Over the past few decades, the worldwide lesbian and gay movements have diversified and increased... more Over the past few decades, the worldwide lesbian and gay movements have diversified and increased their rights claims. The achievement of gay rights claims in society is the result of an interplay among various social factors and forces. Media is one of most influential players in building homosexual images and promoting mutual understanding. Chinese homosexuals were not treated as criminals or mental illness patients anymore in 1997 and 2001, respectively, after decriminalization and depathologization. Thus this article aims to explore how homosexuals were portrayed in the official media of China, particularly the People's Daily, to illustrate the changing perception of homosexuals in China's political and social spheres. It argues that representation of homosexuals in the People's Daily changed gradually from a negative perception to a more positive one with less discrimination and prejudice as shown by the article's quantitative and qualitative results.
The Agora: Political Science Undergraduate Journal, Dec 2011
In 2003, the EU and China established a strategic partnership intended to deepen their bilateral ... more In 2003, the EU and China established a strategic partnership intended to deepen their bilateral relationship not only economically, but also strategically. However, the EU-China relations are still challenged by several ideological and strategic issues. This paper will evaluate the EU-China’s strategic partnership by presenting a case study of the EU’s arms embargo against China since the 1989 Tiananmen Incident. This paper will argue that although the EU-China’s strategic partnership has a strong foundation of bilateral economic and strategic cooperation, the relationship between the EU and China is still very weak: (1) ideologically, the EU is still unsatisfied with China’s human rights record and political reform process; and (2) strategically, the United States (U.S.) still plays an influential role the EU’s external decision-making process.
The Agora: Political Science Undergraduate Journal, Dec 2011
The sudden death of the Chairman of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong-Il... more The sudden death of the Chairman of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong-Il, captured international attention and has prompted speculation about the future political direction of the DPRK and the development of the situation in the Northeast Asia. As a long-time ally, a guarantor, and the most influential foreign actor in the DPRK, China’s attitude towards its political succession issue has received a great deal of concern. Beijing’s support for the DPRK’s next supreme leader Kim Jong-Un has a significant impact on other countries’ North Korea
policies, such as the Republic of Korea (ROK), the United States, and Japan.
Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Mar 2013
In countries with long histories, traditional culture always plays an essential role in shaping t... more In countries with long histories, traditional culture always plays an essential role in shaping the social norms and influencing contemporary development. Confucianism, one of the world’s oldest philosophies, justified the legitimacy of imperial China for about two thousand years, but was attacked from the late Qing period to the end of Cultural Revolution. Ever since Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms, the Communist Party of China’s legitimacy has been undermined, so the CPC has had a legitimacy crisis. The New Confucianism Movement has encouraged many scholars and officials to integrate Sinolized Marxism and Confucianism together for the CPC to use as a legitimacy tool. This paper argues that Confucianism could help the CPC to re-legitimize its rule in China by using nationalism to strengthen traditional legitimacy, and political, economic, and diplomatic development to increase performance legitimacy.
Over the past few decades, the worldwide lesbian and gay movements have diversified and increased... more Over the past few decades, the worldwide lesbian and gay movements have diversified and increased their rights claims. The achievement of gay rights claims in society is the result of an interplay among various social factors and forces. Media is one of most influential players in building homosexual images and promoting mutual understanding. Chinese homosexuals were not treated as criminals or mental illness patients anymore in 1997 and 2001, respectively, after decriminalization and depathologization. Thus this article aims to explore how homosexuals were portrayed in the official media of China, particularly the People's Daily, to illustrate the changing perception of homosexuals in China's political and social spheres. It argues that representation of homosexuals in the People's Daily changed gradually from a negative perception to a more positive one with less discrimination and prejudice as shown by the article's quantitative and qualitative results.
The Agora: Political Science Undergraduate Journal, Dec 2011
In 2003, the EU and China established a strategic partnership intended to deepen their bilateral ... more In 2003, the EU and China established a strategic partnership intended to deepen their bilateral relationship not only economically, but also strategically. However, the EU-China relations are still challenged by several ideological and strategic issues. This paper will evaluate the EU-China’s strategic partnership by presenting a case study of the EU’s arms embargo against China since the 1989 Tiananmen Incident. This paper will argue that although the EU-China’s strategic partnership has a strong foundation of bilateral economic and strategic cooperation, the relationship between the EU and China is still very weak: (1) ideologically, the EU is still unsatisfied with China’s human rights record and political reform process; and (2) strategically, the United States (U.S.) still plays an influential role the EU’s external decision-making process.
The Agora: Political Science Undergraduate Journal, Dec 2011
The sudden death of the Chairman of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong-Il... more The sudden death of the Chairman of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong-Il, captured international attention and has prompted speculation about the future political direction of the DPRK and the development of the situation in the Northeast Asia. As a long-time ally, a guarantor, and the most influential foreign actor in the DPRK, China’s attitude towards its political succession issue has received a great deal of concern. Beijing’s support for the DPRK’s next supreme leader Kim Jong-Un has a significant impact on other countries’ North Korea
policies, such as the Republic of Korea (ROK), the United States, and Japan.
Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Mar 2013
In countries with long histories, traditional culture always plays an essential role in shaping t... more In countries with long histories, traditional culture always plays an essential role in shaping the social norms and influencing contemporary development. Confucianism, one of the world’s oldest philosophies, justified the legitimacy of imperial China for about two thousand years, but was attacked from the late Qing period to the end of Cultural Revolution. Ever since Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms, the Communist Party of China’s legitimacy has been undermined, so the CPC has had a legitimacy crisis. The New Confucianism Movement has encouraged many scholars and officials to integrate Sinolized Marxism and Confucianism together for the CPC to use as a legitimacy tool. This paper argues that Confucianism could help the CPC to re-legitimize its rule in China by using nationalism to strengthen traditional legitimacy, and political, economic, and diplomatic development to increase performance legitimacy.
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policies, such as the Republic of Korea (ROK), the United States, and Japan.
policies, such as the Republic of Korea (ROK), the United States, and Japan.