12 Sep 2023 ASEAN, China and the trust deficit Rahman Yaacob The gap between rhetoric and action is Beijing’s biggest problem – and the region showed it isn’t afraid to call this out.
11 Sep 2023 India pushes China to the margins of the G20 Ian Hall New multilateral agreements unveiled on the sidelines of the forum show how New Delhi has been working hard to curtail Beijing’s strategic influence.
8 Sep 2023 Ahead of G20, India-China reconciliation fails to launch Ankit Tiwari , Sidharth Raimedhi Beijing’s actions speak louder than words. By failing to turn up in Delhi, Xi sent a clear signal that China has little enthusiasm for stabilising relations.
7 Sep 2023 Is China finally getting serious about hukou reform? Henry Storey Unless China’s millions of migrant workers gain broader rights, “common prosperity” might turn out to be rhetorical.
6 Sep 2023 The Fix: Explaining Indonesia’s silence in the North Natuna Sea Aristyo Rizka Darmawan Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources or helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed.
6 Sep 2023 China’s troubles may well get worse before they get better Roland Rajah , Robert Walker There is no straightforward path to escape weak demand and the financial risks from the ongoing real estate bust.
4 Sep 2023 Coup d’État in Gabon: Oil, champagne, and China’s geopolitical opportunity Cornelia Tremann Local dynamics might be a primary cause of strife, but France’s loss is China’s possible gain.
4 Sep 2023 Under Xi, the Party is winning but China is losing Denny Roy Rather than solving problems in foreign relations or the economy at home, a host of new headaches are emerging.
4 Sep 2023 Climate justice: friendshoring, China’s supremacy and America’s IR Act Michelle Lyons The goal of ensuring equitable outcomes through the energy transition must be global.
1 Sep 2023 Can North Korea play off Russia against China? Khang Vu Pyongyang might have designs to take advantage of an increasingly desperate Moscow, but power rests with Beijing.
29 Aug 2023 Cambodia, Thailand and dealing with China: The more things change… Jitsiree Thongnoi New prime ministers might be in the job, but don’t expect any big shifts in approaches to Beijing.
22 Aug 2023 India’s hesitation as China pushes for BRICS expansion Ankit Tiwari New Delhi and Beijing have competing visions for adding new members and where the organisation will focus.
18 Aug 2023 China’s slowdown is nothing to celebrate Jenny Gordon The heady rates of economic growth were always going to fall – but is boom time over for commodities?
17 Aug 2023 Bridging the divide: the significance of the US-South Korea-Japan trilateral Daniel R. DePetris The Biden administration sees the upcoming summit as historic – China and North Korea may also, for different reasons.
15 Aug 2023 Pipe dreams: Turning an interconnected ASEAN gas market into a reality Massita Ayu Cindy Putriastuti , Nadira Asrifa An old idea for a regional network might hold the answer for energy demand into the future.
14 Aug 2023 The Moon: The great game on new turf Ved Shinde India joins a powerplay with the United States, China and Russia in the hunt for lunar treasure and strategic superiority.
9 Aug 2023 Iran’s lithium lode: A potential strategic game-changer Marina Yue Zhang Australia might find itself on a political and economic tightrope as China looks to diversify its options for the new oil of our times.
3 Aug 2023 Economic diplomacy: Hard labour managing geo-economic fragmentation Greg Earl Australia faces tough choices from aid to energy in a new world of government intervention in trade and industry.
3 Aug 2023 De-dollarisation: shifting power between the US and BRICS Michael Roach Will a new global reserve currency threaten the greenback's supremacy? The short answer is yes.
1 Aug 2023 China’s big gamble in Pakistan: A 10-year scorecard for CPEC Syed Fazl-e-Haider The monster project for the Belt and Road Initiative has a deeply troubled beginning.
1 Aug 2023 Something fishy about China’s anger over the Quad’s open ocean plans Denny Roy Even illegal fishing is politicised amid growing China-US tensions.
31 Jul 2023 Berlin’s economic “de-risking” model could be Europe's answer to the Taiwan question Karl Ragas Germany's aim is not to “decouple” from China, but to reduce its exposure to risk. And the potential winner is Taipei.
27 Jul 2023 Qin Gang has come and gone, but US-China drama is stuck on repeat Daniel R. DePetris The sudden and surprising demise of China’s foreign minister won’t change the systemic tensions in the relationship.
26 Jul 2023 It’s no surprise Australia shrugged off China’s campaign of trade coercion Roland Rajah New modelling confirms an early Lowy Institute conclusion that Beijing’s bluster would cause minimal economic damage.
26 Jul 2023 A return to old-school mercantilism? Ved Shinde Suspicion and economic competition are forcing states back in time, with protectionism and self-sufficiency the new norm.
