East Asia

  • Mar 31, 2015
  • 6 min read

China will not soften on humanitarian intervention

China's oft-professed 'non-interference' doctrine is challenged by both principle and precedent

China
  • Mar 30, 2015
  • 6 min read

China will reshape development finance landscape

The end of the founding member signatory period for the AIIB signals a major shift in the nature of development finance

China
  • Mar 27, 2015
  • 7 min read

Major healthcare push lies ahead for China

The budget, political clout and global significance of China's healthcare sector are set to grow

China
  • Mar 27, 2015
  • 2 min read

Taiwan's AIIB membership talks will be tortuous

Taiwan's president has said he favours joining the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Taiwan
  • Mar 26, 2015
  • 2 min read

China's mixed motives sow confusion over AIIB control

Beijing's comments on veto power and the location of the bank's headquarters send mixed signals over control of the AIIB

China
  • Mar 25, 2015
  • 2 min read

Japan's new destroyer raises remilitarisation fears

Japan today commissioned its largest ever warship, which some label an 'aircraft carrier in disguise'

Japan
  • Mar 23, 2015
  • 7 min read

Beijing's Alibaba move signals shift on IPR

A crackdown on counterfeit goods has led to a standoff between China's government and one of its largest private firms

China
  • Mar 23, 2015
  • 2 min read

Abe will push hard on Okinawa base relocation

The prefectural government has ordered work to halt on a new US air station, potentially stalling the project yet again

Japan