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The Debate
The Debate is our home for the best opinions from around Asia. Whether it is negotiating with Iran, responding to North Korean provocations, discussing Japan's looming demographic issues, or considering the new balance of power in the Asia-Pacific, some of the region's leading thinkers offer their take.
November 13, 2019
Hong Kong: The New Berlin Wall
By Benedict Rogers
China is home to two “firewalls.” One must be demolished; the other protected.
November 09, 2019
Championing Tax Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
By Sakshi Rai
What can the region do to better cooperate on tax issues?
November 08, 2019
US-China Competition Will Heat up the South China Sea
By Wu Shicun
The competition between major countries will be the biggest threat to stability in the region.
November 06, 2019
Securing South Asia Through Regional Economic Integration
By M. Ashraf Haidari
Afghanistan is pushing for the vision of SAARC to become reality at long last.
November 05, 2019
Taiwan at the Crossroads of History
By Chih-Wei Chen
Faced with China’s “sharp power,” it’s time to redefine the interaction model between Taiwan and international society.
November 05, 2019
An Attack on Artistic Freedom Highlights Pakistan’s Crackdown on Free Speech
By Binaifer Nowrojee
When an artist tried to highlight the harrowing human cost of police violence, her exhibit was shut down – one more voice silenced in Pakistan.
November 04, 2019
Will the 2019 APEC Summit Cancellation Complicate a ‘Phase One’ US-China Trade Deal?
By Ankit Panda
Is a “phase one” U.S.-China trade deal still viable after the cancellation of the APEC summit?
November 02, 2019
Bangladesh Booms in a Sluggish World Economy
By Mohammad Ziauddin
While economies slow for its South Asian neighbors, Bangladesh is hitting record growth rates.
November 01, 2019
Tibet’s Rivers Will Determine Asia’s Future
By Dechen Palmo
At the dawn of a new era of building dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo, countless lives and ecosystems are being risked in the name of “development” and geopolitics.
November 01, 2019
The US Must Counter China’s Malign Agenda
By Michael McCaul
China poses a threat to the U.S. and the world.
October 30, 2019
China’s Bride Trafficking Problem
By Heather Bar
Over generations, China’s one-child policy drove a demographic disaster that has sparked a devastatingly cruel trade.
October 28, 2019
Don’t Let a New Rift Between China and the West Be Torn Over Hong Kong
By Jin Kai
As turmoil continues in Hong Kong, U.S. intervention stands to make things worse.
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