Abstract As China rises, its influence on other states’ policy choices will depend partly on the extent of its “structural power.” This article examines China’s…
Topic: Political Economy
Abstract In 2010, the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization agreement established a new Asian financial arrangement to help address potential currency or liquidity crises. This article…
Abstract Interactions between China and Japan in multilateral “ASEAN plus dialogue partners” forums––the economic groupings ASEAN Plus Three and East Asia Summit, and the security…
Abstract This paper focuses on Taiwan’s aid to the Marshall Islands. Three types of Taiwanese aid are discussed: as part of the Marshall Islands trust…
Abstract Chinese replacement of the U.S. dollar by the renminbi as the leading international currency appears unlikely, at least in the foreseeable future, owing to…
Abstract Cambodia is pivotal to China’s strategies to project greater influence in Southeast Asia, buffer longstanding rivals, and potentially tame America’s hegemony. China’s transformation from…
Abstract The long-standing strategic disconnect between South Asia and the Korean Peninsula is breaking down. Driven by the changing balance of power in Asia, India…
Abstract The present study examines the ingredients of strategic state intervention in growth driven by special economic zones (SEZs). Analyzing the experiences of Taiwan, South…
Abstract This article systematically examines the perceptual dimension of US–China–ASEAN relations. It specifically focuses on Chinese perceptions of American intentions in Southeast Asia, Chinese perceptions…
Abstract Confronted with a looming global recession in 2008–2009, Chinese policymakers quickly concurred on a multipronged package of fiscal, monetary, household, and social remedies. No…
Abstract All the theories that explain post-Mao China’s economic success tend to attribute it to one or several “successful” policies or institutions of the Chinese…
Abstract Nowhere is China’s aid program both more important and yet less understood than with North Korea. This article examines two puzzles: China’s aid to…
Abstract Over the last thirty years, China has experienced tremendous growth, with many commentators attributing the rapid development to the “China Model” (CM) or the…
Abstract China has basked for some time in the achievement of having promoted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), now in its eleventh year. Without a…
Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze China’s strategy in relation to the euro. The first section summarizes China’s active support to the…
