Meet the mastermind behind Xi Jinping’s power
The conclusion of the recent Communist Party congress in China has turned the world’s spotlight on a hitherto elusive figure, the 62-year-old scholar-turned-official, Wang Huning. Read More
Region | China and Northeast Asia
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The rise of #Xiplomacy and China’s strategic narrative
It’s been nearly two months since China’s official media agency Xinhua debuted #Xiplomacy on Twitter. Xinhua, with a weighty 11 million Twitter followers, initially… Read More
Achieving the China dream or facing a minsky moment: China after the 19th party congress
HUI FENG | While the 19th party congress confirmed President Xi Jinping’s grip of power at the top echelon of the political system, the newly… Read More
Reading between the lines of North Korea’s letter
PETER LAYTON | The Foreign Affairs Committee of the DPRK Supreme People’s Assembly has been busy sending open letters to various foreign parliaments. … Read More
Commentary: Trump’s Iran decision hurts chance of a North Korea deal
Donald Trump’s undermining of the Iran nuclear deal only shrinks US options for dealing with North Korea. The US president’s decertification of Tehran’s compliance will… Read More
Belt and Road: The case for ‘wait and see’
IAN HALL | Nick Bisley is right to call for a clearer – and I would add more confident – Australian strategy towards China. But… Read More
Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok: A showcase of Russia’s pivot to Asia?
The schedule of top-level international events in the Asia-Pacific is famously busy. To keep a finger on the pulse of the region, numerous politicians, businessmen,… Read More
How to fix America’s North Korea strategic failures
PETER LAYTON | North Korea has the initiative. It is now firing rockets over the Japanese home islands and has seemingly tested a… Read More
It’s dangerous to indulge Kim Jong-un
MICHAEL HEAZLE AND ANDREW O’NEIL | North Korea’s latest missile test is part of a broader strategy to showcase the growing reach of its… Read More
Limiting China’s future strategic predominance
PETER LAYTON | Mr Peter Varghese AO, recently retired Department of Foreign Affairs head, has laid out his vision of a possible new regional… Read More