24 Jul 2023 Forget Washington, Pyongyang’s most important target has always been Beijing Khang Vu Kim Jong-un’s charm offensive with Donald Trump may have yielded few results. Not so his efforts with Xi Jinping.
21 Jul 2023 Who leads the world as longest in charge of their country? Daniel Flitton Put together a list and you can start to see a pattern.
17 Jul 2023 It might be plastic fantastic, but Barbie lends cartoonish credibility to China’s nine-dash line Donald R Rothwell Barbie does her dash with Vietnam, showing how maps have meaning.
17 Jul 2023 The emergence of “collective strategic ambiguity” on Taiwan Rupert Schulenburg With a change in language, has Washington over-promised on its allies’ appetite for conflict with China?
14 Jul 2023 Despite the excitement, India’s South China Sea policy remains unchanged Abhijit Singh Backing the Philippines over the 2016 arbitration award doesn’t mean India is about to abandon caution in efforts to balance China.
13 Jul 2023 Putin is Xi’s useful idiot Ben Scott In the geopolitical tussle between superpowers, Russia pays the price and China reaps the benefits.
11 Jul 2023 Beijing’s bad bet on Moscow Ved Shinde The collapse of the Putin regime is something China wants to avoid. A weak Kremlin is better than a headless one.
11 Jul 2023 Charting new paths for Antarctic protection despite China’s resistance Claire Young Too much would be lost by tearing up existing agreements. There are other ways to entice Beijing to cooperate.
7 Jul 2023 Geopolitical duel in the Pacific: Solomon Islands security at risk as Australia and China compete Anna Powles Honiara has successfully leveraged strategic competition to meet its security interests but there are worrying signs of friction.
3 Jul 2023 China’s answer to Top Gun is a flat spin Evan Freidin Hardly the touted blockbuster, Born To Fly is more dreary vanity flight than rousing nationalist paean.
27 Jun 2023 China’s double wedge against efforts to foster Vietnam-US relations Khang Vu Just as Beijing seeks to coerce Hanoi in the South China Sea, it warns about Washington’s intentions closer to home.
27 Jun 2023 Mongolia in the middle: China and Russia may split over the allure of renewables Joseph Webster With an abundance of solar and wind power, the landlocked East Asian country is set to impact Sino-Russian relations.
26 Jun 2023 After the meltdown: Sri Lanka’s strategic options David Brewster With its economic and political crisis in the rear-view mirror, Colombo has the chance to reposition itself regionally.
23 Jun 2023 Perceptions and trust: Chinese views of Canada and Australia amid geopolitical tensions Ye Xue , Daniel Lincoln , Reza Hasmath , Jia Wang New data reveals lingering resentments as well as ongoing opportunities.
20 Jun 2023 Is the Gorkha’s place in India’s history about to change? Rishi Gupta A new scheme for Nepalese recruits breaks a 75-year tradition and is straining relations between the two countries.
16 Jun 2023 Does China wield excessive influence in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank? Robert Wihtol A dramatic resignation this week has put a spotlight on the functions of Beijing’s brainchild.
15 Jun 2023 It’s time for South Korea to refocus on multilateral diplomacy Gabriela Bernal A new national security strategy stresses values-based diplomacy, but that can’t be at the expense of talking to China.
13 Jun 2023 Shangri-La: A missed chance for US–China dialogue Cherry Hitkari But at least both sides recognised that the outbreak of a conflict would be “unbearable”.
8 Jun 2023 Economic diplomacy: Duelling D-words to delineate China Greg Earl Australia seems to be treading carefully around the G7’s agreement to de-risk dependence on the region’s biggest economy.
8 Jun 2023 PNG’s trade ties with China are set to strengthen Maholopa Laveil Canberra has committed to bolstering agriculture assistance, but free trade agreements may leave Australia in second place.
6 Jun 2023 US-China: A Cold War lesson to apply “rules of the road” at sea Donald R Rothwell Soviet and American warships had a code to prevent dangerous encounters and the US and China should have the same.
1 Jun 2023 Full steam ahead for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway? Genevieve Donnellon-May After a long haul already, there is still a journey ahead for a new route to connect China and Europe via Central Asia.
26 May 2023 Explaining China’s Central Asia pivot Xiaoli Guo Beijing’s ambition with its western neighbours is more about heading off US influence than a quest to dominate.
18 May 2023 Why the WHO needs Taiwan Joel Keep Taiwan’s early warning and pandemic response should be offered as a model to the world, not hostage to China’s whim.
17 May 2023 Europe’s divisions over China could hamper G-7 unity Dominique Fraser If European capitals, Brussels, and Washington are not aligned, immediate economic interests will overshadow common, long-term goals.