by Tuba Yalinkilic* | Feb 18, 2022 | Commentary
Concerns rise over Chinese funding to the western universities and research institutes Being self-declared foreign language schools and educational institutions, Confucius Institutes are administered by the Office of the National Chinese Language International...
by Tuba Yalinkilic* | May 31, 2021 | Commentary
After Evergreen’s vessel Ever Given became stuck in the Suez Canal on 23 March 2021, Chinese bloggers shared humorous memes over Taiwan and its importance in the world. The ship stuck in the canal and blocked all the traffic in both directions for over six days...
by Tuba Yalinkilic* | Mar 11, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The one-China principle asserts that there is only one sovereign state under the name of ‘China’. Both People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan) claim that sovereignty should belong to one power. The roots of the principle go back to...
by Tuba Yalinkilic* | Oct 6, 2020 | Commentary
Undoubtedly, one of the most curious issues about China in the West is whether China will use military power anywhere in the world. Scholars are often presented with this question. In order to answer this, it is necessary to look at what value judgements that society...
by Tuba Yalinkilic* | May 8, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
China is gradually turning into a country that closes the shutters. There is a giant in front of us and walls grow in front of it as it grows. We will not be able to see what is happening behind the wall; there is not much left, except for a tiny ray leaking out. Just...
