Asia Pacific

Beijing’s bet on Kabul: an open window or tempting trap?0
- China
- June 27, 2020
China is encroaching on the space being vacated by the US in Afghanistan, but familiar challenges remain.
Hong Kong, Beijing and the bending of the Basic Law 0
- China
- June 7, 2020
The passage of new security laws threatens to fatally erode the city's prized autonomy from the mainland.
Rule by law: the future for Hong Kong’s autonomy 0
- China
- June 7, 2020
Beijing's attempt to control the city reflects the Communist Party's deep concerns about opposition.
Who pays? Central Asia and China’s debt dilemma 0
- Former Soviet Union
- June 4, 2020
Beijing's influence over the former Soviet states has grown in parallel with its economic investment.
The e-RMB: China’s digital currency in the COVID-19 era 0
- Economics & Finance
- May 27, 2020
Beijing has launched a major trial of its state-run digital currency as it moves to lead in fintech.
COVID-19, ASEAN and the Sino-Vietnam maritime rivalry 0
- Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific
- May 14, 2020
Hanoi's effective pandemic response provides it with more strategic freedom than its neighbours.

Contact tracing: Australia’s call for a COVID-19 inquiry 0
- Asia Pacific
- May 11, 2020
Beijing worries that an international investigation would discredit its actions early in the outbreak.
COVID-19: Beijing’s political warfare operations 0
- China
- April 16, 2020
The Party's attempts to reshape the narrative to cast itself as a global saviour have had mixed results.
An independent Bougainville: dream or disaster?0
- Asia Pacific
- April 11, 2020
The threat of COVID-19 is just the latest factor to complicate the region's bid for independence.
Africa: the stage for the next US–Chinese economic clash?0
- Africa
- April 5, 2020
Investment strategies and national interests are colliding with development realities in the continent.
How Dr Li became a martyr and challenged China’s censors 0
- China
- March 14, 2020
Threatened by the spontaneous outburst prompted by Li’s death, the party has started to crack down.
Has the US conceded defeat in the ‘War on Terror’?0
- Security & Terrorism, Asia Pacific
- March 13, 2020
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan precedes the start of intra-Afghan talks and leaves Kabul isolated.