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Tensions over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands are still simmering and despite talks between high-ranking diplomats from both sides, many obstacles remain that prevent the two countries from reaching an agreement on the issue.
Aung San Suu Kyi must work with President Thein Sein to cement democracy in Myanmar, consolidate her political standing, and lead her party to victory in the 2015 elections.
Vested interests pose a significant challenge to enacting the crucial reforms to China’s state sector, financial and fiscal systems, and urbanization policy that will enable continued growth.
Asia needs to first get past leadership transitions and elections and then give measured diplomacy a chance to cool tensions over disputed territories in Asian waters.
In order to sustain the bullish argument for China's growth prospects over the next decade, questions debt, further investment projects, and growth rate of household consumption must be answered.
Fresh faces in China's leadership will hopefully usher in the economic and political reforms that China needs and loosen the state’s grip on society.
Japan and China should defuse tensions over the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.
China and Japan both stand to lose if territorial disputes disrupt normal economic relations. Changing roles in the regional production sharing network, energy needs, and political rhetoric are all complicating the picture.
Worries concerning the depreciation of the RMB in order to boost Chinese exports may be unfounded. China's export competitiveness will deteriorate no matter what Beijing does to the currency.
The U.S.-China Security Perceptions Project has released its first report on U.S. public and elite attitudes. Future project reports will also include data from surveys of Chinese public and elites, and will assess the policy implications of these survey results.