What, precisely, are Beijing’s plans for Taiwan? In recent years, there has been no small amount of saber rattling, with aggressive naval drills, aerial incursions, and warnings that force would be used for reunification if necessary. But given the steep domestic and international costs of war, how likely is it that Beijing will attempt to force reunification militarily? Will the People’s Republic of China wage war on Taiwan?
Admiral Scott Swift served in the U.S. Navy for more than 40 years, rising from his commission through the Aviation Reserve Officer Candidate program to become a Navy light attack and strike fighter pilot. He commanded at all levels including F/A-18 weapons school, aircraft carrier-based squadrons, Carrier Air Wing, Carrier Strike Group, and the U.S. Seventh Fleet forward deployed to Japan, finally completing his uniformed career as the 35th Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet in 2018. During his years of service, he participated in combat Operations Praying Mantis, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom, and received a Master’s degree from the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. He is a graduate of San Diego State University and the U.S. Naval War College. As founder of The Swift Group LLC, previous MIT Center for International Studies Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow, MIT Research Affiliate, Senior Fellow at the Center for Naval Analysis, Adjunct Professor at the Naval War College, U.S. Naval Institute Board Member, and Spirit of America Advisory Board Member, Swift continues to explore opportunities to serve where his interests, abilities, experience, and national need align.
As the dust finally settled on the U.S. presidential election that shook the world, Biden was sworn in as president, and Trump, who tried everything to cling to a second term, slunk out of the capital city of Washington, D.C. in disgrace. Looking back at the debates and rifts on the Internet over this period of time, it is a bit hard to know where to begin.
The U.S.-Asia Law Institute at New York University School of Law serves as a bridge between Asia and America, fostering mutual understanding on legal issues, and using constructive engagement with partners to advocate for legal reform.
He Weifang is a professor at Peking University Law School, Chief Editor of Chinese and Foreign Law, and Director of the Center for Justice Studies. His research includes studies in the history of Western legal thought, law theory, comparative law, the justice system, and foreign legal history. Previously, he taught at the University of Political Science and Law and was the editor of the journal Study of Comparative Law. He is Vice President of the Legal History Association of China.
He has an LL.B. from Southwest University of Political Science and Law and an LL.M. in Foreign Legal History from the China University of Political Science and Law. He was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University.
As China continues to emerge as a superpower and move forward with its colossal Belt and Road Initiative amid the climate crisis, American climate engagement with China is more critical than ever. What would an effective climate diplomacy for the U.S. and China look like?
Just days after its lucrative listing on the New York Stock Exchange, China ride-hailing giant Didi Global was hit with another round of sanctions by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). On July 4, the country’s Internet regulator ordered the removal of its mobile app from Chinese app stores. This came two days after the same regulator opened an investigation into the company, suspending it from adding new users. The app, alleged CAC, “has serious violations of laws and regulations pertaining to the collection of personal information.”
Charles Mok was the Legislative Councilor representing the Information Technology Functional Constituency in Hong Kong from 2012 to 2020. He was the Honorary President of the Hong Kong Information Technology Federation and the Founding Chairman of the Internet Society Hong Kong. Currently he is also a founder and director of Tech for Good Asia, a regional initiative to bring tech players together for community wellbeing.
Mok has served the information and communications technology industry for over 30 years, both in multinationals and startups, in Hong Kong and the United States. He co-founded HKNet in 1994, one of the earliest Internet service providers in Hong Kong, subsequently acquired by NTT Communications of Japan in 2000. He has been a strong advocate for the development of innovation and technology in Hong Kong, covering a wide array of technology and regulatory issues including fin-tech, entrepreneurship, open data, content moderation, privacy, competition, and Internet freedom.
Mok graduated from Purdue University in the United States with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
