Asia Pacific
Cabinet size will add to challenges in Indonesia
The new president has the largest cabinet in decades
IndonesiaChina’s regional debt crisis will affect services
Local authorities have increasingly resorted to issuing arbitrary fines to make up for lower revenues
ChinaChina will leverage US surveillance for espionage
With growing sophistication, recent Chinese cyber espionage campaigns are now targeting Washington's wiretapping systems
ChinaJapan will double down on defence build-up
The new prime minister has walked back from contentious ‘Asian NATO’ plans ahead of this month’s snap election
JapanConcern over human rights in Cambodia will grow
The government’s critics continue to face repression
CambodiaReversing Japan’s weak yen trend will take many years
The summer yen rally failed to gain momentum despite the gap between Japanese and US rates starting to close
JapanAsia’s coal use is likely to peak by 2030
China’s coal use, while rising, is close to peak consumption, although India and ASEAN’s use will increase for longer
InternationalMaldives will try to keep both China and India close
Maldivian foreign policy was under the spotlight during the president’s recent state visit to India
Maldives
