Prof. Rashid Sumaila: Threat of ‘Heatflation’ Looms Large as Climate Change Shrinks Farm and Seafood Output
Prof. Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; IOF) discusses how rising temperatures are decreasing seafood supply from the South China Sea.
MPPGA Student, Hugo Tang, on Why Hong Kong Must Lift Covid-19 Flight Ban
MPPGA student Hugo Tang authors an op-ed detailing updates about the ongoing Hong Kong Covid-19 flight ban and the consequences it has on Hongkongers.
China Revives Abandoned HTGR Nuclear Technology in Safe Power Drive
As China plans to connect high-temperature gas-cooled reactors to the grid, Professor M.V. Ramana warns that accidents may arise from the technology.
Plenty of Fish in the Ocean? Not so Around China, Says Study Warning of Seafood Collapse
Fish stocks in the South China Sea are at risk of collapse if action is not taken in the next 10 years to reduce overfishing and the effects of climate change. Professor Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; UBC Oceans) states that it is important to enforce sustainable fishing practices so that fisheries can continue to feed and nourish us.
China Weighs In on Canada’s Election After Conservatives Promise to ‘Stand Up’ to Beijing
Despite the Conservative Party having China in its election cross hairs after their promise to “stand up to Beijing,” Professor Yves Tiberghien (SPPGA Faculty Associate; Political Science) says that Canada’s stance on China remains contingent on developments in the US-China relationship.
South China Sea, Xinjiang Muddy Water of Fishing Subsidies Debate as WTO Faces ‘Crucial Test’
The World Trade Organization hopes to conclude negotiations over fishing subsidies this year after a twenty-year impasse. SPPGA Professor Kristen Hopewell was quoted on this article on environmentally damaging fisheries subsidies worth $35 billion, with China handing out the most (Subscription).
China Has a Golden Opportunity to Show Global Leadership
In an opinion piece in the South China Morning Post, SPPGA Professor Kristen Hopewell talks of the opportunity for China to emerge as a new leader and key player in an ambitious WTO fisheries deal, representing their commitment to the liberal trading order. Read more.
Detained Australian Journalist’s Case Shines Fresh Spotlight on China’s ‘Hostage Diplomacy’
The detention of Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei has highlighted the risk to foreign nationals from so-called “hostage diplomacy”. SPPGA Professor Paul Evans asserts that detention is a cruel and counterproductive tactic in the South China Morning Post.
Canada’s China Critic Takes Helm of Opposition Party as Trudeau Seeks New Mandate
Erin O’Toole’s successful campaign as leader of Canada’s Conservative Party could precede an even tougher approach to Beijing. SPPGA Professor Paul Evans weighs in at South China Morning Post.
Afraid to Anger Trump, Canada Stays Fickle About China Trade
South China Morning Post | June 16, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang
Doklam then and now: from British to Chinese interests, follow the money
South China Morning Post | Aug 19, 2017 | Written by: Dr. Tsering Shakya
Bhutan can solve its border problem with China—if India lets it
South China Morning Post | Jul 22, 2017 | Written by: Dr. Tsering Shakya
Former Martial Arts Champion Khaltmaa Battulga Poised to Win Mongolian Presidential Election
South China Morning Post | Jul 8, 2017 | Featuring: Dr. Julian Dierkes
Mongolians Vote in Their First Presidential Run-off
South China Morning Post | Jul 7, 2017 | Featuring: Dr. Julian Dierkes