After Kim Jong-il: The Chinese Take
China has already shown how the influence it has over North Korea can be used to promote policy change.
Articles By: Jimmy Meixiong 
Jimmy Meixiong is a columnist for the Harvard Political Review. Although interested in all international politics and world news, he blogs about Asian affairs in a desperate attempt to overcome the guilt of not being "Asian enough" to understand his parent's jokes. He comes from Georgia and was raised throughout the Deep South. However, Jimmy regrettably does not have a gentlemanly southern accent. His academic interests primarily involve science (specifically cellular biology). Science has instilled strong notions of empirical logic and skepticism, and it is from these insights that he draws inspiration. Although it is hard at times, he seeks to remain unbiased towards both sides of the argument and does not classify himself as belonging to either political party. Outside of academia, Jimmy enjoys a nice pair of slacks, wearing visors indoors, and perpetuating stereotypes by fanatically playing Starcraft.
Punishing China and Hurting Ourselves
A bill punishing China for currency manipulation will hurt American consumers, and risks a trade war that we can't win.
Chinese Show Super Girls Cancelled
Can the Chinese Communist Party continue to control information in the modern age?
The CDC Versus the Zombie Apocalypse
Government agencies aren't always slow and humorless, but zombies certainly are.
Providing healthcare for 1.4 billion people
Jimmy Meixiong talks about his time in China as an intern at a large state-run hospital and reflects on some issues with the Chinese Healthcare system
How do you spend the 90th anniversary of the CCP?
Jimmy Meixiong finds significance and hints of a changing China in the 90th celebration of the CCP.
Free Medical School? Sounds good, but…
The free medical school plan is enticing, but imperfect and- in this political climate- untenable.
Where Medicare Reform Should Really be Focused
Medicare reform is all well and good, but it should start with eliminating costly redundancies and ineffective treatments.
The Jasmine Revolution and What it Means for Future Democratic Protests in China
Despite failing to gain a significant following, the Jasmine Revolution in China spent a surprisingly long period of time in the 24 hour news cycle last week. Most experts seem to agree that the movement was destined to fail due to current cultural zeitgeist and effective central government propaganda. According to Wenran Jiang, a professor at the University of Alberta, ... Read More
Internet Takes on the Chinese Government
Why an average case of Chinese corruption has become a national, internet-driven frenzy. With the recent conclusion of President Hu’s official state visit to the United States, it is a good time to assess what was actually accomplished during this meeting. Call me a cynic, but I never expected much from this summit in terms of concrete promises or even ... Read More
Lawmaker’s rhetoric during President Hu’s state visit
I was really excited to see how the U.S. was going to receive Chinese president Hu Jintao’s visit this week. A lot has happened throughout the world since the Chinese president’s last visit in 2006 including China officially becoming the world’s second largest economy, the U. S. financial meltdown, as well as human rights concerns in Xinjiang, Tibet, and the ... Read More
The Importance of Unbiased Press
While enjoying the relatively mild weather and being extremely thankful to have made it home (and onto a plane) before the monster blizzard hit the Northwest, I came across a story about said blizzard on Fox news while absentmindedly flipping through channels. The news piece started off focusing on how some people lacked heating oil for the cold but quickly ... Read More
Rising Tensions in the Korean Peninsula
Ever since the sinking of a South Korean warship earlier this year, tensions on the Korean peninsula have been steadily escalating. The culmination of this newfound North Korean aggression was the November shelling of South Korean territory which resulted in the deaths of four South Koreans . Why is North Korea showing such aggression at this time? The general concensus ... Read More
China, America, and Korean Unification post-WikiLeaks
2010 has been a banner year for WikiLeaks. Although the organization was relatively well known before this year for its leaks regarding police killings in Kenya, WikiLeaks took center stage in the international spotlight with its release of 92,000 Afghan war documents, 400,000 documents on the Iraqi war, and the recent release of 250,000 documents pertaining to the U.S. state ... Read More
