Topic
Economy
A New ‘Band-Aid’ for China’s Property Market: Can It Stop the Bleeding?
By Lizzi C. Lee
Will Beijing's new focus on finished homes and financial lifelines for developers bring stability, or are these just temporary fixes to a deeper crisis?
Charged Diplomacy: How Australia Can Navigate the Geopolitical EV Tightrope Between China and the West
By Marina Yue Zhang
Australia faces a diplomatic dilemma: balancing the need to align with Western allies in reducing dependence on China’s EV and battery supplies while also promoting its green transition.
The US Can Accelerate India’s Rise as a Legacy Chip Hub
By Satya S Sahu and Amit Kumar
Friendshoring supply chains for legacy chips to countries like India is likely the most feasible long-term solution for the West in the face of China’s dominance.
Understanding the Significance of China’s Antimony Export Controls
By Gregory Wischer and Morgan Bazilian
The Chinese government will probably continue to allow some antimony exports to the United States, sending a retaliatory signal but also keeping the U.S. reliant on Chinese mineral supplies.
Controlling Tomorrow: China’s Dominance Over Future Strategic Supply Chains
By David Song-Pehamberger
To secure China’s economic growth, Beijing wants to expand its control over global supply chains in strategic and emerging technologies.
In Indonesia, E-Commerce App Temu Receives a Frosty Reception
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
Jakarta is worried that the platform's "factory-to-consumer" business model will undermine the country's millions of small businesses.
Pakistan’s Power Crisis: A Perfect Storm of Policy Failures
By Abdul Waheed Bhutto
Pakistan’s soaring electricity prices are the culmination of three decades of ill-conceived policies, corruption, and a lack of long-term planning.
The AIIB’s $5 Billion Investment Pledge to Vietnam, Explained
By James Guild
The development bank and its primary backer, China, seem set to compete with the Japanese government in financing major infrastructure in Vietnam.
The Real Challenge to the CCP’s Third Plenum Vision
By Zhuoran Li
Competition and friction between China’s different levels of government is going to complicate implementation of the reform agenda.
The Lingering Economic Consequences of Sri Lanka’s Civil War
By Devana Senanayake
A lack of justice following Sri Lanka's Civil War has compounded the economic crisis in the North-East.
Explaining South Korea’s Railway Ambitions in Central Asia
By Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi
South Korea and Tajikistan signed an agreement recently to start a feasibility study for a rail route that would connect Tajikistan via Afghanistan to routes both east and west.
Indonesia’s Bold Bid to Become a Semiconductor Hub
By Patrick Kurniawan
The country enjoys some natural advantages, but faces significant challenges in outpacing its neighbors.