By Phuong Nguyen When Communist Party of Vietnam general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong begins his high-profile visit to China on April 7, he will face the colossal task of getting Vietnam’s relations with both China and the United States right.…
This week we check in on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and then explore how China’s leaders make economic policy. CSIS Scholl Chair Scott Miller joins to assess whether Congress will grant trade promotion to the executive branch and discuss…
By Zhu Yihong Environmental issues in China are intertwined with the struggle within the energy sector, the back-and forth between the public and the authorities, and broad institutional reform. The recent case of Chai Jing and her film, “Under the…
This week we discuss the global reaction to the passing of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew with CSIS Sumitro Chair Senior Fellow Murray Hiebert. Hiebert describes Lee’s legacy, explains what Lee and the Singaporean people have accomplished, and assesses whether Singapore’s politics will be more…
By Nigel Cory The United States’ effort to discourage allies from joining the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is counter-productive and has looked more tenuous after the United Kingdom decided to sign up. France, Germany, and Italy have since…
This week we talk with Wadhwani Chair Richard Rossow to get his insights on the Indian finance minister’s annual budget speech and what it means for Prime Minister Modi’s efforts to implement economic reforms. Then Sumitro Chair Senior Fellow Murray…
By Dr. Ji-Jen Hwang In order to reach Xi’s goal of building China into a cyber-power, the approach toward internet censorship is seen as crucial. Such internet control may be a means to eliminate any possible anti-governmental “cyber nationalism”, as…
By Dr. Ji-Jen Hwang On January 26, 2015, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) released the seventh annual China Press Freedom Report, titled China’s Media War: Censorship, Corruption & Control. According to the report, on the one hand, the population…
In this week’s episode, we discuss Taiwan’s marginalized role in international security organizations and its relationship with Mainland China. CSIS’s Senior Adviser for Asia Bonnie Glaser discussed her new report on this topic with Congressman Matt Salmon, the new chair…
By Ernest Z. Bower & Phuong Nguyen Diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia are now in their 40th year, and both governments have said they regard their mutual friendship as special. In 1974, Malaysia became the first country in the…