Country Report: China (Nov 2025)
Two tendencies in 2025 stood out in Chinese writings on Northeast Asia: gaining a further edge on Russia and temporarily improving relations somewhat with Japan and South Korea. […]
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Looking Back on The Asan Forum, 2013-25, as Editor and Author
As my career at Princeton University reached its end, I was fortunate to be asked by the Asan Institute to launch The Asan Forum. As the bi-monthly, on-line […]
Introduction
Special Forum: Introduction The China-India-Russia Troika in the Summer of 2025 in the Context of Middle East Turmoil, Trump’s Tariffs, and the Trump-Putin Summit In August 2025, great […]
The China-Russia-India Troika in 2025: The View from China
The China-Russia-India Troika in 2025: The View from China Gilbert Rozman Russia and India are the two biggest challenges, apart from the United States, to forging a Sinocentric […]
Introduction
In conjunction with the publication of Xi Jinping’s Quest for a Sinocentric Asia, 2013-2024, a book drawn from articles posted in The Asan Forum, this Special Forum explores […]
The Collapse of the US-led World Order: China Gains Ground but Not Ready to Replace It
President Trump has upended the US-led post-World War II world order. Beijing watched almost in disbelief as Trump chaotically and with shocking speed withdrew the US from multilateral […]
Five Upsurges in the Build-up of Sinocentrism: Connecting Shifts in Chinese Foreign Policy under Mao, Deng, Jiang, Hu, and Xi
This article focuses on five upsurges in Sinocentrism, the essence of Chinese strategic thinking toward Asia,1 since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The first in […]
How Beijing Thinks About Overseas Chinese and Foreign Influence: Principles and Tactics of United Front Policies
Amid heightened concerns of authoritarian foreign influence and interference as well as slowly growing awareness of the extent of such activities, Beijing’s interactions with overseas Chinese communities have […]
The Persistent, Soaring Ambitions of Xi Jinping’s “New Era” for China, Socialism, and the Globe
The first Trump administration inaugurated a period of open, global strategic rivalry with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and the Biden administration sustained it.1 As of this writing, […]
Introduction
Since the turn of the century, the US government has increasingly pivoted toward Asia by seeking a new regional architecture to bolster alliances and partnerships. Japan’s response to […]