How Chinese scholars think about Chinese foreign policy
Since the 2008 global financial crisis China’s diplomacy has moved towards a more confident or even assertive direction in international politics (He and Feng 2012;… Read More
Region | China and Northeast Asia
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How could China bargain for a peaceful accommodation?
China’s rise is a bargaining process between China and the outside world—especially with the United States. This article suggests two strategies, “socialization” and “legitimation,” which… Read More
Explaining United States–China relations: Neoclassical realism and the nexus of threat–interest perceptions
As Aaron Friedberg points out, ‘whether for better or for ill, the most significant bilateral international relationship over the course of the next several decades… Read More
Obama’s Hiroshima rhetoric obscures growing role for nuclear weapons
President Obama’s historic visit to Hiroshima was rich in symbolism, but light on substance. Echoing his landmark Prague speech in 2009, Obama recommitted the US… Read More
Can Obama kickstart Asia-Pacific reconciliation?
At the end of this month President Obama will become the first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima. The momentous visit is planned around Obama’s… Read More
How Chinese roller derby is empowering women
Roller derby is a booming new sport in Australia, the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and parts of Europe. It’s fast, full-contact – and uniquely… Read More
Why isn’t the Japanese Yen more internationalised?
The fast growth of the foreign exchange reserves of the People’s Bank of China and Bank of Japan was a notable feature of the world… Read More
China’s crisis behavior: Political survival and foreign policy
The rise of China is one of the most dynamic political phenomena in world politics in the 21st century. As David Shambaugh, a prominent China… Read More
China and the Panama Papers
The recent massive leak of data from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca shows that greater China constitutes the single largest market for the secretive… Read More
China’s great big, very capable fighter force
PETER LAYTON | China’s rapid economic growth over the last two decades has allowed the country to significantly modernise its defence forces – and none… Read More
