Wenran Jiang, a former Japan Foundation Fellow, is a professor of political science at the University of Alberta and a senior fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
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Commentaries by Wenran Jiang
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Islands of Nationalism
BEIJING – If the recent tension between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea is any indication, relations between the…
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A Long March with China
BEIJING – US Vice President Joe Biden’s recent four-day visit to China ended on a high note. He assured Chinese leaders that the United Stat…
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Achieving a US-China Strategic Understanding
ALBERTA – Relations between the United States and China have been at a low point in recent months. Tensions over US arms sales to Taiwan, Pr…
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A Year of Anniversaries and Uncertainties
ALBERTA – As China enters the “Year of the Ox,” there is much to reflect on from the past 12 months and even more to speculate about regardi…
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A Fresh Start for China and Japan?
Edmonton – Chinese President Hu Jintao will make a high-profile visit to Japan from May 6-10, making him the second Chinese head of state ev…
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A History Lesson for Koizumi
Once again, protests against Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s annual visit to the Yasukuni shrine are breaking out in China as we…
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The China Threat, Part Two?
Lost in the debates about whether the European Union should lift its arms export embargo on China is a much broader and more pressing questi…
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China's Silent Rural Revolution
When China's National People's Congress (NPC) concluded its annual meeting recently, it voted to enshrine protection of human rights and pri…
Islands of Nationalism
S.Mahmud Ali: One problem with history is that every historical narrative has a base-line, or a starting point, to which not all the parties may willingly adhere. The Japanese position, articulated by senior establ…
Islands of Nationalism
Yoshimichi Moriyama: About a week ago the Japanese Government announced all of a sudden that it had reached an agreement to buy the isles with the owner. The owner met Govenor Ishihara and offered an apology today (Sept…