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China’s Economy: Stuck in Second Place?
Every week, The Diplomat’s editorial team scours the web to find the best material on all things China. From Beijing’s relations [...]
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Have An Island Dispute With China? Lawyer Up
For many politicians, territorial disputes are a chance to flex military muscles and look tough. But with the Philippines' latest [...]
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Breaking Down Xi Jinping
In terms of content, Xi Jinping's foreign policy speech on Tuesday was a dud. His first since assuming the leadership [...]
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A Frightening Prospect: War in the East China Sea
The gloomiest man in Canberra, Australia’s noted strategic expert Hugh White, has added a new edge to his warning about [...]
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How Beijing Sees Abe’s Return
An Xinhua editorial that also appeared in the U.S. edition of the China Daily asserts that the impending premiership of Japan’s Shinzo Abe would [...]
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Doubling Down in the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands?
High-ranking diplomats from China and Japan met in Shanghai recently to hold consultations over the Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands. Zhang [...]
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Japan’s Three Options in the East China Sea
What options does China have? The Naval Diplomat's James Holmes has one idea here. Tensions between Japan and China over [...]
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Tensions in the East China Sea: Here To Stay
Tensions over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands are still simmering – with fallout mounting daily. Despite talks between high-ranking diplomats from [...]
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What to Talk About: Easing China-Japan Island Tensions
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently announced that Luo Zhaohui, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs, had made an [...]
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How to Avoid a U.S.-China Cold War
Shortly after U.S. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard sealed a bilateral defense deal in November 2011, [...]
