December 2020

Amid a pandemic and shifting geopolitical winds, Vietnam’s next leaders will be of crucial importance for the country’s future.

Beneath the surface, the Trump and Modi administrations had more tensions than common ground on digital issues.

The Diplomat looks at the trends to watch across the region in the coming year.

India and Russia cancelled their annual summit for the first time in two decades. Is China the reason why?

Does the Joko Widodo government have nuclear aspirations?

With more people interested in meat-free options, companies and even the Korean government are taking note.

Dutch freelance journalist Ate Hoekstra has hopes for a much better 2021 in Indochina.

The willingness (or lack thereof) to embrace Taiwan is a bellwether of how serious liberal democracies are about countering CCP threats to their ideals.

The targeting of the fintech giant may be part politics, part personal, and part regulatory reform.

The China-EU relationship has changed. Will the CAI spark a new era of Chinese diplomacy on the continent?

A market the size of China’s is almost impossible to replace, but Australia can look elsewhere in Asia for a promising emerging economy.