Abstract Housing has played a central role in both the Asian and global financial crises, a decade apart. While there are major differences with respect…
Continue reading Cheong, Kee Cheok, Poh Ping Lee, and Kam Hing Lee
Country or Region: China
Abstract This article attempts to study the rationales and strategies of China’s involvement in sub-regional economic co-operation projects with the countries of the Association of…
Summary This book explores China’s quest for energy sources, raw materials and natural resources around the world, with a specific emphasis on oil. China’s ubiquitous…
Summary With $4.5 trillion in total assets, the People’s Bank of China now surpasses the U.S. Federal Reserve as the world’s biggest central bank. The Rise…
Abstract Nuclear relations in South Asia cannot be fully analyzed without taking into account the China factor. After the May 1998 nuclear tests, a substantive…
Summary In this wide-ranging collection of essays first published between 2007 and 2014, Charles Wolf Jr. shares his insights on…
Abstract As the Deng era approaches its end, concern abroad, particularly in East Asia, focuses on how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will cope…
Abstract This article examines the history of Chinese sea-power and how it has developed over time. Wei argues that Chinese interests in maritime policy stem…
Abstract Much attention has recently been paid to the difficult subject of estimating China’s military expenditure (ME). This study seeks to contribute to this dialogue…
Abstract For many countries, the inflow of energy is essential to keep economies running. Oil is typically considered to be the most critical fuel as…
abstract For the first time in a generation, Southeast Asia has an opportunity for lasting peace. The end of the Cold War, the ebbing of…
Abstract On March 14, 1988, China and Vietnam exchanged fire near Sinh Ton Island, one of the islands that make up the Spratly Islands. Located…
Abstract Energy consumption in China is currently dominated by coal, a major source of air pollution and carbon emissions. The utilization of clean coal technologies…
Continue reading Tang, Xu, Simon Snowden, Benjamin C. McLellan, and Mikael Höök
Abstract China’s rise as a major power constitutes one of the most significant strategic events of the post-Cold War period. This development has many policymakers,…
Abstract The government of the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan) has recently adopted a policy on the South China Sea, the main purpose of which…
