Author: Xunchao Zhang, University of Wisconsin-Madison If you access any Chinese state media or pro-state social media published in late 2021, you will be bombarded with...
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Donald Trump’s presidency signalled a decisive US retreat from free and open trade and leadership of the multilateral trading system that had...
Author: Wang Yong, Peking University The COVID-19 pandemic and major power competition tested China in 2021. A review of the trends of 2021 reveals the opportunities...
Author: Nguyen Khac Giang, Victoria University of Wellington The Mekong region started 2021 with a blow as the Myanmar military overthrew the country’s democratically elected government....
Author: Nguyen Anh Duong, Central Institute for Economic Management Following years of effort, in 2015 Vietnam concluded negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. After...
Author: Kerry Brown, King’s College London In 2021 China was, and in 2022 again will be, dominated by the domestic economy, relations with the United States,...
Author: Bashar Malkawi, University of Arizona The ‘phase one’ trade deal between the United States and China entered into force on 14 February 2020. As part...
Author: Andrei Lankov, Kookmin University The 2018–2021 period can be seen as an important turning point in Korean history. In the space of a few years,...
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Japan’s Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai, who runs the Uniqlo clothing chain, declared that his company wouldn’t be choosing between the United...