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China Diplomacy & International Relations Politics & Government Security

Seizing the Moment: Tibet’s Reinvigorated Struggle for Autonomy

Relations are so fraught that reconciliation between the autonomous region and Communist Party leaders, who see Tibet as an unruly region of China to control, is difficult for any observer to imagine in the foreseeable future. So, where did it all go wrong and where do we go from here?

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COVID19 Culture Opinion Social Issues

East vs West: How Cultural Differences Factored into Countries’ COVID-19 Responses

The tendency of Eastern cultures to focus on relationships highlights the importance of community, hierarchy, and interpersonal relations, while the emphasis on logic and fixed rules in ancient Greece is fundamental to the individualist Western worldview.