Asia
Chinese fishing fleet a security issue for Australia
China’s fishing fleet has been at the forefront of disputes in the South China Sea, and the expansion of China's fleet into the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean may soon create…
Xinjiang: outrage is not a policy
If the outrage about China’s forced re-education camps serves to do anything, it will be to again demonstrate that we have very short memories. Worse than being simply misguided,…
Sri Lanka: when is a political opinion a crime?
On 8 October, in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, former state minister and Tamil MP Vijayakala Maheswaran was arrested by the country’s Organised Crime Division.
Any citizen has…
Four reasons to manage China’s rise
No other development has so profoundly transformed international relations in recent years as the rise of China. Over the past 35 years, China has pulled the largest number…
How China changed its language on speech
The Heart Eyes Emoji is one of the most commonly used icons in today’s digital communications worldwide. The smiling face with heart-shaped eyes generally means adoration and love…
Facebook deploys a “War Room” ahead of India’s elections
Facebook, having learned the devastating consequences of its platform being misused to manipulate democratic process is taking no chances ahead of next year’s national elections…
Sadly, again, Indonesia fails on transport safety
Indonesia just can’t catch a break.
Following earthquakes in Lombok in August, and a twin earthquake and tsunami in Palu in Central Sulawesi in October killing thousands, the…
Deng’s ghost haunts Xi, as Maoism makes a return
President Xi Jinping is trying to lead the Chinese economy through a very difficult period. Yet despite Xi’s political nous, success is far from assured.
Starting with the…
Elections a sham in Rakhine State
People go to the polls on Saturday in Myanmar, or at least some of them do.
On 3 November 2018, the Union Election Commission will coordinate by-elections across 13 electorates…
Melbourne joins the Belt-and-Road
Most maps of the Belt and Road Initiative, the People’s Republic of China’s signature international policy program, have sweeping arrows connecting China with almost all corners…