This article was originally published on Silk Road Explained, on January 28, 2021. Thank you to the author for his kind authorisation to re-publish. The…
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Lunar New Year celebrations, typically in February, are a chance to promote Chinese culture abroad. But this year’s festive updates from a resolutely booming China…
The final days of the Trump administration were marked by a largely unnoticed announcement which could turn out to be a milestone in the US-China…
It is not that Europe and the US were unaware of China’s development throughout the 20th century. Waking up in 2020 to China running neck…
This article was written in collaboration with Prof. Yoichiro Sato. A professor of International Relations and Asia-Pacific Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University, Japan, Prof. Sato…
On December 11, 2020, Asia Power Watch editor Nicolas Michelon was invited by Dr Chester Cabalza of Philippines’ International Development and Security Cooperation (IDSC) to…
One of the most critical questions for Iran today is the nature of its relations with Japan and China. Both Asian countries have been recently…
Labels are important identifiers that assure that the recipient gets what has been asked or paid for. After all, if the label on the jar…
Latin America used to be considered the ‘backyard’ of the United States, for almost two centuries. This was a result of the Monroe Doctrine, a…