China Challenging times for China’s economy: The need for change and effective leadership February 28, 2020 0 Image Credit: Foxconn - Milwaukee by Robert Geiger/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. Written by Chris Rowley. The phenomenal speed and size of China’s economic growth…
Belt and Road Initiative Job insecurity, labour contestation and everyday resistance at the Chinese-built Lamu port site in Kenya February 26, 2020 1 Image Credit: Image provided by the author. Written by Elisa Gambino. Approaching the berth area of the Lamu port construction site one morning, the shouts…
ASEAN The BRI and the Asian region: Impacts and responses February 26, 2020 0 Image Credit: International Conference on Belt and Road Initiative by UNCTAD/Flickr; licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 By Amitendu Palit. China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI) has…
Asia China-Malaysia Relations under the BRI: Seeing beyond Mahathir/Najib February 25, 2020 0 Image Credit: Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action by UN WOMEN/ Flickr; licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 By Guanie…
China China’s growing debt levels and slow SOE reform February 21, 2020 0 Image Credit: China Telecom Logo by WordRidden/Flickr; licence: CC BY 2.0. China's runaway debt is very much a public sector issue, as the Institute of…
Belt and Road Initiative Can the BRI resolve China’s economic woes? February 19, 2020 0 Image credit: China by tonynetone/Flickr; licence: CC BY 2.0. Written by Sriparna Pathak. The terms most commonly associated with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are…
China The US-China trade war: Will there be a Phase Two? February 17, 2020 0 Image credit: President Trump at the G20 by The White House/Flickr; licence: Public Domain Mark 1. Written by Salvatore Babones. Shortly before the coronavirus became global…
Asia Change and integration: China’s legacy after 40 years of economic transformation January 30, 2020 0 Image Credit: RedEnvelopes by Ksionic/Flickr; licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Written by Qing Shan Ding. Saturday 25 January 2020 marked the start of the Chinese Lunar…
Activism Raging resistance against India’s anti-Muslim citizenship law December 16, 2019 2 Image Credit: Refugees, Climatalk/Flickr; Licence: CC BY NC 2.0 Written by Ashok Swain. India is currently witnessing large-scale protests all over the country. While these protests are…
Asia Targeted financial solutions to address India’s agricultural crisis November 18, 2019 0 Image Credit: India-Onion Irrigation, IWMI Flickr Photos/Flickr; Licence: CC BY NC ND 2.0 Written by Sourajit Aiyer. India is in a quandary. Two years of…
