China Policy Institute Blog
Taiwan’s dispute with the Philippines (I): One international law, two interpretations
May 19, 2013
By Michal Thim A short time ago, I praised Taiwan for reaching an agreement with Japan on fishing in the area around Diaoyutai/Senkaku islands. It was a rare occasion on which two sides reached consensus on a highly disputed issue involving sovereignty claims and resource sharing. However, the seas of East and Southeast Asia offer plenty of …
Rising India: A Chinese Strategic Perspective
May 15, 2013
Written by Anil Kumar. The term rising India is a buzzword in IR discourse nowadays. Until recently, the world used to hyphenate India with Pakistan. However, with the steady rise of India’s national power, it has started re-hyphenating with its historical match, China. So as the world has discarded the prism through which it used …
Indian Engagement in Africa
May 14, 2013
Written by Ian Taylor. India’s connections with Africa have been relatively overlooked in comparison to that of China’s. Such neglect of India’s rise in Africa is despite the important implications of the growing presence of Indian corporations and New Delhi’s political connections to Africa. Such connections represent a further diversification of Africa’s international relations away …
Taoist Humility By The Chinese Government On The Syria Issue? – Threats & Non-Action
Written by Sam Beatson. The US ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, promised more weapons to Syrian rebels this week in speech confirming that: “the US position has not changed…We still say that Bashar Al-Assad must resign, he must resign. And the Syrians must create a new transitional government that excludes him and his inner circle.” …
China is a Rising Great Power, Deal With It
May 13, 2013
Written by Harsh V. Pant. As India and China came eyeball to eyeball over their disputed Himalayan border ahead of a visit to New Delhi later this month by the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, China’s larger foreign policy behaviour has been coming under global scrutiny. It is not only Delhi that has been the target …
Entangled ties: China, India and the new Pacific Century
May 12, 2013
Written by Jingdong Yuan. The three-week stand-off between units of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the Indo Tibetan Border Police was finally defused last Sunday as both sides de-camped from their face-to-face positions in the frozen Himalayan plateau in the disputed areas along the yet to be demarcated Line of Actual Control (LAC). [1] …
Pressing North Korea through economic sanctions: Does it work?
May 9, 2013
Written by Gyubin Choi. Inter-Korean relations could hardly be worse than they are currently. After North Korea’s third nuclear test on 12 February 2013, the military hot line between the two Koreas was disconnected, and the last symbol of inter-Korean economic cooperation, the Gaeseong Industrial Complex suspended its operations.[1] In response to the UN Security …
Middle Eastern Perceptions of China’s Rise
May 7, 2013
Written by Yitzhak Schichor. As post-World War II international relations have become polarized into two competing and even confronting and blocs, Middle Eastern countries had a choice, sometimes real and sometimes virtual, of identifying with one or the other. To some extent this was not a free choice. It was conditioned by the fact that …
Hong Kong and the Thatcher Legacy in Britain
April 22, 2013
Written by Jeremy E. Taylor. Now that Baroness Thatcher has been laid to rest, the analysis of her legacy that dominated the British media for over a week has largely subsided. It is now possible, however, to start dissecting the debate about the Thatcher years in the UK media, and to think about which major …
North Korea is Another ‘Upper Volta with Nukes,’ so Ignore Them
April 21, 2013
Written by Robert E. Kelly. Earlier this month, I posted my thoughts on the North Korea (NK) crisis at the Diplomat, where I called NK the ‘boy who cried wolf’ because no one believes their bluster anymore. The piece enjoyed good traffic, and I am happy to take up the invitation of the China Policy …
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