Chen Liujun

Chen Liujun

Academic and commentator

Chen Liujun is a social science academic and commentator from Jiangsu province, China. His research mainly focuses on international politics and diplomacy.

Police stand guard near the parliament building in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 17 May 2022. (Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP)

Families that rule: Thoughts about Asia's political landscape

The political environment in Asia has been marked with upheavals and instability. While each country has their own system of democratic elections in the modern sense, they appear to share a number of common themes that resembles the backward political practices of 19th century Europe. Academic Chen Liujun assesses the regional developments.