Abstract: [Note: This is a review essay of the following books: Shadow States: India, China, and the Himalayas by Bérénice Guyot-Réchard, India Turns East: International…
Country or Region: China
Abstract: The Doklam confrontation between India and China in the summer of 2017 was symbolic of the brewing tensions in their relationship. While the confrontation…
Abstract: Sino-Indian relations, which have long been fraught, took an especially adverse turn this summer with a military-to-military confrontation on the Doklam Plateau near the…
Abstract: Why has North Korea been unable to implement serious economic reforms like those of China? By tracing the process of economic reform in China,…
Abstract: Although the term “China’s core interests” appeared in Chinese media in the early 2000s, the notion of China’s core interests has recently become the…
Abstract: South Asia is one of the least integrated regions in the world, with persistent India–Pakistan rivalry acting as a major stumbling block to regional…
Abstract: The “Belt and Road” initiative (BRI) is centrally located in China’s international strategy and its implementation will benefit China’s internal economic and political stability.…
Abstract: East Asia is still politically and diplomatically divided while increasingly becoming integrated economically. East Asian states, excluding Japan, share a common experience in that…
Abstract: Twenty years from now, the Chinese economy might be twice as large as that of the United States. Since great powers have always claimed…
Abstract: This study analyzes the reflection of the “great power identity” of China during the Xi Jinping administration in its policy on the Korean Peninsula.…
Abstract: What will be the future of international relations in Asia? What is the relation between Sino–US power transition and alliance politics? This study distinguishes…
Abstract: The Japanese often frame the history of East Asia in a “Japan versus China” dichotomy, and they have long embraced a “national narrative” that…
Abstract: [Note: This a speech the author presented at the Northeast Asia Cooperation Forum hosted by the East Asia Research Center, School of International Relations,…
Abstract: Reflecting upon the desire to expand the jurisdiction in the sea, the UNCLOS introduced and established the exclusive economic zone, new continental shelf system,…
Abstract: China’s current approach towards the Korean peninsula, especially in the security dimension, is the product of a combination of long-standing Chinese historical concerns and…
