Even though Singapore decriminalized consensual intercourse between men, the situation of LGBTQ communities is not so rosy across East Asia. On November 29th, Singapore’s parliament decided to repeal a law banning homosexual sexual intercourse. This came after Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, announced such a policy move back in August. While, on the surface,… Continue reading Singapore’s repeal of ‘anti-gay’ legislation and the colonial history of anti-LGBTQ laws in Asia
In the tight race for Taipei’s mayor post, chances are high that the great-grandson of former authoritarian leader Chiang Kai-Shek will take it. Women adore him for his dashing looks, the opposition fiercely criticizes his political opportunism and lack of political devotion and skills, and KMT voters regard him as not the most favored but… Continue reading Who will be Taipei’s next mayor? Kinship politics in Taiwan’s local elections
Although the presidential vote in the Philippines seems to have not set off any alarm clocks in the West, the election of Bongbong Marcos has the potential to result in major implications for global politics. Indeed Southeast Asia is increasingly becoming a focus of the US-China strategic rivalry. And Mr Marcos is very likely to… Continue reading The Presidential Elections in the Philippines: China’s win in waiting?
In July the CCP turned a hundred years old, and its leaders have just thrown a party to celebrate the occasion in the form of the plenary session of the Nineteenth Central Committee that took place in Beijing on 8-11 November 2021. Although the Communiqué published on the final day of the plenum and its… Continue reading Throwing a Party for the CCP: The Sixth Plenum and the Third “Resolution on History”
Was the passing of an “historical resolution” an historical moment for Chinese politics? Concluding on November 10th, the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was billed as yet another occasion for Xi Jinping to stamp his authority over not just the party but also China itself. Did… Continue reading CEIAS CONSIDERS: Outcome of Chinese Communist Party’s 6th plenum
