While ‘strongmen’ politicians govern states throughout the Asia Pacific, the truth is that these strongmen are presiding over increasingly vulnerable states and even more fragile economies.

With trade tensions heating up, the U.S. could see a precipitous drop in Chinese investment in Silicon Valley. The frustration of having money to spend but nowhere to spend it will force China to increasingly invest in domestic opportunities.

Though trade diversions from the Sino-American trade war have benefited some Asian nations, much of the region, so far, has greeted it with trepidation. There is increasing worry about the unintended consequences not only for regional trade linkages, where China plays a pivotal role, but also the decades-long cold peace in Asia, which is looking increasingly fragile.

China’s grandiose plans for its Belt and Road Initiative are hitting walls.

It would not be hard for Beijing to offset a loss of demand in a trade war with the US.

In attempting to modernize its governance structure, China must reimagine its relationship between its central government and local authorities, despite the risks involved.

The regulations put in place after the financial crisis will not protect us against future crises.

As the international community is becoming more aware of the threat the U.S.-Sino trade war poses to global growth, what was originally a bilateral tariff conflict is spreading across regions.

Why have the US tariffs had the opposite effect to the one intended?

In light of growing uncertainty toward the neoliberal economic infrastructure, Chinese economic reforms could defuse the tension threatening this system.