Asia
Sydney's new airport: A nod to Asia?
One of my favourite online distractions, ArchDaily, yesterday posted a photo spread on Gibraltar's glorious new airport.
This got me thinking about the two-decade debate over a…
Xayaburi Dam's domino effect?
There is increasing concern among commentators charting the Mekong's future that the Lao Government's decision to proceed with the construction of a dam on the mainstream of the…
Henderson's head-scratcher
Interpreter alumnus Andrew Carr does sterling work on Twitter today, drily recounting Gerard Henderson's 'scoop' in the SMH:
Here are the opening two paragraphs of Henderson's…
China's demographic turning point
Back in mid-2010, I wrote a lengthy post looking at the possible link between labour unrest in China and the so-called 'Lewisian turning point'. Last week, we got another…
Unfriending: Japanese public opinion on China
Matthew Linley is an Assistant Professor at Temple University, Japan.
The past few months have seen a number of problems in the Japan-China relationship. Numerous commentators…
Reader riposte: The China narrative
Chris Williams writes on one of the items in yesterday's China Linkage:
Dirk van der Kley's China linkage is commendable to provide a clearer perspective to geopolitical…
Floods: Jakarta's infrastructure deficit
Last week's floods in Jakarta illustrate that the private sector can provide valuable public goods, available free of charge to just about anyone. If you wanted to see how hard it…
China linkage: Corruption protests, Beijing smog, China in Africa, Japan relations and more
Dirk van der Kley is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.
As Japan woos Vietnam amid tense relations with China, Asahi Shimbun warns Shinzo Abe not…
Reader riposte: Rudd's Pax Pacifica
Luke Maynard writes:
Hugh White's final blog post of 2012 was characteristic in its effort to sketch the boundaries of Asia's strategic future while remaining firmly rooted in…
India linkage: Narendra Modi, Japan relations, China relations, Pakistan relations and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.
How stark are the…