China Does the People’s Bank of China have “what it takes” to join the big league of central banks? May 1, 2018 1 Written by Mikael Mattlin. Zhou Xiaochuan – China’s long-term central bank governor – finally stepped down from his position in the spring 2018, after more…
China The end of China’s term limits and its ‘Peaceful Rise’? April 26, 2018 0 Written by Christopher Primiano. In 2005, Zheng Bijian, a leading PRC intellectual, advanced the notion of China’s peaceful rise. This was designed to calm those who…
Banking Rebalancing China’s economy and the role of Latin America April 25, 2018 0 Written by José R. Sánchez-Fung. China’s policymakers are committed to rebalancing the country’s economy after a long boom in output growth resulting from widespread reforms…
China Five years of hunting tigers and swatting flies April 25, 2018 0 Written by Andrew Wedeman. After five years, where is Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption crackdown going? How significant is the establishment of the new National Supervisory Commission?…
China China’s shifting rhetoric towards Taiwan explained April 24, 2018 0 Written by Mark Wenyi Lai. In late October 1950, Mao Zedong ordered hundreds of thousands of People’s Volunteer Army soldiers to cross the Yalu River…
Cross-Strait Relations Taiwan-U.S. security cooperation in the face of China April 24, 2018 1 Written by Kwei-Bo Huang. The strategic importance of the Republic of China (hereafter Taiwan) in the United State's Indo-Pacific strategy has been rising in recent…
China Taiwan’s FDI: Why outflows are greater than inflows April 23, 2018 0 Written by Anthony Kuo & Ming-Sung Kao. With regards to the size of Taiwan (35,883 km2), which sits somewhere between Belgium and the Netherlands, one may…
International Relations What next after the Taiwan Travel Act? April 19, 2018 1 Written by Shirley Kan. The U.S. Congress passed the Taiwan Travel Act, and President Trump signed the bill into law on March 16, 2018. The…
Cross-Strait Relations F-35 stealth fighters for Taiwan? April 18, 2018 1 Written by David An. In a recent letter to President Donald Trump, dated March 26, Senators John Cornyn and James Inhofe advocated the sale of the F-35 Joint…
China The development of football in China under Xi Jinping April 5, 2018 0 Written by Tien-Chin Tan and Alan Bairner. Why does Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), emphasise the importance of football…
