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A Growing Sense of Urgency: Is This Beijing’s Economic Reckoning?
By Lizzi C. Lee
Liquidity isn’t enough – China needs fiscal action and structural overhaul for a sustainable recovery.
Parsing the Philippines’ ‘Pivot’ to China Under Rodrigo Duterte
By Sebastian Strangio
“He was not a strategic thinker. His foreign policy flowed from his personal likes and dislikes.”
The Hidden Significance of China’s Aircraft Carrier Passage Near Japan’s Yonaguni Island
By Cheng-kun Ma and K. Tristan Tang
While the political implications of this voyage are undoubtedly important, three significant military trends related to Yonaguni Island have long been overlooked.
Is Beijing’s Renewed Charm Offensive Real?
By Klaus Larres
The recent thaw is not all rhetoric: many Chinese people, especially the youth, express strong interest in building constructive relations with the U.S. and Europe.
The Restrained US Weapon Supply to Taiwan: A Troubling Signal Amid Escalating Tensions
By Hao Nan
With arms sales dropping and recent deliveries fraught with problems, doubts continue to mount over the United States’ true commitment to Taiwan’s security.
The Long Game: Understanding US and China’s Theories of Victory
By Ngo Di Lan
By examining how the U.S. and China perceive the nature of their contest and plot their paths to success, we can better anticipate the trajectory of this competition.
Malaysian King to Seek Chinese Funding for Singapore Rail Link
By Sebastian Strangio
During his state visit to China this week, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar will reportedly seek Chinese financial support for the high-speed railway between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
China Establishes Defense Mobilization Units Around Taiwan’s Outlying Islands
By Tai-yuan Yang
As part of broader preparations for war, China is expanding and streamlining procedures for national defense mobilization – including near Kinmen.
The Philippines Should Take Note: ‘Assertive Transparency’ Is Not a Strategy
By Vincent Kyle Parada
Faced with a country indifferent to reputational costs, Manila’s campaign to illuminate China’s gray-zone activities in the South China Sea is producing diminishing returns.
10-year-old Japanese Boy Dies After Stabbing Attack in China
By Mari Yamaguchi and Emily Wang Fujiyama
For the second time in three months, a knife-wielding man attacked Japanese schoolchildren in China.
Russia and China in the Arctic: Less Than Meets the Eye
By Nicolas Jouan, Zdenek Rod, and Martin Ruzicka
Friendly rhetoric hides distrust and competition between an ambitious Beijing and a Moscow jealous of its Arctic prerogative.
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Comes Closer Than Ever to Japan
By Mari Yamaguchi
Japan called the close approach of the Liaoning and its accompanying destroyers “absolutely unacceptable.”