Summary The United States and China are the two most important states in the international system and are crucial to the evolution of global order.…
Country or Region: China
Abstract Since the introduction of Deng Xiaoping’s Open Door policy in 1979, the value and complexity of Sino-Japanese economic ties have grown exponentially. However, even…
Summary The struggle between Russia and Great Britain over Central Asia in the nineteenth century was the original “great game.” But in the past quarter…
Abstract Its newly acquired status as the world’s second largest economy has entitled China to a more prominent role in global affairs, and increasingly, its…
Summary Debate surrounding “China’s rise,” and the prospects of its possible challenge to America’s preeminence, has focused on two questions: whether the United States should…
Abstract This article provides an overview of activities by Chinese foreign policy think tanks, with a particular focus on developments over the last decade. Covering…
Abstract India and Australia have assumed a greater role in international affairs, emerging as regional powers with great power potential. Changes in the international environment,…
Abstract The rise of China is the primary cause of changing strategic dynamics in Asia. China’s growing economic, military and political weight is shaping regional…
Abstract China’s military strategy of “active defence” and “strategic guideline of active defence for the new period” focuses on enhancing the capabilities of its armed…
Abstract China has actively begun to increase its naval capabilities since the last decade. As the PLA Navy aims at enhancing its strategic reach and…
Abstract In broad pursuance of the goals of China’s national defence in the new era, the People’s Liberation Army Navy has been mainly tasked with…
Abstract The Western Pacific Region is currently faced with a number of territorial sovereignty disputes and contestations over claimed associated maritime zones. The locus of…
Abstract Over the past three decades, China has evolved into a robust economic powerhouse, surpassing Japan to become the second largest economy. The effects of…
Abstract Since the commencement of the new millennium, the increased focus on the modernisation of the Chinese navy as part of the overall Defence Forces…
Summary One of the U.S. government’s leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country’s rise – and how Americans have been seduced into…
