2018/10/09 |
OPINION: Cross-Strait Stalemate: Could a New Paradigm Get the Ball Rolling Again?
It's time for the Tsai administration to show some initiative in reinvigorating cross-Strait relations.
2018/09/28 |
Guess Who's Back: Xi Sheds Low Profile to Navigate the Trade War
Xi Jinping laid low throughout the summer, leading to rabid speculation from China watchers. He's back now, but is he here to stay?
2018/09/27 |
OPINION: Xi Jinping Is the Chief Culprit in the China-US Trade War
Xi Jinping's China knows it is in the wrong on the trade war but couldn't care less.
2018/09/21 |
The End of the Jack Ma Era Marks a Changing China
The end of Jack Ma's tenure as Alibaba's chairman reflects a need for a different kind of leadership in the Xi Jinping era.
2018/09/12 |
OPINION: Time to Say Goodbye to 'Chinese Taipei'
A proposal to compete as 'Taiwan' rather than 'Chinese Taipei' in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics serves as a warning to Beijing.
2018/09/01 |
ANALYSIS: Belt and Road Is an Exercise in Chinese Branding
More than anything, Belt and Road is a marketing tool – and, it seems, a largely successful one.
2018/08/20 |
OPINION: Differing Strategic Visions in the Indo-Pacific Cloud the Region's Future
India, Japan and the US all have different ideas about what the Indo-Pacific means, casting doubt over its future as a concept.
2018/08/13 |
Academic Assault on Xi's Policies Hints at Scaled Back Belt and Road
Xi Jinping's Belt and Road has been subjected to a flurry of academic criticism, a sign of brewing discontent over what is seen as excessive spending on 'foreign aid'.
2018/08/07 |
China Wants to Show the World That It's a Good Sport
China arguably won a participation trophy at the 2018 FIFA World Cup as Chinese fans and corporate sponsors stormed Russia en masse. Can the sports-crazed nation keep wielding its athletic soft power?
2018/08/06 |
ANALYSIS: Trade War Stalemate Threatens Xi's Stranglehold on Power
Xi's position atop China's political hierarchy may not be in danger, but the trade war with the United States has drawn out internal skeptics of Xi's economic policy. Could change be afoot in Zhongnanhai?
2018/08/02 |
Wild Rumors and Shoddy Vaccines Rifle Through China
Li Keqiang's profile has seemingly been elevated, but has it come at the expense of Xi Jinping? A recap of one of Zhongnanhai's most restless periods in recent memory.
2018/07/23 |
Why China Sees Senegal as a Belt and Road Springboard
Xi Jinping made Senegal his first stop on his tour of Africa, meeting President Macky Sall for the third time since 2012. What is it that makes the relationship between China and Senegal, according to Sall, so "special"?
2018/06/29 |
CARTOON: Xi Spits Back Mattis' 'Medium-tough' South China Sea Saber-Rattle
China's president found the US defense secretary's threats a little hard to swallow.
2018/06/08 |
ANALYSIS: Churches, Labor, Lawyers, All Suffer Under Xi's CCP
Xi Jinping's track record on human rights is bleak across the board.
2018/05/10 |
The Ban that Never Was: Peppa Pig, AI and Porkie Pies
AI-inspired Peppa content pushed an online publishing platform into deep water in China, but the headlines missed a deeper argument over whether the state can or should rule on what media people consume.
2018/04/30 |
Indian Prime Minister Modi's China Summit Explained
The informal summit meeting between Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping arrested a decline in bilateral ties but should serve as a floor for a more comprehensive framework to resolve disputes.
2018/04/27 |
ANALYSIS: The Xi Supremacy and Its Impact on Africa
The machinations of China's leadership in Zhongnanhai will be felt from Cairo to Capetown.
2018/03/28 |
OPINION: Xi-Kim Beijing Tango Suggests Trump-Kim Summit Is Real Deal
Expect things to move quickly over the the next few months.