China’s New Charm Offensive: A Genuine Improvement or a Tactical Shift?
PRINCETON, NJ—One of the distinctive and uniquely valuable features of the German Marshall Fund’s Stockholm China Forum series is its regularity. Meeting on a semi-annual basis, with a group that...
View ArticleChina’s New Leaders Are Hedging, Not Reforming
CLAREMONT, CA—Many signs suggest that the political honeymoon enjoyed by China’s new leadership under President Xi Jinping is coming to an end. On the economic front, the news is bleak. Manufacturing...
View ArticleAddressing the Smartphone Adaptive Technology Gap in Korea
Simply close your eyes and try to use your smartphone, and you will note the need for adaptive technology. In the Republic of Korea (ROK), an IT powerhouse with the highest Internet access ratio and...
View ArticleHas China Shanghaied Central Asia?
WASHINGTON—In the run up to the 13th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited four Central Asian countries to discuss bilateral cooperation...
View ArticleIndia-Japan Relations: Watch This Space
For all the world’s focus on China’s ascendancy, the developing strategic and economic entente between Japan and India may be just as important in shaping Asia’s future as the rise of their giant...
View ArticleWhy China’s Reforms Aren’t Enough
CLAREMONT, California—As U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visits Asia amid growing tensions between Beijing and Tokyo, another possibly more important development in underway in China. In mid-November,...
View ArticleCan Europe Help Reduce Sino-Japanese Tensions?
BRUSSELS— It is not unthinkable that the dispute between China and Japan over the Senkaku or Diaoyu Islands could devolve into outright conflict. Both China and Japan are reluctant to talk openly:...
View ArticleA Fog Descends Over Delhi
NEW DELHI—There is a fin de regime aura in Delhi, like the fog that swathes the capital on winter mornings. The Indian National Congress-led governing coalition faces elections in the spring. Two-term...
View ArticleJapan, India, and Democratic Cooperation in Asia
BOSTON—There was a time, not that long ago, when the question of whether “Asian values” — whatever they meant — were compatible with democracy was being hotly debated. But times have changed. Today,...
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