambling, organized crime, and urban resurgence that uses […]

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Will China Prevent Korean Reunification?

A recent report by a United States Senate Republican committee speculates that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) could prevent any potential reunification of North Korea and South Korea in the event that the Kim family is thrown out of power or the government of the DPRK collapses. Of course, such a scenario is not entirely implausible […]

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China Dispatches Fighter Jets to Meet Japanese F-15s in the East China Sea

A People’s Republic of China Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced plans on the part of the PRC to routinely fly surveillance aircraft into the disputed areas around the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in response to Japanese claims that their airspace is being violated. The area to the north of the disputed island chain is speculated to contain billions […]

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People’s Republic of China People’s Liberation Army Shows Off New J-31 Stealth Jet in Display of Growing Military Might

The PRC’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) showed off China’s latest state-of-the-art fighter jet, the J-31, in Liaoning at the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation’s facility there. The jet is part of the PLA’s goal of transforming China into a top regional military power. [The Times of India]

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