Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com There are signs of behind-the-scenes maneuvering to elevate China-Japan relations out of the Cold War-like atmosphere that has engulfed bilateral ties since late 2012. Last week, Hu Deping, son of late general secretary Hu Yaobang, held a private meeting in Tokyo with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The older […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) administration’s continued persecution of dissidents and nongovernmental organization activists belies expectations that Beijing might pick up the threads of political reform after the downfall of the crypto-Maoist princeling, former Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai. Pledges made to senior U.S. officials, including Secretary of […]
