Archive
2013
Beijing Bites Back at Wu'er Kaixi
Beijing’s refusal to allow Wu’er Kaixi back into China shows the government still has little patience for dissidents.
Why China's Air Defense Identification Zone Is Terrible For Cross-Strait Relations
China’s new ADIZ in the East China Sea jeopardizes the possibility of unification with Taiwan.
China’s Game of Chicken in the East China Sea
Leading from behind at a time when tensions are only mounting would be a tragic mistake.
China May Shoot Down Hostile Airplanes in New Air Defense Zone
“If the subject intruding into the zone disregarded any warning, our pilots have the right to shoot it down.”
China’s Emerging Speculation Problem
With worrisome levels of speculative investment, China would do well to specifically target its shadow banking sector.
New Zealand “Climate Change Refugee” Rejected By High Court
Ioane Teitiota’s bid for asylum fails to set precedent after third and final refutation.
Southern Thailand’s New Activists
The peace process slowly moves forward, while younger activists opt for Facebook over guns.
Sereeter Javkhlanbaatar
The Diplomat’s Jacopo Dettoni speaks Sereeter Javkhlanbaatar head of the new Invest Mongolia Agency, about the investment climate in Mongolia and its new foreign investment law.
How China Plans to Use the Su-35
By Peter Wood
Iran's Nuclear Deal and the Misuse of History
The North Korean and Libyan nuclear diplomacy models have little in common with Iran today.
China 'Marches West' — To Europe
China’s outreach to Eastern Europe adds a new leg to the “New Silk Road.”
India Pushes Russia For Greater Inclusion In Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft Development
India wants a greater stake in the development of a Sukhoi T-50-variant Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft.