China

Review – Comparative Study of Child Soldiering on Myanmar-China Border

Simon Reich • Jan 26 2016 • Features

Despite its briefness, this title does an admirable job of explaining the underlying causes of what is arguably the most acute case of child soldiering today.

What Next for Renminbi Internationalization?

Tristram Sainsbury • Jan 26 2016 • Articles

Chinese authorities need to pursue consistent and measured financial policies considering the impact on other countries, and not cause global financial instability.

Education Reform and the Asian Values Debate

Nicholas Tampio • Dec 24 2015 • Articles

The emergence of tutoring businesses all across neighborhoods in the United States is the result of American policymakers’ obsession with test-based education reform.

The Impact of Industrial Revolutions: China’s Rise and the Decline of Japan

Strobe Driver • Dec 13 2015 • Articles

Japan stands at a crossroads. It will have to accept that unless it de-escalates tensions through critical dialogue it will be faced with a fractious China.

India and China in Southeast Asia: An Evolving Theatre of Competition?

Pankaj K Jha • Dec 7 2015 • Articles

The global order has become a matter of debate given the alternatives that are emerging such as the Asian Monetary Fund and the incremental evolution of BRICS.

The Implications of the Xi-Ma Meeting for China-Taiwan Relations

Sheryn Lee • Dec 6 2015 • Articles

Cross-Strait relations are merely one factor in the voting calculus of the Taiwanese electorate, and Beijing still does not formally recognise the existence of Taiwan.

Testing the Waters in the South China Sea

Zhiqun Zhu • Nov 26 2015 • Articles

Reactions to US operations in the South China Sea demonstrate that China and the United States seem to have established a working protocol for issues they disagree on

Interview – Joseph Nye

E-International Relations • Nov 25 2015 • Features

Prof. Nye discusses the waning idea of the American Century, the role of China, India and Russia and the diffusion of power in world politics in the 21st century.

Strategic Uncertainty and the Regional Security Order in East Asia

Chinese and American intentions constitutes the two fundamental uncertainties that will shape regional security in East Asia.

Review Article – The BRICs and International Relations

Ray Kiely • Nov 21 2015 • Features

These two academically rigorous books serve as valuable guides to the relations among BRICs and provide engaging analyses on their impact on international order.

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