At the end of November, the United States Coast Guard began conducting a course in vessel boarding with experts from the Philippines, Malaysia and
China
India Can Chart Its Own Course, Separate to U.S. and China. But It’s Not Neutral
In the last year, India has become the world’s most populous nation. It has held the G20 presidency. It has nurtured the fastest-growing major economy
Human Rights & China, November End, 2023: U.S. CEOs Applaud as a Dissident Dies
In the land where somebody else doxing the president’s daughter can cost you 14 years of freedom, the use of your fingers and your sanity, a mother
Semiconductor Sanctions: What Does the U.S. Mean by ‘National Security Risks’?
When the U.S. updated its export controls on semiconductors at the end of October, the Bureau of Industry and Security document contained the phrase
Chipmakers’ Dilemma: AI Drives Growth, But Draws Industry Deeper Into U.S.-China Contest
The Xi-Biden talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ week in San Francisco have been picked apart from every angle. But notably
Now Is the Time for Japan to Join AUKUS
In a report on the Indo-Pacific Tilt, the U.K. House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee stated that there would be greater technology and security
Human Rights and China, Mid-November, 2023: Blackpink, Burlesque and U.N. Betrayal
In the land where even global K-pop sensation Lisa Manobal of Blackpink can be expunged from the internet after headlining a burlesque extravaganza at
China’s Disregard for Small State Agency Hampers Its Foreign Policy
On October 22, 2023, two separate collisions took place near Second Thomas Shoal, an underwater feature that an international tribunal in 2016 ruled
What Do People in the Pacific Really Think of China? It’s More Nuanced Than You May Imagine
Denghua Zhang, Australian National University and Bernard Yegiora, Divine Word University China has been steadily increasing its footprint in the
The War in Gaza Opens Up New Opportunities for China in the Middle East
Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University (Canada) The western world’s support for Israel as it attacks Gaza has provoked fury across the Arab world and
When Marx Met Confucius: Xi Jinping’s Attempt to Influence China’s Intellectual Loyalties Has Met With a Mixed Reception at Home and Abroad
Tao Zhang, Nottingham Trent University A new film series produced in China, When Marx Met Confucius, was viewed more than 8 million times in the
China’s Diplomacy Shifts From ‘Wolf Warrior’ to ‘Handsome Boy’
China’s red carpet treatment for “handsome boy” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese offered an intriguing blueprint for Beijing’s shifting