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The Threat From Overseas Chinese Military Bases Is Overblown
By Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga and Howard Wang
U.S. policymakers see China’s overseas bases as a threat, but writings from Chinese military strategists suggest little interest in initiating offensive operations from such facilities.
Has the Araniko Highway in Nepal Become Less Important to China?
By Sudha Ramachandran
Beijing has delayed delivering funds to Nepal for upgradation of the highway, prompting the latter to self-fund the project.
Lawmakers From 6 Countries Say Beijing Is Pressuring Them Not to Attend Conference in Taiwan
By Dake Kang
This year, the first in which the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China’s annual meeting is taking place in Taiwan, there appeared to be a coordinated attempt to stop participants from attending.
China’s Third Plenum: Political Control Drives Economic Reforms
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Benjamin Tsai.
China’s Ambitious Efforts to Expand its Influence in the Israel-Palestine Issue
By Anmol Kumar and Hari Yadav G
The Beijing Declaration should be viewed as evidence of China’s increasing eagerness to position itself as a prominent mediator in West Asian affairs.
Philippines Resupplies Contested Shoal Under ‘Understanding’ With China
By Sebastian Strangio
Manila said that “no untoward incidents" took place during Saturday's mission to Second Thomas Shoal, but the two sides continue to trade public barbs.
Japan to Build Major New Vessel for the Senkaku Islands
By TSURUTA Jun
The Japan Coast Guard will be getting a new patrol vessel for the waters around the Senkaku Islands.
Amitabh Mathur on the Tibetan Struggle, Post-Dalai Lama Scenario, and the ‘Tibet Card’
By Sudha Ramachandran
“There is nothing like the Tibet card. And it would be deeply offensive to the Tibetans to think they are mere pawns on the diplomatic chessboard.”
The Intensifying Impacts of Upstream Dams on the Mekong
By Nguyen Minh Quang, Nguyen Phuong Nguyen, Le Minh Hieu, and James Borton
The Mekong Delta of Vietnam stands to be most in danger in the time of accelerating and intersecting impacts from climate change and hydropower.
From Hero to Zero: Fake-Fueled Patriotic Marketing on Chinese Social Media Platforms
By Xue Zhang and Zizheng Yu
In May 2024, Chinese company Xiang Piao Piao saw profits surge overnight by mocking Japan’s releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater. But its supposed stand was all a ruse.
Can China’s Green Electricity Certificates Boost Demand for Renewable Energy?
By Chris Hankin
New rules for GECs will make the marketplace more robust as China works to increase renewable energy consumption nationwide.
Did Dmytro Kuleba’s Visit Start a New Chapter in China-Ukraine Relations?
By Björn Alexander Düben
There are reasons for Kyiv to hope that Beijing might eventually push Moscow for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. However, Kuleba’s visit to China has not been a decisive step in this direction.