Asia India’s slide towards stagflation February 18, 2020 0 Image Credit: Indian Rupees by Monito - Money Transfer Comparison/ Flickr; licence: CC BY 2.0. Written by Shreyans Bhaskar. India has long been heralded as…
BRI Political sensitivities surround the BRI in Indonesia January 30, 2019 0 Jacqueline Hicks Sitting on an ancient maritime trade route between East and West, Indonesia is well-placed for China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). But…
Uncategorized Indie Music, Music Festivals, and the Performance Economy in China July 27, 2017 0 Written by Anthony Fung. Who are the new popular Chinese singers? Music record companies that had conventionally produced commercial popular music are now almost inactive,…
Australia in East Asia Chinese Investment and Australian Sovereignty June 6, 2017 0 Written by Elena Collinson and James Laurenceson. Growing Chinese money in Australia has stirred vociferous debate about whether this money comes with political intent and…
Laos Gambling on Chinese Investment in Laos May 19, 2017 0 Written by Michele Penna. With its massive cupolas, one shaped like a green crown and the other painted bright gold, Kings Romans Casino does not…
China AIIB goes global April 17, 2017 1 Written by Andreea Brînză. In 2009, at China's version of Davos, the Bo'ao Forum, a Chinese scholar advocated for setting up a regional bank that will accelerate the…
China The Effectiveness of the Chinese Cultural Centres and Confucius Institutes December 2, 2016 0 Written by Xiaoling Zhang. In an effort to increase China’s culture-focused soft power and to secure an international environment conducive to its development and to…
China China’s WTO Compliance: The US Reaction November 14, 2016 0 Written by David Shinn. The United States has had an annual trade deficit with China going back more than 30 years. In 2015, U.S. exports…
Business How Uber crashed in China August 2, 2016 0 Written by John Colley. Uber has announced its exit from the Chinese taxi market by merging with arch-rival Didi Chuxing in a US$35 billion deal.…
China and the Arctic Shock and ore: Chinese interest in Greenland’s mines March 25, 2015 0 Written by Jichang Lulu. Chinese mining in Greenland has triggered a political crisis and a good deal of geopolitical speculation, complete with indignant responses from…
