InterviewsThe History of the Thai-Chinese and the Chinese-Thai w… Henry O'Connor • 08/15/2025San Chao Kian An Keng ศาลเจ้าเกียนอันเกง. A centuries old Guanyin shrine in Thonburi, Bangkok. Source. Thailand’s nationhood begins…
AnalysisChina Should Leave the Junta in Myanmar Behind Diego Ge • 08/27/2024Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge at the border crossing between Mae Sot and Myawaddy, courtesy of the author Dialogues with…
AnalysisChina’s Economic Transformation: A Threat to the Liber… USCNPM Archive • 07/18/2019“In the phrase of Council on Foreign Relations scholar Elizabeth Economy, “China is an illiberal state seeking leadership…
AnalysisChinese and US Engagement with Developing Countries Ne… USCNPM Archive • 04/08/2019Every two weeks, The Carter Center’s China Program releases an overview of major events involving Chinese and US…
AnalysisDuterte Will Keep Close Ties With China USCNPM Archive • 07/19/2017Philippines’ Duterte will keep close ties with China The Philippines relationship with the United States has taken a…
AnalysisWith TPP On The Ropes, What Next For Regional Trade In… USCNPM Archive • 02/08/2017True to form, US President Donald Trump has upheld his election promise to withdraw the US from the…
AnalysisThe Changing Dynamic Between China, America, and Phili… USCNPM Archive • 10/05/2016Rodrigo Duterte, the newly elected 16th President of the Philippines, is a controversial figure who has attracted worldwide…
AnalysisThe Sino-Vietnamese Relationship Explained USCNPM Archive • 09/30/2016From the countless times Vietnam was placed under Chinese rule to the modern day struggles for territory in…
AnalysisEXCLUSIVE: Asia’s Uncertainty is India’s Opportunity USCNPM Archive • 08/05/2016This past March, I wrote an article which discussed some of India’s fears over China’s alleged “String of…
AnalysisWorking With ASEAN to Build Community of Common Destin… USCNPM Archive • 07/28/2016The arbitration unilaterally filed by the Philippines against China over the South China Sea disputes has intensified the…
AnalysisChina Odd Man Out in U.S.-Vietnam Arms Trade USCNPM Archive • 05/23/2016China mostly managed to put on a good face after news broke that the Obama administration planned to…
AnalysisBeijing Tries To Whip Up Support For Its South China S… USCNPM Archive • 05/13/2016China is undertaking a diplomatic and public relations blitz to rally support for its sweeping maritime claims in…
AnalysisChina-led AIIB Looks Toward Co-Financing Projects, At… USCNPM Archive • 05/11/2016Early last year, when the United States’ Western European allies began eagerly signing up for China’s nascent Asian…
AnalysisGreat Power Confrontation In The South China Sea USCNPM Archive • 05/06/2016On Friday in Beijing, Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi, the Russian and Chinese foreign ministers, presented a united…
AnalysisOpinion: Obituary: Association of Southeast Asian Nati… USCNPM Archive • 05/05/2016As 2016 chair of the Association of South East Asian Nations, the Laotian People’s Democratic Republic is leading…
AnalysisChinese State Councilor To Visit Senegal, Chad, Malays… USCNPM Archive • 05/05/2016Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi will visit Senegal, Chad, Malaysia and go to Indonesia to attend the second…
AnalysisExclusive: Why 2016 Matters For The Philippines, China… USCNPM Archive • 04/29/2016Since Benigno Aquino III was elected President in 2010, the Philippines shook off its label as the “sick…
AnalysisCommentary: US Attempt To Isolate China In South China… USCNPM Archive • 04/28/2016China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently paid visits to Brunei, Cambodia and Laos,during which he exchanged views with…
AnalysisThe US Cancelled a Scheduled FONOP in the South China… USCNPM Archive • 04/27/2016The United States canceled a scheduled maritime freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea, a…
AnalysisChina’s White-Collar Wages Outstrip Southeast As… USCNPM Archive • 04/25/2016The labor cost advantage enjoyed by some Southeast Asian economies over China goes beyond factory jobs, according to…
AnalysisExclusive: No, The US Should Not Disinvite China To RI… USCNPM Archive • 04/25/2016I recently read an article published in The Diplomat (but originally elsewhere) in which the author of the piece…
AnalysisChina To Build Up Atoll In Contested South China Sea,… USCNPM Archive • 04/22/2016China will start reclamation at the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea later this year and may…
AnalysisRussia, India, China Address South China Sea in Trilat… USCNPM Archive • 04/21/2016Two days ago, in Moscow, the foreign ministers of India, Russia, and China released a joint communique outlining…
AnalysisSingapore, Brunei to Host Multilateral Military Exerci… USCNPM Archive • 04/20/2016Singapore and Brunei are set to co-host a military exercise next month focused on maritime security and counterterrorism.…
AnalysisPhilippines v. China: The ADIZ Menace USCNPM Archive • 04/20/2016By May the Permanent Court of Arbitration will have finalized deliberations onThe Republic of Philippines v. The People’s…
AnalysisIn A First, Navy Plane Lands On Yongshu USCNPM Archive • 04/20/2016A naval patrol aircraft landed on Yongshu Reef, parts of the Nansha Islands, to pick up three construction…
AnalysisVietnam, Philippines Still Mulling South China Sea Joi… USCNPM Archive • 04/15/2016Vietnam and the Philippines are exploring the possibility of joint exercises and naval patrols in the South China…
AnalysisChina Lands Military Plane On Disputed South China Sea… USCNPM Archive • 04/15/2016China has landed a military aircraft on one of its manmade islands in the disputed South China Sea.…
AnalysisChina Accuses Philippines Of Hypocrisy USCNPM Archive • 04/12/2016China on Tuesday accused the Philippines as being “hypocritical and inconsistent in word and deed” as the latter…
AnalysisWorld Bank: East Asian Growth To Remain Over 6 pct In… USCNPM Archive • 04/11/2016Growth in developing East Asia and the Pacific is expected to remain resilient despite the slowdown in China…
AnalysisVietnam to China: Move Your Oil Rig out of the South C… USCNPM Archive • 04/11/2016In what has become something of a yearly ritual, Vietnam and China are once again trading diplomatic barbs…
AnalysisExclusive: Stuck In the Middle With You: Indonesia in… USCNPM Archive • 04/08/2016In previous articles, I have often name-dropped Indonesia as a country of particular concern in the Indo-Pacific region.…
AnalysisChina’s Maritime Courts: Defenders of ‘Jud… USCNPM Archive • 04/08/2016China’s creation of an international maritime judicial center was, to the foreign audience, one of the most controversial…
AnalysisChina, Thailand Sign MOU For Cooperation In Polar Scie… USCNPM Archive • 04/08/2016China and Thailand signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in polar science research on Wednesday, the State…
AnalysisJapanese Submarine, Destroyers Arrive In Philippines F… USCNPM Archive • 04/05/2016A Maritime Self-Defense Force flotilla of three ships arrived in the Philippines early Sunday on a goodwill visit…
AnalysisChina And Indonesia’s Strategic Options USCNPM Archive • 04/05/2016Indonesia appears ready to flex its diplomatic, if not its maritime, muscle in dealings with China over a…
