China Reform Monitor: No. 1004
Beijing court targets “
black jails”
for local petitioners;
China’
s minority provinces suffer higher poverty rates
Beijing court targets “
black jails”
for local petitioners;
China’
s minority provinces suffer higher poverty rates
Money laundering and terrorism financing are global problems that transcend national boundaries, and launderers and terrorists are constantly adapting their techniques to exploit vulnerabilities in the financial system to disguise the movement of funds.
UN Calls for Israel to Joint NPT, Allow Inspectors;
Syria Mixing Chemical Weapons, Drawing U.S. Warning...;
...While Syrian Mouthpiece Defects to United States
Since the start of the year, the Obama administration has executed a very public pivot to Asia in its foreign policy and defense planning. The shift is more than simply rhetorical; in both doctrinal and practical terms, Washington is increasingly looking to the Asia-Pacific as its new arena of geopolitical focus.
Putin’
s health still suspect;
Landmark growth for Russia’
s population levels