Country Report: China (June 2025)

One important theme in Chinese publications of 2024 and early 2025 is the triangular ties among China, the US, and Russia in the context of a rapidly transforming […]

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 […]

Chinese and Russian Designs for the Latticework of Eurasia

Chinese and Russian Designs for the Latticework of Eurasia Gilbert Rozman What do BRICS (named after early members Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), the Shanghai Cooperation […]

County Report: China (December 2024)

In late 2024, Chinese analysts proposed that Chinese symbiosis theory and the Belt and Road Initiative can help the “Global South” overcome factors that hinder its collective rise, […]

Country Report: China (October 2024)

In mid-2024, one Chinese analyst argued that the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) undermines efforts to advance regional economic integration, either via APEC or by using […]

Country Report: Russia (November 2024)

Along with some coverage of Ishiba Shigeru’s start as Japan’s prime minister, attention this fall has centered on the BRICS summit—which Russia hosted in Kazan—and on China and […]

How China Doubled Down on the Polarization of Northeast Asia

On April 25, 2024, Xi Jinping gave Secretary of State Blinken a choice between stability and a downward spiral in the Sino-US relationship. China’s call for “stability” came […]

China’s Relations with Asia’s Southern Tier

Four themes characterized Chinese analysis of India during 2021–2024. The first was India’s view of the Indo-Pacific strategy and the Quad, which led to a key debate: Was […]

Country Report: China (June 2024)

In early 2024, Chinese analysts assessed India’s efforts to assert greater influence in the Global South. One article evaluated India’s attempts to replace China as the leader of […]

Country Report: China (April 2024)

In early 2024, Chinese analysts carefully examined developments in the Indo-Pacific. They explored the differences between India and Japan as regional powers and the reasons for each country […]