Abstract On the occasion of President Hu Jintao’s visit to Japan in May 2008, the two sides issued a joint statement and agreed to promote…
Country or Region: China
Abstract Compared with the strained relationship during the Koizumi era, Japanese-Chinese relations today seem to prove that despite many bilateral problems, a solution can always…
Abstract The rise of China provides a major challenge to the United States, the undisputed hegemon in the Asia-Pacific region since the second world war.…
Abstract In August 2009, the Liberal-Democratic Party (LDP), which had been in power since 1955, lost the general elections to a recently-formed party, the Democratic…
Abstract The EU calls itself a “soft power,” making “soft power” contributions to Asian security. That is undoubtedly what the EU is and does in…
Abstract Maritime security in East Asia is essential to the peace and prosperity of the world. Today, serious problems in this domain have arisen in…
Abstract This rejoinder to Daniel Twining’s article in the last issue of The International Spectator argues that both China and the United States recognise how…
Abstract Chinese maritime assertiveness since 2008 is a product of China’s growing economic and military power combined with a centrally fostered nationalism. Although incidents with…
Abstract The Chinese policy and academic communities have mixed views about the US-led TPP, either viewing it as a strategic attempt at encircling China, or…
Abstract We may expect regional response to the tension and conflict in Asia begun by China in 2009 gradually to transform the international order in…
Introduction The U.S. shale gas revolution is the most significant development in the global energy industry in the past decade. The ongoing transformation of the…
Abstract The paper analyses the new geo-political and geo-economic strategic relationship between China and Southeast Asia. Is Chinese soft power encroachment into Southeast Asia creating…
Introduction In January of this year, Malcolm Turnbull made his first visit to the United States as the prime minister of Australia. Turnbull met with President…
Abstract The main objective of this paper is to answer the question why the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should play a central role…
Abstract China has embarked on a more sustainable path to becoming an industrialized and developed nation. The main drivers are the insecurity of fossil energy…
