PacNet #38 - China’s Missed Opportunity at the Shangri-La Dialogue
The Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), launched by the Institute of International Strategic Studies (IISS) in 2002, brings together Asia-Pacific defense ministers and experts from around the world to discuss...
View ArticleThoughts from the Chairman: Now that We Understand Each Other, Time to Get to...
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View ArticleThoughts from the Chairman: Xi Looking Strong, Determined Heading to the Beach
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View ArticleHow Will China React to a Military Strike on Syria?
On September 4, the Obama administration’s efforts to build consensus on military action against Syria received a boost as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee cleared an attack on the Syrian...
View ArticleComparative Connections v.15 n.2 - US-China
With their domestic challenges in mind and a shared need for a stable bilateral relationship, Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping met for a day and a half “no necktie” official working meeting to...
View ArticleThoughts from the Chairman: A New Type of Major Power Relations on North Korea
Earlier this year it appeared to some that U.S. and Chinese approaches to North Korea were converging. More recently, however, the gap between Beijing and Washington in their policies toward Pyongyang...
View ArticleThoughts from the Chairman: China's Third Plenum: Go Big or Go Home?
FEATURED ESSAY:China’s Third Plenum: Go Big or Go Home? By Christopher K. Johnsonread more
View ArticleTaiwan’s Quest for Greater Participation in the International Community
Taiwan’s ambiguous international status has long complicated its ability to participate in international organizations in which the rest of the world shares information and makes critical global...
View ArticleChina's Air Defense Identification Zone: Impact on Regional Security
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced the creation of the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Saturday, November 23.read more
View ArticleComparative Connections v.15 n.3 - US-China
Bilateral interactions in the final months of 2013 were characteristically active. Secretary of State John Kerry attended the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting and the East Asia Summit in President Obama’s...
View ArticleCan Asia prevent its own Crimea?
With the world watching Ukraine with wary eyes, the U.S. Navy’s lead admiral in the Pacific suggested Asia could face a similar crisis if the continent’s other major power continues on its current...
View ArticleA Role for Taiwan in Promoting Peace in the South China Sea
In its East China Sea diplomacy, Taiwan has been creative and constructive. In August 2012, President Ma Ying-jeou proposed the East China Sea Peace Initiative (ECSPI) to manage rising tensions over...
View ArticlePacNet #30 -- A Role for Taiwan in Promoting Peace in the South China Sea
In its East China Sea diplomacy, Taiwan has been creative and constructive. In August 2012, President Ma Ying-jeou proposed the East China Sea Peace Initiative (ECSPI) to manage rising tensions over...
View ArticleComparative Connections v.16 n.1 - US-China
The complexity of the US-China relationship was in sharp relief in the first four months of 2014. Differences over maritime disputes along China’s eastern periphery were at the top of the agenda....
View ArticleComparative Connections v.16 n.2 - US-China
The US and China held the sixth Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing in July. None of the myriad of problems in the relationship were solved, but the annual meetings provided an opportunity to...
View ArticleObama-Xi Summit: Assuage Respective Fears, Expand Cooperation
President Obama’s November 11-12 summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping comes at an opportune time. With the Republican sweep of Congress, Obama will now have more leeway on foreign policy than on...
View ArticleAn Analysis of Taiwan’s Nine-in-One Local Elections
Q1: What was the outcome of Taiwan’s local elections held on November 29?read more
View ArticleComparative Connections v.16 n.3 - US-China
The highlight of the final months of 2014 was the summit between Presidents Obama and Xi Jinping, which produced agreements on visa extensions, military confidence-building measures, climate change,...
View ArticleTaiwan’s Marginalized Role in International Security
The complicated question of Taiwan’s sovereignty has led to its exclusion from virtually all international security organizations. This marginalization has left a critical hole not only in the security...
View ArticleComparative Connections v.17 n.1 - US-China
2015 opened with high-level exchanges in preparation for the Strategic and Economic Dialogue, scheduled for early summer, and Xi Jinping’s state visit in September. The South China Sea remained a...
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