Is China Swarming with Foreign Spies?

Sometime in 2011, Gen. Jin Yinan gave what he thought was a closed-door briefing at a corporate conference in China, where he spoke about the dangers of espionage. In September of that year, what appeared to be the official video of his remarks turned up briefly on the Chinese video […]



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APEC Summit: Will It Matter for Northeast Asia?

The post-Cold War geopolitical balance in Northeast Asia has been askew for the last two years. While most students of foreign policy would attribute this imbalance to a more nationalistic and assertive Japan, particularly since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power in December 2012, that is only part of […]



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Kerry: US-China Ties ‘Most Consequential in the World’

The U.S. and China relationship is the most consequential in the world today, period, Secretary of State John Kerry said during a speech in Washington, DC on Tuesday. “The U.S.-China relationship is the most consequential in the world today, period, and it will do much to determine the shape of […]



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China’s Anti-Corruption Fight Exposes Lack of Official “Courage,” Critics Say

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s on-going crusade to clean up the Communist Party appears to be expanding, and unearthing new instances of graft. This past weekend, anti-corruption czar Wang Qishan vowed to use new methods to continue the campaign against cadres who, he says, “seem to have forgotten that they are […]



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Engagement and Assurance: Debating the U.S.-Chinese Relationship

In “How China Sees America’s Moves in Asia,” Professor Lyle Goldstein highlights the disturbing conclusion of a recent essay by three Chinese analysts: China is under siege, pinned down by a U.S. strategy of “containment” that aims to encircle their country and undermine its security interests. Professor Goldstein is right […]



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New Developments in the Asia-Pacific Strategic Landscape

Analyzing the six major players in the Asia-Pacific, Chen Xian yang discusses four aspects of new developments in the region.



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The Struggle for Free Trade in Asian Pacific

Dan Steinbock discusses the history of Asian-Pacific regional trade zones, and the U.S.’s geopolitical trade concerns with APEC. For the U.S. to see greater economic cooperation with China, it should consider the more inclusive FTAAP proposal.



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