Asia Report #27 | May 2014
As China’s influence on geopolitics, energy markets, trade, and the global financial system continues to expand, conventional wisdom might predict growing resistance from Beijing’s wary neighbors. The Realist school of thought points to regional territorial disputes and economic rows as evidence of unavoidable competition in the face of a rising China. However, there are several key variances in how countries have responded to this challenge. This Asia Report explores a seminar hosted by the Rising Powers Initiative on May 7, 2014 where Asia’s Economic Challenges project scholars presented their findings on Asian overseas oil investment, responses to China’s growing solar exports, understanding China’s evolving monetary policies, and the complex India-China relationship.
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