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The Times of India: A Tectonic Shift?

Nayan Chanda May 11, 2017
North Korea depends on China, but the isolated regime is turning on its benefactor with an editorial that warns “China of grave consequences if it tried to stop the development of the country’s nuclear weapons programme,” explains Nayan Chanda, founding editor of YaleGlobal Online, in his column for the Times of India. Chanda details China’s adept handling of security and foreign relations in...

Reuters: Liberal Moon Jae-in Wins South Korean Election

Ju-min Park and Se Young Lee May 9, 2017
Moon Jae-in, a progressive in a field of 13 candidates, decisively won the presidential election in South Korea with more than 40 percent of the vote including many young supporters. “A decisive win by Moon would end months of political turmoil stemming from a parliamentary vote in December to impeach former President Park Geun-hye over an extensive corruption scandal,” reports Reuters. “Moon,...

Foreign Policy: How Not to Lose Asia to China

Michael H. Fuchs and Nina Hachigian May 5, 2017
An “America First” policy has prompted concern from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations about whether the United States is a dependable partner for countering Chinese influence. The foreign ministers of ASEAN’s 10 member states will meet for dialogue in Washington, DC. Recommendations from Michael H. Fuchs and Nina Hachigian would require the Trump administration to back away from some of...

The Straits Times: Great Expectations for South China Sea Code of Conduct Will Be Dashed

Mark J. Valencia May 4, 2017
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China suggest that negotiators are making progress on a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea, but details and implementation won’t be easy, argues Mark Valencia for the Straits Times. “China will resist any provision that could subject it to third-party dispute-settlement processes without its consent,” he explains, adding that it opposes non-...

Reuters: Defiant North Korea Hints at Nuclear Tests to Boost Force “to the Maximum”

Soyoung Kim May 1, 2017
North Korea vows to continue nuclear weapons tests, and in response, the US president says that “major conflict” is possible while China expresses concern that that the situation slips out of control. “Reclusive North Korea has carried out five nuclear tests and a series of missile tests in defiance of U.N. Security Council and unilateral resolutions,” reports Soyoung Kim for Reuters. “It has...

Financial Times: Ideological Purge for China Universities

Emily Feng April 25, 2017
Societies invest in education for jobs, innovations, creativity and prosperity. Western universities, a tremendous source of soft power, attract students from around the world. Recognizing the value of cross-border learning, universities in China organized joint programs with foreign institutions. But the strongest education programs engage in critical thinking and that challenges ideology. China...

Caixin: US Hospitals See Opportunities in China

Coco Feng April 17, 2017
China’s growing middle class increasingly seeks state-of-the-art medical treatment, with about 500,000 Chinese traveled overseas for medical treatment in 2016. Japan, South Korea and the United States were the leading destinations, but more foreign hospitals are headed to China. “Two American hospitals have become the latest addition to a growing list of about 100 foreign clinics that have...