A decade ago, China entered the region of Central and Eastern Europe and established the so-called ‘16+1 format’. The arrival of the new power was initially met with enthusiasm from the local political and economic elites, who perceived China as an economic...
Until recently, Japan had been trying strenuously to improve and strengthen its relations with Russia. Japan had hoped to regain its Northern Territories through negotiations with Russia. It also aimed to discourage Russia from forging ties with China that had already...
April 20, 2022 The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China is saddened to learn of the passing of Jose Santiago “Chito” Sta. Romana, the Philippines’ ambassador to China. As former ABC News correspondent in China, Chito was also an early and...
The political successions in the Soviet Union and China after Stalin and Mao, respectively, are often explained as triumphs of inner-party democracy, leading to a victory of “reformers” over “conservatives” or “radicals.” In his new book “Prestige, Manipulation and...
China is now the second largest economy in the world, and its growth prospects are of key concerns. In the short term, China’s growth projections are clouded by the war in the Ukraine and resurgence of COVID-19. In the long run, demographics, trade and tech wars and...
