Regional Studies: China, India, and Southeast Asia 
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China: Wealth But Not Freedom
Perhaps no other country's economy in the past 50 years has grown as remarkably as China's. Yet Cato scholar James Dorn explains that while China can be proud of its "rapid economic progress," the country "has gained wealth but not freedom." The Chinese ruling elites still prefer to be the gatekeepers of control, building a great wall around the ability for the Chinese people to pursue the rights that other people in liberalized countries hold. Making his case that China's rising economic prowess does not necessarily mean freedom, Dorn uses the words of China's own Lao-tzu: “harmony cannot be forced; it must be natural."
Video: Young World Revolution!
The youth generation in the developing world is being readied to take the tech world by storm -- in fact, it's already happening. Reason's Dan Hayes interviews author Rob Salkowitz about his new book Young World Rising: How Youth, Technology and Entrepreneurship are Changing the World from the Bottom Up. He offers some interesting insight into the future of the tech economy and the 'young world.'
Obama In China: Reaganesque, but Misses the Point
David Boaz analyses President Obama's recent speech in China, and compares it to Reagan's in Cold War Russia. Obama rightfully addressed several key aspects of America's freedom, but fell short on referencing the importance of market freedoms. A comparison of their speeches shows many similarities, but while Reagan championed free enterprise in every arena of life “fiercely independent of the Government,” Boaz notes that Obama neglected to emphasize “the virtues of productive enterprise.” This leaves Americans and the world wondering if Obama cares for business and economic liberty.
Ask the Expert: Malou Innocent
Malou Innocent, Foreign Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute argues that the U.S. should not assume that India will bow to U.S. power and that sanctions provide little to no benefit when imposed.
Seeing China Whole
By Steve Chapman: "Anyone contemplating the thuggish repression still prevalent under the Beijing government may find that hard to imagine. But if the last 30 years have taught us anything, it is not to underestimate China's capacity for positive change."
McCain Talking Too Tough on Russia, China
By Malou Innocent: "There is no question that China and Russia have objectionable policies. China's deplorable human-rights record and Russia's authoritarian structure leave much to be desired. But McCain's policy prescriptions will prevent the U.S. from working with them in areas of common interest, and preclude cooperation in meeting shared threats."
The Global Food Crisis : Political Factors
AfricanLiberty.org produced this short video about the political factors behind the Global food crisis.
China's Legacy: The Thoughts of Lao Tzu
By James Dorn: "China's present leaders are calling for a "harmonious society", but this is impossible without widespread freedom and a rule of law that limits the power of government to the protection of people and property. "
Economic Freedom Breeds Prosperity
By James Dorn: "The key lesson from Hong Kong's "small government, big market" model of development is that economic freedom is the best path toward sustainable development, understood as increasing the range of choices open to people. "
Property Rights on Imperial China's Frontiers
By Peter C. Perdue: By looking at how China's Qing dynasty handled several cases of land settlement in the eighteenth century, Peter C. Perdue shows that the state did respect private property rights, but it intervened to change rights to land for political and economic purposes.