The Trump-Xi Summit Paves the Way to New Realism in US-Chinese Trade
By Dan Steinbock
Despite preliminary pessimism, the Trump-Xi Summit showed greater trade pragmatism than initially expected, even though it was overshadowed by a raw...
China Down: The Weight of the Past on China’s Struggle for Development
By Richard Westra
Dr. Richard Westra historically contextualises China’s 21st century meteoric growth in terms of its post World War II socialist development and the...
Trumping World Trade
By Dan Steinbock
After the inauguration, President Trump has begun to reset the White House trade policies. But the consequences of “America First” stance in...
China’s Emerging Silicon Valley: How and Why Has Shenzhen Become a Global Innovation Centre
By Xiangming Chen and Taylor Lynch Ogan
Shenzhen is China’s very own Silicon Valley. Find out how it has become innovative by tracing its rapid...
Trump’s Great Game: Playing Russia Against China
By Dan Steinbock
Trump has pledged to reset the White House policies on “America First” basis. In Asia, it may mean an effort to balance...
Business As Usual
From the Editors
In January 2017 a new president will be sworn in who will continue with President Obama’s South East Asia pivot policy with...
The Coming War on China
By John Pilger
When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps was still there. It was an almost perfect impression...
The South China Sea and Philippine National Interest and Security
By Roland Simbulan
The ideal strategic goal is for the Philippines to enjoy the friendship of the US, Japan and China and not be a...
Rodrigo Duterte’s Rivot Ro Asia Is A Rational Move
By Chandran Nair
The Pax Americana is outdated and it is time for regional powers to realign.
In the past 30 years, a succession of Southeast...
India, China Face Trade Choices
By Dan Steinbock
In the coming years, China and India must decide whether their bilateral ties will be based on economic cooperation, political facilitation and...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
