East Asia

Literature about China’s rise in East Asia varies along International Relations (IR) Theory methodologies, Think Tank papers, Government research, and media coverage. This literature review covers a period between 2000 and 2009 that establishes a baseline interaction, or ‘before’ (George and Bennett 2005, 166) outcome, among and between the key actors under investigation in this study. Use later in this predictive study, content post-2009 serves to judge a change in interaction. Many well-informed

World War One brought about vast changes to many parts of the world. Places like South Asia and the Middle East were able to see the need for self government away from foreign control. This sparked a number of nationalist movements during the 1920’s and 1930’s. The Middle East had to Westernize to rid foreign control while India had to be united under non-violence and Hindu values. Before WW1, the Middle East was dominated by outside powers. Egypt was under British control and Persia was divided

Logic of Virtue in East Asian Thought East Asian thought has always made the meaning of virtue a prominent necessity in one’s life. The term virtue was a name for moral value and principle in their society. Virtue had always been associated with power throughout hundreds of centuries in East Asia. This referred to reproductive power or material power such as physical strength. However, during Confucius’ time virtue also came to include moral power. This moral power in East Asia was to achieve something

12/16/14 East Asian Ritual Theory and the Practice of Self-Cultivation A ritual refers to a collective rule-bound movement that has a concentrated meaning. Thus the core features of a ritual include collective action, procedures or rules, and a concentrated meaning. This is not different from the East Asian community that depicted concentration of their rituals in various parts of the region. It is important to note that there are various types of rituals that can be attributed to the East Asian community

Assessment of the Economic Impact that the Natural Disaster May Have on the Countries of South East Asia The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 on December 26, 2004. The earthquake generated a tsunami that was among the deadliest disasters in modern history. At magnitude of 9.0, it was the largest earthquake since the 9.2 magnitude Good Friday Earthquake off Alaska in 1964, and tied for fourth largest since 1900. In February

East Asia consists of the countries China, Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia, North Korea and South Korea. China takes up the most land mass, occupying four-fifths of the region. East Asia features an assorted arrangement of environments with subarctic forests to the north, tropical rainforests to the south, towering mountain ranges to the west, arid deserts in the heartland and monsoon drenched coastal areas. It’s two major rivers, the Yellow and the Yangtze, flow down onto the fertile plains of eastern China

McDonald’s is the global foodservice business with more than 20,000 local restaurants serving more than 30 million customers each day. McDonald’s has spread through over 100 countries, including countries in East Asia (Watson, 3). In the book “Golden Arches East: McDonald’s in East Asia” by James L. Watson, he studied three countries which were Beijing, Seoul, and Japan. Also, he wrote how McDonald’s has played a role in each countries cultures that he mentioned. He mentioned how different countries

Prostitution in South East Asia In the countries of South East Asia, prostitution is an issue that has been going on for years. Dating back to pre communist era in Japan and Vietnam where it grew larger, prostitution is an issue in Asia. Due to economic, political and class factors prostitution is an easy way to make money but it’s the women who are put into the spotlight. The girls are put into prostitution to bring money into the household, pay off debts, and keep themselves out of poverty

In East Asia, Confucian has a significant influence on the understanding of ritual theory and self- cultivation. Ritual is integral in many civilizations, whether it is religious or secular, and there is power that comes from understanding ritual theory and self-cultivation. That power from ritual and self-cultivation can be applied to their interpretation of politics in East Asia. Confucian ritual theory is the “collective rule bound moment of concentrated meaning” and it consists of three types

in the year 2010. South and South East Asia is the second most affected region, containing an estimated 12 percent of all people living with HIV in 2010 and about 2.4 million of these are in India. As of 2009 in the UK there were approximately 86,500 cases and 516 deaths. As of 2008 in Canada there were approximately 65,000 and 53 deaths. Prevalence is the lowest in Central and Western Europe at 0.2 percent, North Africa and Middle East at 0.1 percent, and East Asia at 0.1 percent. Today the world’s