East Asia: An International Quarterly articles from September 22 1998

East Asia: An International Quarterly archives from September 22 1998

LU XUN'S THE TRUE STORY OF AH Q AND CROSS-WRITING.
September 22, 1998... Like many realist works written during the 1920s and 1930s, Lu Xun's True Story of Ah Q has been read as a satire of Chinese national characteristics. The problem with interpreting the work as a social satire is that it tends to perpetuate the...

U.S. NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION POLICY IN THE NORTHEAST ASIAN REGION DURING THE COLD WAR: THE SOUTH KOREAN CASE.
September 22, 1998... In over forty years of relations with the United States, South Korean decision-makers have had plenty of time to estimate the costs and benefits of acquiring nuclear weapons. The puzzle becomes why South Korea did not develop an operational...

THE ASIANIZATION OF EAST ASIAN SECURITY AND THE UNITED STATES' ROLE.
September 22, 1998... A current buzzword in East Asia is "Asianization." Despite the diversity of the region and the contested nature of an "Asian identity," an Asian consciousness is apparently on the rise. Political and intellectual elites in the region are...

MASS MEDIA AND POLITICS IN THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION.
September 22, 1998... The relationship between the mass media, the television industry, the press, and the radio,(1) and Hong Kong's politics, may be seen from two major perspectives: one pessimistic, and another optimistic. From the pessimistic perspective,...

HUMAN RIGHTS AND U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS IN ASIA: DIVERGENT ALLIES.
September 22, 1998... The United States has adopted a high-profile approach to pressure Asian governments to improve human rights and move toward democracy. Japan, in contrast, has avoided confronting its Asian neighbors over human rights while balancing between...

KOREA'S POLITICAL CRISIS.
September 22, 1998... Amid the tall buildings and traffic jams that have come to characterize the modernized, industrialized nation, Korea is undergoing a long overdue political crisis. Following the 1945 liberation from Japanese colonial rule, the country began the...