Relations with China
Briefing paper
Mobilizing the Indo-Pacific infrastructure response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia
This policy brief makes several practical recommendations that would allow the trilateral partners to compete more effectively with China while simultaneously promoting more sustainable development outcomes.
Report
At a strategic crossroads: ASEAN centrality amid Sino-American rivalry in the Indo-Pacific
The ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) is a defensive attempt at reasserting ASEAN centrality, and the importance of engaging smaller and middle powers of Asia. But instead of just asserting centrality, this paper argues that ASEAN should also achieve and earn a pivotal role in shaping the emerging 21st-century order in the Indo-Pacific.
Report
The U.S — China race and the fate of transatlantic relations
This paper examines other geopolitical factors that could contribute to greater friction between the United States and the European Union, in relation to China, and proposes policies to partially reduce this tension.
Report
The Wuhan coronavirus and its impact on China’s foreign relations – part two
In this second paper examining the implications for China following the global COVID-19 outbreak, the author suggests that at a time when the Chinese economy is faltering, the rejection of globalisation would spell doom for China’s economy and its plans to become a world leader.
Book
China Story yearbook 2019: China dreams
The year 2019 marked a number of significant anniversaries for the People’s Republic of China (PRC), each representing different ‘Chinese dreams’. This publication is an essential tool for understanding China’s growing power and influence around the world.