Month: January 2021

Analysis, Society & Culture

Disney’s Live-Action Mulan: Our Loss of a Defining Story

AMY BROOKS comments on Disney’s live action remake of Mulan and its representation of Asian culture. In Disney’s string of live-action remakes of wildly successful animated movies, Mulan was just next on the list. Both the animated and live-action movies center around a Chinese girl, Hua Mulan, who defies the patriarchal society of ancient China by cross-dressing as a man to join the army in … Continue reading Disney’s Live-Action Mulan: Our Loss of a Defining Story

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Analysis, Society & Culture

For Better or Worse: One Extra Step to Divorce

AMY TANG discusses the impact of China’s new cooling-off period on the trend of divorces and domestic violence. On May 28, 2020, the National People’s Congress of China passed its first Civil Code. The Code, as a collection of laws related to civil affairs, is a refined version of what is previously called General Rules of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China, includes … Continue reading For Better or Worse: One Extra Step to Divorce

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Analysis, Economics & Business

China’s New Economic Plan without Hong Kong

DENNIS LEE discusses the impact of China’s new National Security Law on Hong Kong’s financial markets. On June 30, 2020, after an entire year of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong against tighter control from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Beijing passed the Hong Kong National Security Law. The Law, officially titled the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the … Continue reading China’s New Economic Plan without Hong Kong

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