China offers rays of hope for Central Asia
From Beijing to Washington, those observing events in Central Asia knew that 2014 serves as a pivotal year. Stemming largely from the drawdown of the International Security Assistance Force troops in...
View ArticleChina’s Branding Problem
Chinese leaders have advocated for the idea of public diplomacy, however implementation and execution of media and materials have been lacking – an essential aspect of China’s branding problems. Sean...
View Article“Up to a point”: The China-Pakistan Relation
Andrew Small’s new book on China-Pakistan relations is a very significant new revelation on a relationship that has been primarily strategic and military-based since its beginnings. The Karakoram...
View ArticleJapan’s Growing Quarrel with South Korea: Is China the Main Beneficiary?
Relations between Tokyo and Seoul have always been somewhat frosty, but recent developments are accentuating the animosity. Obama administration officials continue to press Seoul and Tokyo to resolve...
View ArticleMessages from the NPC on China’s Diplomacy in 2015
The Third Session of the 12th National People’s Congress delivered a “Report on the Work of the Government.” Notable advancement was made in conducting economic diplomacy with the Silk Road Economic...
View Article“One Belt and One Road”, Far-reaching Initiative
The “One Belt and One Road” initiative concerns 65 countries and 4.4 billion people and is China’s most important and strategic initiative. As the Middle East and Europe faces social, political, and...
View ArticlePakistan Moves East
Cutting military and economic assistance to a country in crisis is generally seen as a failure of foreign policy. Such imperial hubris can lead to a miscalculation of national interests and leave a...
View ArticleThe Underappreciated China-Kazakhstan Partnership
One thing any visitor to Kazakhstan notices is how prominent China has become to Kazakhstani thinking. Kazakhstan’s goals regarding China include obtaining assistance in promoting Kazakhstan’s...
View ArticleChina Will Not Overreact to Western Engagement in Myanmar
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.
View ArticleShould China’s Management of a Pakistani Port Cause Alarm?
The strategic impact of China’s takeover of the management of the Gwadar port should not be overly interpreted, writes Fu Xiaoqiang. The takeover is not an effort by the Chinese military to establish a...
View ArticleClearing the Sea of Troubles
ASEAN must stop its members from fanning trouble to ensure ties between China and Southeast Asian countries prosper.
View ArticlePakistan’s Coming Shift
The victory of Nawaz Sharif and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) – Pakistan is likely to be more focused on economic development in the future, thanks to the transformative campaign of Imran Khan and...
View ArticleChina’s Periphery Diplomacy Initiative: Implications for China Neighbors and...
All eyes are on the Central Committee’s Third Plenum scheduled to open in Beijing on November 9 for details about China’s economic reforms. As attention focuses on domestic economic development,...
View ArticleXi Jinping Opens A New Era of China’s Periphery Diplomacy
Xi Jinping has launched a new era of periphery diplomacy and will make for better political and economic relations with neighboring countries, closer security cooperation and stronger people-to-people...
View ArticleChina’s Peripheral Diplomacy for Community of Common Destiny
China’s rapid rise to power has caught the attention of the world. China’s new diplomatic strategy of extending “olive branches” has some states worried and others intrigued. Can a balance be found...
View ArticleCreating a Favorable New Landscape for Diplomacy
The conference on diplomacy with neighboring countries signaled a new era for proactive interaction between China and its neighbors, writes Chen Xiangyang.
View ArticleThe Motivations for China’s New Periphery Strategy
In the past year, China’s new administration has taken steps to improve regional ties in Asia by perusing an active peripheral diplomatic strategy. The multiple visits by President Xi Jinping and...
View ArticleChina’s Meager Typhoon Relief Aid: Is Beijing Sending a Geopolitical Message?
While nations in the international community, especially Japan, Australia, and the United States, rushed to provide generous relief aid to the Philippines in the aftermath of devastating Typhoon...
View ArticleThe Third Plenum’s Effect on China’s Foreign Policy
The reform measures set forth at China’s recent Third Plenum will push the country’s leadership to pursue bilateral trade agreements and hard power capabilities will continue to be a top priority as...
View ArticleChina’s Amity Diplomacy Sailing into the Future
With the commanding in power of China’s new leadership in the March, China has unfolded its ambitious new diplomacy with amity, accommodation and principle, writes Shen Dingli.
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