Recent Publications
East Asia Team
Hello! We are the East Asia Research Group and we are interested in issues including:
Politics and elections
Environmental policies
Natural disasters, pollution, adaptation plans
Tech policy and development
Education
Arts, culture, and entertainment
Cultural policies and interstate interactions
International security
Comparative politics
Hong Kong and China relations
Japanese society
Research Interests
Kristyna:
Release of Fukushima radioactive waters + nuclear plan
Climate change, China, Japan, Renewables
Japanese fishing industry, pollution, whaling policies, Opinion from China-SK
Cailey:
US-Vietnam Relations and US-China rivalry
China’s aggressiveness in the South China Sea and its economic consequences
Taiwan Presidential Election 2024
National identity
Taiwan-Chinese mainland relationship
Domestic politics
Gauthier:
Environment, fisheries policy, China and seaweed, Japan’s importation
Arts and culture, East Asian politics
China’s relations with Africa, governmental strategies
Letitia:
Taiwan election and potential impacts on China/HK
Popular culture in HK movies/East Asia
Other elections
HK immigration waves/more lenient policies of countries
Hong Kong's largest and most impactful storm