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 […]
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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, […]
Country Report: South Korea (April 2025)
On April 3, South Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol over his illegal declaration of martial law. His removal from office has ushered […]
Country Report: Russia (March 2025)
Praise for China permeated Russian writings in the winter of 2025, sometimes backed by contrasts with Russia’s foreign policy choices in the late 1980s. Rejection of “universal values” […]
Country Report: South Korea (February 2025)
In just a few months since early 2025, US President Donald Trump’s impact on South Korea’s policy direction has been profound. On North Korea, Trump’s North Korea policy […]
Country Report: Japan (February 2024)
The foreign policy news in Japan over the first fifty days of Donald Trump’s second term as president was all about Trump. It was overwhelmingly negative. In the […]
Country Report: Russia (January 2024)
Russian writings on the Asia-Pacific region at the end of 2024 and into 2025 took note of shifts in leadership in South Korea and Japan as well as […]