China

China’s Local Government Credit Dilemma

China’s economic growth “miracle” has begun to be overshadowed by an evolving fiscal challenge. The depletion of local governments’ credit capacity

The idea of “AUKUS Plus” has reemerged after the U.K. Foreign Affairs Committee issued a 2023 report saying the United Kingdom should extend

In the land where even the censors deplore censorship, Chinese New Year’s Eve will no longer be a holiday in 2024, setting off rumors that the

Last month, U.S. and Chinese officials met on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress and talked about coordinating space traffic

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (李家超) has promised more security legislation for 2024 in his annual policy address, decrying “anti-China

By Ludovic Ehret, AFP Top Chinese and Russian officials warned Monday that foreign forces were seeking to sow turmoil in Asia and beyond as they

Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University (Canada) Canada’s deepening divide with India following its accusation that the Indian government was

“We believe in ‘Do unto others as you would have them do to you,’” preached Hua Chunying (華春瑩), China’s assistant foreign minister on October 15,

The new book “Taiwan: A Contested Democracy Under Threat” presents a weighing up of the impasse that Taiwan finds itself in vis-a-vis China. Amid a

Since 2011, observers have regarded Indonesia as a hot accession candidate should BRICS, a forum of emerging powers with Brazil, Russia, India, China

Marcin Kaczmarski, University of Glasgow and Natasha Kuhrt, King's College London The third Belt and Road Forum held in Beijing recently attracted

By Shaun Tandon, AFP Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States has sought to isolate Moscow and pressure China to keep its distance. With war