China China’s ambassador scolds the West to flatter Xi January 29, 2020 0 Image Credit: Xi Jinping by Global Panorama/Flickr; licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Written by Joris Teer and Ardi Bouwers. In 2019 China ushered in a new…
Asia Avoiding the Thucydides Trap December 7, 2018 0 By Sabena Saddiqui Managing the world’s most important geopolitical relationship is not an easy task, especially when US–China ties have a global influence and trickle-down…
China President Trump, China has probably done all it can on North Korea – the ball’s in your court now December 3, 2018 0 Written by Gregory J. Moore. Despite the hoopla and high expectations surrounding the meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in Singapore earlier this year,…
China China and the US: when worlds collide June 16, 2016 0 Written by Mark Beeson. There is so much going on in the world these days it’s sometimes possible to focus on the ephemeral and the…
China Oh no, we forgot about China – the flaw at the centre of the TPP October 15, 2015 0 Written by Peter Robertson. Like many trade policy initiatives, the newly finalised 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is motivated by a desire to help domestic exporters…
China Too big to fail: China pledges to set up landmark emissions trading scheme September 29, 2015 0 Written by Alex Lo. Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a landmark commitment on climate change during his state visit to the United States. A…
China How a Chinese slowdown will hit global growth August 26, 2015 0 Written by Linda Yueh. As China’s markets fall and drag down global equities, the underlying concern is undoubtedly how much a slowdown in the Chinese economy…
China The living ghosts of 1945 haunt Asia’s rival powers August 14, 2015 0 Written by Nick Bisley. Following the devastation of twin atomic attacks, Japan announced its unconditional surrender to the Allied forces on August 15, 1945. Seventy years…
International Relations Is China the Persian Gulf’s Future Outside Power? June 24, 2015 0 By Philip Gater-Smith. Security and oil have typically been the two dominant themes of international coverage of the Middle East. The news in recent months has hardly…
International Relations Vice President Xi Jinping’s Visit to the U.S. – Managing Images, Not Policy Issues February 13, 2012 3 By Don Keyser. The U.S.-China bilateral agenda is brimming with frictions, diverging perspectives, and outright conflicts of interest -- what senior Chinese officials now routinely…
