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The Emerging US-EU-Asia Trade Triangle
In his State of the Union address in February, President Obama announced he would initiate formal negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). That same day, European...
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China-ASEAN FTAs Not Directed at TPP
The recent successful China-ASEAN Summit gave the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement a new impetus. Both agreed to advance the existing FTA to an “upgraded edition”, thus ushering forth a “Diamond...
View ArticleNew Leadership’s New Reform Road Map
At the 3rd Plenum of the 18th Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Central Committee, a number of reform policies were discussed, just as in the previous eight consecutive “3rd Plenums.” What makes this one...
View ArticleThe Changing Regional Order in East Asia
After the end of WWII, the Cold War order descended on East Asia. The arrangements envisioned by the Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Proclamation had failed to materialize. The Cold War went through two...
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China and its Neighbors in 2013: A Two-Wheel Approach
After a year’s efforts, China’s new-generation leaders have basically laid out the overall pattern of the country’s new-era relations with neighboring countries. President Xi Jinping made his first...
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Where Is the Breakthrough in Asia’s Regional Cooperation Strategy?
At the Boao Forum, Premier Li Keqiang stated the regional cooperation policy of “speeding up the strategy of Asia free trade area and build an Asian community.” Where is the breakthrough of an Asian...
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Testing Times for the Sino-US BIT Negotiation
The two-day high-level Strategic and Economic Dialogue between China and the United States led to a timetable for talks on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT). Both sides tried to reach consensus on...
View ArticleThe Tectonic Trade Plates are Moving: CETA, TTIP and the TPP
In a triangular world of North America, an Asia dominated by China and Japan, and Europe, the interplay between the three is shifting. Canada, a medium-scale advanced and resource-rich economy, is...
View ArticleWhat to Expect from Obama’s China Visit
During the upcoming APEC Summit in Beijing, President Xi Jinping and President Obama will touch upon a wide range of issues, global and bilateral. Here, Wu Jianmin lays out suggestions for what the two...
View ArticleFacilitating the Establishment of an Asia-Pacific FTA
The Asian Pacific has seen a proliferation of Free Trade Associations over the years due to changing value chains, laws, and regional competition. Zhang Monan posits that the FTAAP would be the most...
View ArticleNew Normals in Sino-US Relations
Chen Yonglong explains the six “normal” states of interaction that will define the China-U.S. relationship: in redefining shared global power; in how leaders conduct dialogue; in economics; in...
View ArticleObama’s Legacy and Sino-US Relations
President Obama’s sixth State of the Union (SOTU) address was heavy on domestic policy and light on foreign policy. The president did not talk much about recent progress in the US-Chinese relations....
View Article“Massive Foreign Capital Flight” Is Not True
Sudden cases of factory relocation and closures has caused China’s foreign investment communities to worry about a “massive foreign capital flight.” With further investigation, foreign direct...
View ArticleCanada and Australia in Asia-Pacific: Walking the Walk or Talking the Talk
Asian states will look at potential partners around the Pacific Rim and determine if they are ready to walk the walk or simply talk the talk. So far the lesson of Canada and Australia is that walking...
View ArticleMessages from the NPC on China’s Diplomacy in 2015
The Third Session of the 12th National People’s Congress delivered a “Report on the Work of the Government.” Notable advancement was made in conducting economic diplomacy with the Silk Road Economic...
View ArticleWhy the TPP is floundering ?
The US should show flexibility to help to conclude the negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in October this year, otherwise, the TPP talk will risk a prolonged stalemate.
View ArticleSouth Korea Seeks Its Own Reset with China
Under the newly elected leadership of Park Geun-hye, South Korea is poised to transform its relations with China and North Korea through increased engagement.
View ArticleA Major Initiative for China-US Business Relations
Commenting on the recent US-China 2022 report, He Weiwen outlines how bilateral trade between China and the US is expected to grow over the next ten years and how this will be beneficial for both...
View ArticleWhy A BIT Is Necessary for Both China and the US
The road to a successful BIT will no doubt be full of political uncertainties and economic bargains in the foreseeable future, but mutual openness of market and investment is allowing a new field of...
View ArticleThe Fifth S&ED and a New Push to the Doha Round
By jointly contributing to the multilateral trading system, China and the US will find new common interests and solutions, writes He Weiwen. In turn, the bilateral trade relationship can also be...
View ArticleDouble Implications of President Xi’s Southeast Asia Tour
In his trip to Southeast Asia and participation at the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, President Xi Jinping focused on strengthening bilateral ties and regional cooperation. Qian Liwei discusses the...
View ArticleThe U.S. Rebalancing Strategy Goes Nowhere
In the new phase of the U.S. rebalancing strategy, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, stressed military capacity building, the acceleration of TPP negotiations, and increased use of the U.S.’s...
View ArticleChina and India at the Dawn of the ‘Asian Century’
China and India are ready for breakthrough diplomacy that has the potential to reorder the face of Asia, while supporting global growth prospects. Of course, there is also concern on both Chinese and...
View ArticleA Deeply Flawed Partnership
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), with congressional approval, is primed to have “fast track” status to avoid public debate. The TPP would provide new incentives to send jobs abroad, increase...
View ArticleBehind the Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks
Despite obstacles, the White House continues to push preferential trade deals in Asia and Europe. But neither can reverse the erosion of U.S. innovation and in Asia Pacific the proposed pact is more...
View ArticleChina’s Economic Diplomacy Since 2012: Focusing on the Asia Pacific Region
The past two years witnessed the Chinese leadership enunciating a “Chinese Dream” visions for the nation and offering to share the prospects of prosperity and stability with the entire Asia Pacific...
View ArticleConnecting the World Through “Belt & Road”
China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative would create multiple economic corridors encompassing more than 60 countries Asia, North Africa and East Africa, linking the most dynamic East Asia Economic Zone...
View ArticleToward Asia-Pacific Free Trade
While the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership has potential to split Asia Pacific, it could be used as a foundation for truly free trade, along with other free trade plans in the region.
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