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Chinese Foreign Policy
How Much Trade Transits the South China Sea? Not $5.3 Trillion a Year
By Ankit Panda
How much trade actually transits the South China Sea every year?
India-China Doklam Standoff: A Chinese Perspective
By Liu Lin
The reasons for the outbreak of tensions are complex, and things could get worse before they could get better.
A Year Later, the South China Sea Award Stands as Evidence of China's Rule-Breaking Behavior
By Ankit Panda
Beijing's behavior continues to flout the July 12 ruling, but it'll stand as a historical fact.
A US-India Consensus on China's Belt and Road?
By Ankit Panda
The Modi-Trump joint statement includes a curious paragraph. What does it mean?
India and Pakistan Join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization At Last. So What?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What are the costs and benefits of having India and Pakistan in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
Reflections on the 2017 Shangri-La Dialogue: Whither the Rules-Based Order in Asia?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat's Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran are back from the Shangri-La Dialogue with reflections.
China Protests as G7 Leaders Call for 'Demilitarization' of East, South China Seas
By Ankit Panda
The G-7 leaders call on parties in the South China Sea to demilitarize features.
China Pushes Back on Japan, New Zealand Statement on South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
Beijing has rejected a statement by Japan and New Zealand calling on all parties in the disputes to respect a 2016 international ruling.
One Belt, One Road, One Hegemon? The Geopolitics of China's OBOR Initiative
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What is China's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative all about?
Globalization with Chinese Characteristics: A New International Standard?
By Jason Zukus
As the US focuses inward, China promotes its own take on globalization.
Expect a Positive First Trump-Xi Meeting at Mar-a-Lago
By Dingding Chen
We can expect a positive Xi-Trump summit in Florida, but uncertainties still lie ahead.
Chinese Vice FM Proposes New Regional Mechanism for South China Sea States
By Ankit Panda
Liu Zhenmin, China's vice foreign minister, calls for a new regional mechanism for the South China Sea.