Andy Yee is a policy analyst for Google in Asia Pacific, and a former researcher at the Political Section of the European Union Delegation to China in Beijing. He writes at Global Voices Online, China Geeks and East Asia Forum. Find him on Twitter @ahkyee.
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Published in: HomeWhere does the west stand on global freedom of expression?US talk of global freedom of expression and an open internet sit uneasily with their sharp clampdown on Wikileaks. Can the west be honest with itself?
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Published in: HomePolitics of Fear
We live in a highly organised climate of fear. If security organisations depend upon fear and paranoia to sustain their existence, Wikileaks suggests using the same tools to hold them to account.
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Published in: HomeBetween Principle and Pragmatism
Will realpolitik prove to be the Achilles heels in western promotion of human rights in China?
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Published in: openSecurityChina rising: what would Mackinder do?
Will China follow the course Mackinder plotted in relation to Tsarist Russia, turning inward once maritime expansion is checked?
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Published in: HomeCrisis of democracy
From the Enron debacle to the BP catastrophe, the principal architects of our society have abused the trust they enjoy because of their specialized knowledge. It’s time, on the world stage, for the emergence of ‘omni-competent citizens’
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Published in: HomeChina and the West: the hedgehog's dilemma
China has liberalised significantly since the Incident of 1989, but America and Europe are coming to the realisation that ultimately China holds different values