Summary On January 1, 1979, the Congress of the United States passed the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) in order to maintain all existing treaties between…
Country or Region: China
Summary East Asia is now the world’s economic powerhouse, but ghosts of history continue to trouble relations between the key countries of the region, particularly…
Summary The fourth and final volume in a pioneering series on the Chinese military, Imagined Enemies offers an unprecedented look at its history, operational structure, modernization, and…
Abstract At Wanping, around 50 kilometres from the centre of Beijing, the shots that began the eight-year war between China and Japan were fired in…
Summary As a significant component of world politics, Asia Pacific confronts many major issues. This is a region in which the United States, China, and…
Summary Since the end of World War II, the United States has developed a characteristic approach to protecting its interests in Asia. In peace and…
Summary Something new is happening across East Asia. A part of the world long noted for its lack of internal economic links is discussing regional…
Summary China’s successful test of an anti-satellite weapon in 2007, followed by the U.S. destruction earlier this year of an out-of-control U.S. satellite, demonstrated that…
Summary At the beginning of the twenty-first century, China is poised to become a major global power. And though much has been written of China’s…
Summary From the author of the now-classic Resource Wars, an indispensable account of how the world’s diminishing sources of energy are radically changing the international balance…
Summary From the oilfields of Saudi Arabia to the Nile delta, from the shipping lanes of the South China Sea to the pipelines of Central…
Abstract A combination of South Korean economic development over time, the rise of a new generation in South Korean politics, and changing inter-Korean relations help…
Abstract The U.S. strategy toward Asia in President Barack Obama’s first term features pivoting or rebalancing. This article traces the development of the U.S. pivot…
Introduction 2006 marked the “Year of Africa” in China’s diplomacy. The highly intensive diplomatic activities that took place were unprecedented both for China’s diplomatic history…
Abstract How China reacts to America’s dominant position in the Asia-Pacific is a critical issue for regional security now and in the foreseeable future. As…
