Su Xiaohui, Deputy Director of Int'l & Strategic Studies, CIIS
Jan 21, 2013
China does not aim at exclusive presence in Myanmar and China is willing to cooperate with other countries, including the Western economies, to promote the country’s development.
Wu Sike, Member on Foreign Affairs Committee, CPPCC
Jan 18, 2013
As news organizations and think-tanks continue their year-end analysis of global events, the outlook for the United States and Europe has shifted to account for the growing impact of developing nations as globalization continues to accelerate.
Donald Gross, Senior Associate, Pacific Forum of CSIS
Jan 11, 2013
President Barack Obama’s cabinet shakeup could be a step toward improving Sino-US relations with his appointment of Senator John Kerry and former Senator Chuck Hagel as secretary of state and secretary of defense respectively.
Dan Steinbock, Founder, Difference Group
Jan 10, 2013
In the West, North Korea’s recent missile launch has been framed as still another example of nuclear blackmail. The launch, the counter-productive international sanctions, the mounting nuclear threats and Kim Jong-un’s call for “radical turn” suggest a new diplomatic opportunity for Washington and Beijing alike and it should be seized now.
Jessica Chen Weiss, Associate Professor of Government, Cornell University
Jan 10, 2013
As tensions in the South China Sea continue to rise, the United States must carefully navigate regional tensions to ensure the current dispute between China and Vietnam does not encourage reckless behavior, but rather promotes peaceful dispute resolution.
Liu Jiangyong, Vice Director, Tsinghua University
Jan 09, 2013
After staying in power for only three years, Japan’s Democratic Party lost the parliament election to the Liberal Democratic Party. The Yoshihiko Noda cabinet,
Colin Moreshead, Freelance Writer
Jan 08, 2013
The landslide victory of Shinzō Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party over the reigning Democratic Party of Japan was an outcome that was widely predicted, but the gravitas of this tectonic shift in Japanese politics is yet unknown.
Franz-Stefan Gady, Associate Editor, Diplomat
Jan 07, 2013
A Senior Fellow at the EastWest Institute analyzes the past, present and future of “Great Power Politics” in Asia.
Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Jan 07, 2013
The U. S. Asia Pivot nevertheless has implications for the North Korean issue. A focus on China means China-North Korea issues would be dealt with within the framework of future U.S.-China relations, which could in turn affect the North Korean nuclear problem.
Wu Sike, Member on Foreign Affairs Committee, CPPCC
Jan 05, 2013
The turmoil lasting for more than two years in the Middle East has led to some great changes in the overall situation of this region, with new conflicts breakin