Written by Michael Trinkwalder and Sarah Aver
China was the first major economy to experience a COVID-19 related downturn, Beijing’s success in stamping out the virus now puts the country in a unique position to lead the global economic recovery, via the Belt and Road Initiative.
Read MoreWritten by Ragini Kashyap
The Belt and Road is Beijing’s ‘Project of the Century’, with Morgan Stanley forecasting that China’s expenses along BRI could reach up to 1.3 trillion by 2027. But the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked the worst economic crisis in living memory, and China is facing domestic woes at home.
Read MoreWritten by Ashutosh Nagda
By not issuing public support to Taiwan’s participation at the WHO, India aims to not provoke China. In return, the hope is that Beijing will be more lenient towards strengthening of Indo-Taiwanese ties in the near future.
Read MoreWritten by Ambika Vishwanath
The Mekong River has been stressed with a number of water related events in the last two decades, some natural, many man-made. Beijing is committed to developing the Mekong basin and promises upstream activity will not hamper downstream flow, though that is not always the case.
Read MoreWritten by Pranay Shome
As India prepares to take over the chair of the World Health Assembly, New Delhi is faced with a diplomatic dilemma: support the entry of Taiwan and risk antagonizing China or honour Beijing’s ‘One China’ principal.
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Written by Niranjan Marjani
16,000 African citizens live in Guangzhou in the Chinese province of Guangdong. After the COVID-19 outbreak, Africans living in China, especially Guangzhou, accused the Chinese authorities of undertaking acts of discrimination.
Read MoreWritten by Hunter Marston
China presents itself as a good neighbor intent to help along Myanmar’s ceasefire negotiations, but it has refused to distance itself from its more nefarious connections to armed groups operating in the country.
Read MoreWritten by Sana Hashmi
Whilst Taiwan has been proactive in engaging India, supplying medical supplies in the fight against COVID-19, India has been less ready to engage. Tsai’s re-election provides India with an opportunity to strengthen ties amid rising tensions with China.
Read MoreWritten by Nichole Ballawar
In 1979, the United States ended formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan to strengthen ties with Beijing during the Cold War. But now the expansion of Chinese power in the Indo-Pacific has led the US to support Taiwan more openly.
Read MoreWritten by Lokman Karadag
China has not turned down the new diplomatic opportunities presented by COVID-19. Beijing has joined the struggle against the virus by sending millions of test kits, tons of masks, and medical experts to the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
Read MoreWritten by Akash Sahu
In the face of a COVID-19 inspired economic crisis, China is looking to boost ties with Indonesia. President Xi Jinping, has offered to maintain ‘close contact’ under the framework of the BRI, whilst also testing Indonesia’s sovereignty in the Natuna Sea.
Read MoreWritten by Donald Kirk
Forced to rely on China for survival, North Korea’s leader makes a show of defying Beijing. The missile and nuclear program provide a “defence” against the US, but are also leverage against the CCP.
Read MoreWritten by Ian Inkster
Following Taiwan’s presidential election, there is now a growing danger of domestic reforms becoming buried due to low economic growth, owing to the coronavirus pandemic, and greater rhetorical focus on China and Taiwanese independence.
Read MoreWritten by Tridivesh Singh Maini
The Trump administration may have failed to rise to the occasion, but China with its lack of transparency over COVID-19 and it’s role in discrediting the WHO, is in position to don the mantle of global leadership.
Read MoreWritten by Minaam Shah
Chinese ambitions in South Asia are growing and Beijing’s diplomatic approach is not only outplaying New Delhi, but changing the region forever. India should act fast.
Read MoreWritten by Joe Varner
North Korea as a nuclear power is here to stay because Kim Jong-un and the Kim family regime depend on it for ultimate survival. Kim knows the history of dictators giving up their weapons is an unhappy one.
Read MoreWritten by I-wei Jennifer Chang and Haiyun Ma
For the Chinese government, the Taliban is a tolerable political player that can assist Chinese authorities in quelling its main security concerns arising from alleged Uyghur militants in Afghanistan.
Read MoreWritten by Gokul Sahni
South Korea might begin to resemble a ‘weak state’ when compared to a hegemonic China in the 2020s
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