By James Andrew Lewis, William Alan Reinsch, Scott Kennedy, & Stephanie Segal — Yesterday, the White House weighed-in on investment restrictions pertaining to China’s practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property (IP), and innovation. While most observers were expecting a…
The center launches the National Health Resource Repository program; Gujarat announces the Surya Shakti Kisan Yojana program for farmers to generate electricity and sell the surplus; Haryana plans for a new city in the National Capital Region; World Bank sanctions…
By Kapil Narula — India has the largest number of people in the world without access to clean cooking fuels and technologies — nearly 780 million in 2015, or more than 60 percent of the Indian population. Out of the…
In this episode, we assess China’s engagement with multilateral institutions and global governance. Joining the show to track China’s transition from institutional outsider to cautious observer to international insider in global governance are Dr. Scott Kennedy, Deputy Director of the…
In this podcast, Energy 360° looks at China’s climate plans and ambitions. Taiya Smith, Director of the China Program at the Climate Leadership Council and Ethan Zindler, head of Americas at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, join Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) to…
The center has increased the renewable purchase obligation target for large power consumers from 17 percent to 21 percent by 2022; The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank approves $1.9 billion loan for infrastructure projects in India; 20 states signed an MOU…
Dr. Michael J. Green, senior vice president for Asia and Japan Chair at CSIS, testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on The Trump-Kim Summit: Outcomes and Oversight. Watch the hearing here:
By Kathleen H. Hicks — President Trump appears to have restrained his impulse to withdraw U.S. forces from South Korea at this week’s Summit. That was wise. As negotiations proceed, a unilateral drawdown of American military personnel should continue to…
Eight states and four Union Territories signed MOUs with the Union Health Ministry to implement the National Health Protection Mission; Gujarat electricity regulatory commission has enhanced the RPO from the 10 to 17 percent for five years; Uttar Pradesh government…
By Victor Cha and Sue Mi Terry — On June 12, U.S. president Donald Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a bilateral summit in Singapore. Prior to the meeting, U.S. and North Korean officials engaged in weeks…
By Samm Sacks & Maria Krol Sinclair — After weeks of uncertainty, on June 7, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross finally confirmed a deal allowing the Chinese telecom company, ZTE, to resume business with U.S. companies, preventing ZTE’s collapse. ZTE will…
By Jane Nakano & Andrew Stanley — A group of senior members of the Trump administration, led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, met with Chinese counterparts recently to discuss ways to defuse the current tension over the bilateral trade imbalance.…
