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In a conversation moderated by Edward Cunningham, Director of Ash Center China Programs and the Asia Energy and Sustainability Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, Dr. Ely Ratner joins the Rajawali Foundation to examine U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific, highlighting key geopolitical risks, private sector implications, and the region’s strategic and economic importance.
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Tony Saich says demonstrators, angered over draconian COVID policies, are adopting tactics used in 1989.
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As twice a decade conclave of party leaders concludes, Tony Saich asks whether Xi risks creating a “Putin syndrome” for China.
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With a new ban on forced labor and frustration over Beijing’s continued support of Russia mounting, the EU’s relationship with China is set to reach a new low.
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Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia Director Tony Saich, argues that Xi Jinping is telegrahing his intention to remain the dominant political force in China well into the next decade.
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President Biden hopes the passage of the CHIPS Act will jumpstart American microchip production. But as Jason Hsu explains, subsidies will only go so far in the global competition to gain dominance in the semiconductor industry.
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The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) could be beneficial for member countries, but without a regional trade agreement, a new administration could raise tariffs or otherwise change the terms of trade.
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Sino-European relations are reaching a tipping point writes Philippe Le Corre.
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The Chinese Communist Party is at a climate change crossroads, and how they choose to navigate it will shed light on their true priorities, says Director of the Asia Energy and Sustainability Initiative Edward Cunningham.
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Ash Fellow and Former Hong Kong Legislator Dennis Kwok on China’s growing assertiveness