India-China Great Power Rivalry starts
written by: Balaji Chandramohan
May 11, 2010

If anything could be read aloud at end of the 16th South Asia Association of Regional Co-operation ( SAARC) in Thimphu, the capital of the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, is the beginning of the great power rivalry between India and China first in the region of South Asia and in the greater part of ...more

An East Asian Community and Japan-China Relations
written by: Yoshihide Soeya
May 10, 2010

Since the end of the Cold War, the most important strategic relationship in East Asia has been and will continue to be the one between the United States and China. Given this profound reality, Japan is obviously a lesser strategic player, and it is a fundamental mistake, both analytically and policy-wise, ...more

China: Crunch Time
written by: Peter Zeihan
Apr 07, 2010

The global system is undergoing profound change. Three powers - Germany, China and Iran - face challenges forcing them to refashion the way they interact with their regions and the world. We are exploring each of these three states in detail in three geopolitical weeklies, highlighting how STRATFOR's ...more

Southeastern Europe's Chinese endeavors
written by: Ioannis Michaletos
Mar 18, 2010

Over the past two years, the economic crisis has badly affected most states in the world and has caused quite a few financial hurdles for economies in transition, such as the ones in Southeastern Europe.

In parallel, a notable development that is being formatted is the importation of Chinese ...more

Russian Military Doctrine Looks East
written by: Roger McDermott
Mar 03, 2010

Statements by senior Russian defense officials raise many questions concerning Moscow's defense posture. The Chief of the General Staff Army-General Nikolai Makarov and the First Deputy Defense Minister Army-General Nikolai Pankov recently chaired a roundtable with Russian journalists in Moscow, ...more

China and India's turf war in Nepal
written by: Bhumika Ghimire
Mar 01, 2010

As protests in Lhasa erupted just five months before 2008 Beijing Olympics, China was forced to realize that the Tibet issue could no longer be dealt as a solely internal matter. Neighboring Nepal's capital Kathmandu was scene of violent struggle between local police and Tibetan protesters. International ...more

China: The new Policy of Harmony and Moral Appeal must prevail
written by: Dr. Hubertus Hoffmann
Jan 05, 2010

The West is unsure of how to deal with China on the hot issues of Tibet, Taiwan, North Korea and human rights.

Should the U.S. and Europe stop talking about human rights issues, Tibet, or Taiwan because it might be inappropriate?

Not at all. But the West could take a very different ...more

China & the U.S.: from containment to a harmonious partnership
written by: Dr. Hubertus Hoffmann
Dec 22, 2009

Chinese-U.S. relations can only be understood as a very long march from pasts rooted in very different cultures, and national histories dominated by national interests, geography and perceptions of each other.

Now, the relationship is dominated by economic interests and ...more

How Wilhelmine is the Chinese Navy?
written by: Andy Yee
Dec 11, 2009

The growing fear about the Chinese navy

In recent years, a number of commentators have compared the rise of modern China and the rise of Wilhelmine Germany a century ago. For example, American legal scholar Richard Posner and Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria are both struck by the ...more

The War on Terrorism Ends; and the Winner is... China
written by: Leon Hadar
Nov 18, 2009

Lee Kwan Yew, the Founding Father of Singapore and that city-state's first Prime Minister (1959-90) and its current Minister Mentor (a cabinet position he assumed when his son eldest Lee Hsien Loong was elected as Prime Minister in 2004) is one the global village's leading Wise Men; East Asia's Henry ...more

Shades of Red: China's Debate over North Korea
Nov 09, 2009

Beijing/Brussels, 2 November 2009: China's internal debate following North Korea's most recent provocations was interpreted in some Western capitals as a sign that Beijing is finally getting tough with its neighbour.

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In Recession, China Solidifies Its Lead in Global Trade
written by: David Barboza
Oct 14, 2009

SHANGHAI - With the global recession making consumers and businesses more price-conscious, ...more

India plays down Chinese incursions
written by: Priyanka Bhardwaj
Oct 08, 2009

NEW DELHI - Reports of incursions into Indian territory by the Chinese have been on the rise in recent weeks.

The reports include the injury of two soldiers from the ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force) in firing from across the border into the northeastern Indian state Arunachal Pradesh, ...more

Obama's Meeting With the Dalai Lama Is Delayed
written by: John Pomfret
Oct 05, 2009

In an attempt to gain favor with China, the United States pressured Tibetan representatives to postpone a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President Obama until after Obama's summit with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, scheduled for next month, according to diplomats, government officials and ...more

China's military struts its stuff
written by: Cristian Segura and Wu Zhong
Oct 02, 2009

BEIJING and HONG HONG - Celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) reached a climax on Thursday morning with a grand military parade in Tiananmen Square in the capital to showcase the rise of the Middle Kingdom.

Some advanced hardware ...more

China Will Not Join Global Nuclear Disarmament
written by: Junichi Abe
Sep 28, 2009

During the G8 Meeting of Foreign Ministers in June this year, Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone pointed a finger at China, saying it is the only country building up strategic nuclear weapons. To be sure, China deploys nuclear missiles that have Japan within their range, making the country ...more

China's leaders give little away
written by: Kent Ewing
Sep 22, 2009

HONG KONG - China watchers were disappointed when Vice President Xi Jinping was not given an expected nod as the country's next president at last week's annual meeting of the Communist Party's Central Committee. Also surprising, however, was the party leadership's insistence on holding closed-door ...more

Lessons from the Uighurs' Revolt
written by: Keiko Chino
Sep 14, 2009

G8/G7 summits held in Italy are prone to accidents despite the relatively low interest of international society: Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira died shortly before the 1980 Venice Summit, prompting Japan to send an acting prime minister, and the 1994 Naples Summit was held just after the ...more

China’s Myanmar Dilemma
Sep 14, 2009

Beijing/Jakarta/Brussels, 14 September 2009: After two decades of failed international approaches to Myanmar, Western countries and China must find better ways to work together to push for change in the military-ruled nation.

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Beijing scrambles to find scapegoats
written by: Wu Zhong
Sep 09, 2009

HONG KONG - In need of a scapegoat over massive protests by the Han Chinese community in Urumqi, Xinjiang province, against a string of bizarre syringe attacks supposedly orchestrated by Uyghur separatists, the government at the weekend sacked Li Zhi, Urumqi's Communist Party chief.

Li, a ...more