As tensions in the South China Sea increase, diplomats must try to lower temperatures and get all sides to implement confidence-building measures to ensure peace and stability in the region.
China's leadership transition will be influenced by the country's changing political culture, civil society, and foreign policy goals.
Slowing growth indicators could be a signal that China urgently needs economic rebalancing.
Washington needs to protect its position of impartiality in the South China Sea and avoid singling out Chinese behavior for criticism.
The dramatic economic progress Indonesia has made in recent decades is threatened by the risk of renewed protectionism.
China has staked its future on a growth model that will exacerbate volatility and increase the severity of a future downturn.
China seems to be heading toward a hard landing and Beijing, many Chinese and foreign experts warn, must cut interest rates drastically and expand credit, so saving itself and the world from disaster.
For China, slower growth can actually be a good thing if it’s part of the transition to a more sustainable path.
Fundamental differences in U.S. and Chinese views of regional security could increase the likelihood of crises in the Asia-Pacific.
While the Trans-Pacific Partnership should be recognized and applauded for what it will be, it is problematic that the partnership does not include China, the world’s second-largest economy and largest exporter and manufacturer.