Asian Education and Development Studies: Volume 8 Issue 1

China’s economic strategy in Asia

Guoyou Song

The purpose of this paper is to study key economic strategies in Asia laid out by the Chinese Government since Xi Jinping became the General Secretary of the Central Committee of…

Challenges of cultivating critical citizens in Hong Kong: Voices from Liberal Studies pre-service teachers

Yan Kin Cheung Adrian

The purpose of this paper is to offer the latest empirical findings of the difficulties and challenges in teaching New Senior Secondary (NSS) Liberal Studies in Hong Kong from the…

Political and community activism in Toronto: 2000-2016

Tam Goossen

The purpose of this paper is to examine the significance of political and community activism in Toronto’s Chinese Canadian community between 2000 and 2016.

Teaching Chinese in Canada: epics of three Chinese scholars

Kenneth Lan

The purpose of this paper is to reveal the development of Chinese studies in selective Canadian universities through examining the remarkable careers of three middle-aged ethnic…

The influence of SAR government performance on people’s trust toward Central government: Implications for Hong Kong and Macau civic education

Hin Wah Chris Cheung, Man Yum Larry So, Chi U. Francis Choi, Chin Fung Philip Chow

The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of Special Administrative Region (SAR) performance on the “trust” of Hong Kong and Macau people, who “live” under similar…

The Moon Jae-in administration’s North Korea policy and Korea–US relations

Nam Kwang Kyu

The purpose of this paper is to present the North Korea policy pursued by the Moon Jae-in administration and discuss the possibility of a weakened alliance between South Korea and…

Company records in Hong Kong: Significance for journalists probing issues in Hong Kong and related to China

Pui King Chan

The purpose of this paper is to examine the significance of company record for journalist when investigating projects relating to conflict of interest that occurs in Hong Kong and…

A turning point in Sino–Canadian relations: 1968 and the favourable political climate

Simon K. Li

The purpose of this paper is to examine the key domestic conundrums which led to the possibility of rapprochement between Canada and the People’s Republic of China (PRC).