Director of President's Office, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Fellow at Centre on Contemporary China and the World, HKU and Rhodes Scholar
Research Professor of Institute of American Studies, CICIR
Deputy Director of Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE
Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Senior Fellow at Beijing Taihe Institute
Secretary General of the International Economic Association, Lead Adviser at Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Jul 28
Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true. That ancient proverb comes to mind when considering the eagerness of America’s trade partners around the world to negotiate deals with US President Donald Trump’s administration. ...
Secretary General of the International Economic Association, Lead Adviser at Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Former Chairman of Department of International Relations, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Jul 28
The intent of the United States was to coerce China into making concessions. But this didn’t work. China was only inspired to reach out to other trading partners and become more independent through home-grown technological develo...
Former Chairman of Department of International Relations, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Advisor to the CroAsia Institute
Aug 01
In July 2025, the U.S. and China released national AI strategies with global aims: the U.S. ties AI exports to political alignment, while China promotes open cooperation with fewer conditions. These contrasting approaches refl...
Advisor to the CroAsia Institute
Director of ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office
Jul 30
In times of geopolitical uncertainty, regional unity is the surest path forward. In July, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) released its updated outlook for the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nati...
Director of ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office
Professor of Public Policy, National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Jul 29
In his meetings with US President Donald Trump in Washington this week, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., is navigating a challenging new reality: a place under America’s security umbrella no longer comes with a discoun...
Professor of Public Policy, National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
President of Philippine Association for Chinese Studies, and Research Fellow at Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation
Jul 18
As Philippine President Marcos Jr. embarks on a crucial trip to Washington, uncertainties triggered by U.S. tariffs are unsettling global markets and the trade war with China is squeezing third countries, including many in ASEAN. ...
President of Philippine Association for Chinese Studies, and Research Fellow at Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation
Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Fellow at Centre on Contemporary China and the World, HKU and Rhodes Scholar
Aug 01
At the 25th China-EU Summit in Beijing, Chinese and European leaders acknowledged both overlapping interests and deep divergences, especially over China’s seeming alignment with Russia and the Ukraine war. While Beijing seeks imp...
Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Fellow at Centre on Contemporary China and the World, HKU and Rhodes Scholar
Deputy Director of Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE
Jul 30
The EU and U.S. have agreed to a tactical cease-fire, not a strategic settlement. As long as Europe pursues strategic autonomy and Washington replaces rules-based multilateralism with transactional deals, fresh disputes are inevit...
Deputy Director of Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE
Director of President's Office, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Fellow at Centre on Contemporary China and the World, HKU and Rhodes Scholar
Research Professor of Institute of American Studies, CICIR
Deputy Director of Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE
Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Senior Fellow at Beijing Taihe Institute