China

Who is the Paramount Leader of China?

Robert Potter • Dec 28 2012 • Articles

As we witness the change in leadership in China, led ostensibly by Xi Jinping, new evidence is rapidly emerging which we can use to develop our understanding further.

The Asian Century Crumbles

Devin Stewart • Dec 22 2012 • Articles

Kishore Mahbubani once said, “If you want to see the past, go to Europe. If you want to see the future, come to Asia.” That future has not arrived. Until a rival idea emerges, the present belongs to America and its universal values.

Afghanistan: China’s New Frontier?

Serafettin Yilmaz • Dec 19 2012 • Articles

Recent Chinese actions may be seen as part of an experiment of a Pax Sinica through which China would lead a secure and prosperous region. Afghanistan offers a test ground for this regional strategy.

Review – Winner Take All

Ross Anthony • Dec 11 2012 • Features

Through the presentation of numerous data sets, Moyo offers a counter-reading to a slew of biased writing which presents China’s growing role in the market for global resources without reflection on the Euro-American sphere’s continued domination of these markets.

Hu Jintao’s Foreign Policy Legacy

Suisheng Zhao • Dec 8 2012 • Articles

Hu Jintao presided over China’s phenomenal rise as a global power. However, Beijing’s assertiveness was not joined with a broader vision, making China an often reluctant actor internationally.

Review – The China Choice

Huw McKay • Nov 26 2012 • Features

No serious thinker on global and Asian regional security matters can afford to be ignorant of this book’s central thesis- America must make a choice very soon regarding China: to relinquish primacy to share power with China in a concert of Asia.

The Evidence Supporting the Fear of Chinese Telecommunication Providers

Clement Guitton • Oct 14 2012 • Articles

The U.S. decision to issue strong recommendations against doing business with two Chinese based telecommunication companies creates an atmosphere of mistrust that does not help resolve cyber security issues.

Doubts about a New Space Race

Taylor Marvin • Oct 9 2012 • Articles

For a new space race to occur, the US-China military rivalry in space must escalate to a general rivalry in prestige exploratory programs. But, as history has shown, the gulf between aspirations and reality is wide.

The Lukewarm Response from the International Community to the Crises in Guinea-Bissau

Brandon D. Lundy • Oct 1 2012 • Articles

Since the most recent coup in April, Guinea-Bissau has continued to seek new international partners. But only time will tell if growing foreign investment in Guinea-Bissau will help it escape failed statehood.

The Shifting China Narrative: From ‘Rise’ to ‘Fall?’

Harry Kazianis • Sep 28 2012 • Articles

From 1995 until about 2010 experts sang the praises of China’s rise, but the last several years have seen a gradual shift in the conversation. Now, talk of China’s impending “fall” is in vogue.

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