China In the power struggle for Asia, Trump and Xi Jinping are switching policies January 25, 2018 1 Written by Giovanni Di Lieto. Donald Trump is flexing the United States’ economic muscle in East Asia by introducing a web of new-generation bilateral trade…
China China’s growing military activity around Taiwan triggers alarm January 16, 2018 0 Written by Michal Thim. China has been busy in the skies around Taiwan and shows no signs of stopping. Beijing concluded 2017 with a series…
China China is still angry over the last Taiwan crisis December 18, 2017 0 Written by J. Michael Cole. Twenty-one years ago, as Taiwanese were readying to hold their country’s first direct presidential election later in March, China flexed its…
North Korea North Korea has now proven it has an ICBM capability November 30, 2017 0 Written by C Uday Bhaskar. On November 29th North Korea carried out the test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which crashed not just directly into…
Australia in East Asia Australia is hedging its bets on China with the latest Foreign Policy White Paper November 23, 2017 0 Written by Remy Davison. No surprises: the Foreign Policy White Paper from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is about trade, not guns. Unlike Defence, DFAT…
Security Taiwan in a Challenging East Asia Security Environment November 14, 2017 1 Written by Gordon Houlden. The retreat of the Republic of China (ROC) government and its armed forces to Taiwan did not occur in a strategic…
ASEAN The End of ‘East Asia’ as a Region? November 13, 2017 0 Written by Jaehyon Lee. The leaders of East Asia will meet in the Philippines this week for the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit,…
Taiwan Taiwan, China, and the future of U.S. policy in Asia November 9, 2017 0 Written by Douglas Paal. China has just concluded its 19th Party Congress. The air is redolent with questions about how much will change and what will…
China Taiwan, China, and the future of U.S. policy in Asia November 7, 2017 0 Written by Douglas Paal. China has just concluded its 19th Party Congress. The air is redolent with questions about how much will change and what…
China The India-China-Pakistan triangle: Strategic ebbs and flows October 19, 2017 1 Written by Kanti Bajpai. The Doklam standoff between June and August 2017 has drawn international attention to Sino-Indian relations. While the confrontation was resolved peacefully, relations…
