Written by Nick Bisley
Tit-for-tat consulate closures in Houston and Chengdu, the expulsion of journalists, ideological rhetoric from the likes of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and increased military manoeuvres in the East and South China Seas have led many to conclude the world is on the cusp of a second Cold War.
Read MoreWritten by Alexey D Muraviev
It came as no surprise that a month later, the honour guards of the People’s Liberation Army marched in Red Square as part of grand celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of Soviet victory over Germany. The event was heavy on symbolism — yet another way for the two rivals to signal their growing closeness.
Read MoreWritten by Sreejith Sasidharan
The violence in Ladakh, also allowed Beijing to examine the degree of coordination that exists within the Indo-US strategic partnership. As Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed with medieval-style weapons in the Galwan Valley, Beijing paid close attention to how the United States reacted.
Read MoreWritten by Lokman Karadag
Prompting Seoul’s aircraft carrier program are the persistent reports of the Trump Administration’s plans to withdraw a sizeable number of US troops from the Korean peninsula, leaving South Korean officials increasingly uncertain over Washington’s defence guarantees.
Read MoreWritten by Amelia Hadfield
What began as a single protest in 2003 has now turned into a consolidated, permanent anti-government structure, including a wide range of citizens and stakeholders from across and beyond Hong Kong, all of whom are largely united in their demands to preserve democracy and autonomy for Hong Kong.
Read MoreWritten by David Hutt
Anti-China nationalism has grown more potent and politically important in Vietnam in recent years, and it could impact relations between both countries’ respective communist parties. It might also lead to an escalation of tensions in the South China Sea, as the VCP feels a greater need to give into nationalist cries and rebuff its far stronger adversary.
Read MoreWritten by Heidi Wang-Kaeding
Red capital refers to money from mainland China. In Hong Kong, much of this Chinese capital flows through companies registered at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), either as what are called red chips or H-share stocks.
Read MoreWritten by Zhongdong Niu
Huawei and TikTok were two of the most successful examples of globalisation. Huawei has risen to become a world champion in telecommunications. TikTok was only launched in 2016, but is now the fourth most popular app in the world. Both of these Chinese companies are now at the mercy of a widening geopolitical divide.
Read MoreWritten by Miriam L. Campanella
Going down the path of financial decoupling is far riskier strategy than imposing tariffs. The Trump Administration risks fragmenting the global financial system. This in turn risks destabilizing the global growth, and heralds the return of a financial Iron Curtain between East and West.
Read MoreWritten by Tridivesh Singh Maini
Important transport projects include a 2,300-kilometre road, which will connect Tehran with Urumqi in China's Xinjiang province. The aim of which will be to link up with the Urumqi-Gwadar highway, itself an important component of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Read MoreWritten by Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy and Ma Junjie
Germany’s economic might has been decisive in shaping bilateral ties, but also EU-China relations. Trade cooperation has ensured Berlin a position of strength within the EU vis-à-vis China. But cooperation has turned into rivalry, jeopardising Germany’s leading role in high-tech manufacturing.
Read MoreWritten by Hessy Elliott
China’s accelerating AI innovation deserves the world’s full attention, but it is unhelpful to reduce all the many developments into a simplistic narrative about China as a threat or a villain.
Read MoreWritten by Tereza Novotná
Brussels and Seoul share views on liberal values, global governance and the preservation of the rules-based international order. Since there is no major disagreement between them on these broader questions, what was the key take away from the EU-ROK summit?
Read MoreWritten by Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy
In the words of European Council President Charles Michel, the EU has to recognize the two sides do not share the same values, political systems or approach to multilateralism. Significant tensions lie at the heart of their bilateral relations, which COVID-19 originating in Wuhan has amplified.
Read MoreWritten by Shah Suraj Bharat
After Myanmar announced its COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan, analysts warned that Beijing would take advantage of these measures and push through infrastructure projects under the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC), which falls under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Read MoreWritten by Suyash Desai
Since 2013, the tempo of the People’s Liberation Army’s single and joint services exercises in Tibet have increased. The PLA has also started performing high altitude night-time military exercises and focused war-gaming in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region.
Read MoreWritten by Rohan Khattar Singh
China is currently operating as an external occupying force in Ladakh and the ties between the Han Chinese and Ladakh proper are (with close examination of the facts), non-existent in terms of the region’s history, ethnicity, religion and language.
Read MoreWritten by Aayush Mohanty
Xi Jinping’s demand for total loyalty from the government’s bureaucracy has overruled decades of collective leadership, which previously afforded some flexibility toward policies and encouraged pragmatism over rigidity.
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