China's relations in the Asia-Pacific: Australia
‘Economically hot, politically cold,’ was a phrase long used to describe ties between Asia’s two leading powers, China and Japan. However, the description could now equally apply to Australia’s ties...
View ArticleChina's Challenges: Natural Gas
China has crafted a strategy for natural gas that aims to increase domestic production and secure access to gas resources in neighbouring countries.
View ArticleChina's Challenges: Environment
The environmental limits on China’s current road of economic growth will become increasingly apparent over the next five years, prompting policymakers to either change direction or brace for a nasty...
View ArticleChina's relations in the Asia-Pacific: Russia
The relationship between Beijing and Moscow is perhaps the best its ever been. That said, this situation is due less to common values and shared interests than to the fact that their security concerns...
View ArticleChina's relations in the Asia-Pacific: North Korea
It's time for China to stop enabling North Korea's bad behaviour. It's current approach threatens regional stability.
View ArticleChina's relations in the Asia-Pacific: India
The key to China's relationship with India is actually India's relationship with the United States, argues Madhav Nalapat.
View ArticleChina's relations in the Asia-Pacific: Cambodia
Beijing has a long-standing enmity with Hanoi and has never boasted a great friendship with Bangkok.
View ArticleChina's relations in the Asia-Pacific: Central Asia
China's goals in Central Asia appear largely economic, devoted to securing the region’s vast oil and natural gas wealth to fuel its booming economy.
View ArticleChina's Challenges: Civil Society
While China’s economy continues to storm ahead, events in 2010 proved that in other areas, the system remains very repressive.
View ArticleChina's Challenges: Education
Over the next decade, China’s monolithic, top-down education system must change because of increasing social and economic pressure for reform.
View ArticleChina's relations in the Asia-Pacific: Burma
Friends of the Burmese junta are few, but chief among them is China.
View ArticleUnderstanding China’s Global Impact
Complacent industrialized democracies must face up to the challenge China poses to global norms, argues Edward Friedman.
View ArticleChina's Challenges: Energy Security
In the coming decades, China will face serious challenges to its energy security unless sustained economic development can be achieved.
View ArticleChina's Challenges: Political Reform
China’s leadership sends contradictory signals about the prospects for political reform.
View ArticleChina's Challenges: Africa
The rise of China in Africa is arguably the most important development for the continent since the end of the Cold War, and the related dynamics have helped reinvent Africa as a priority investment...
View ArticleChina's Challenges: Economy
China has made dramatic economic progress during the last five years, weathering the global financial crisis and becoming the world’s largest exporter and second largest economy, surpassing Japan.
View ArticleChina's relations in the Asia-Pacific: Vietnam
China's excessive territorial claims in the South China Sea are pushing Vietnam toward the United States.
View ArticleChina's relations in the Asia-Pacific: Indonesia
There's more to democracy than a choice between the 'Beijing Consensus' and the West. China should look at Indonesia.
View ArticleChina's relations in the Asia-Pacific: Taiwan
Those that believe the status quo with Taiwan can go on indefinitely are being far too complacent, argues Daniel Lynch.
View ArticleChina's Bumpy Ride Ahead
China’s ties with other major powers took a sharp turn for the worse in 2010. Its leaders need to change mindset, says Minxin Pei.
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