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Uncertainty over US-China relations in the NDAA 2019 0
- Asia Pacific, China
- September 16, 2018
Implementation of the US pivot to Asia remains haphazard and piecemeal.
Xi’s damage control with Chinese characteristics for a new era 0
- China
- August 19, 2018
China’s ‘president for life’ may face unexpected resistance at the Beidaihe conference.
Shaky ground: the future of the AUSMIN meetings 0
- Asia Pacific, China
- August 17, 2018
The annual discussions occurred amid renewed questions about US commitment to the Indo-Pacific.
South China Sea update: the future Vietnam-China standoff 0
- Asia Pacific, China
- August 1, 2018
The use of plausibly deniable fishing militia to defend sovereign claims is an attractive option.
Debt diplomacy: Mahathir follows the corrupt 1MDB trail 0
- Southeast Asia, China
- July 21, 2018
If China renegotiates Malaysia’s debt, it could cause a cascade of demands from other countries.
Spratly no more: The new order in China’s ‘Ancestor Sea’0
- Southeast Asia, China
- May 24, 2018
Beijing’s slow-burning ambition to control the strategic sea appears to be a nearing completion.

Comprehending the hyperbole of President Xi Jinping 0
- China
- March 19, 2018
The president has commenced his second term with the former anticorruption tsar as his deputy.
The surveillance of the Uighurs: the future for China?0
- China
- January 18, 2018
Beijing could use civilian control techniques in the west as a template for its policies in the east.
China-Rosneft ties: a burgeoning but unstable dynamic 0
- Former Soviet Union, China
- November 21, 2017
A focus on short-term gains may lead to blowback for Beijing and Russia’s state-owned oil company.
The PLA in transition: in pursuit of the ‘China Dream’0
- China
- October 18, 2017
Xi is hastening military reforms by ousting officers who may oppose his joint force vision.
The Chinese Communist Party Congress: Xi ascendant?0
- China
- October 15, 2017
This week’s high-profile gathering will be the greatest test yet of President Xi Jinping’s leadership.
Troubled waters: Australia and China in the Pacific 0
- Asia Pacific, China
- October 6, 2017
In trying to escape Australia’s neocolonial attitudes, Pacific nations may become indebted to China.