Author: Gi-Wook Shin, Stanford University and Rennie J. Moon, Yonsei University

As expected, Moon Jae-in has been elected as South Korea’s 19th president. In a five-way contest, Moon garnered 41.1 per cent of the vote, with strong support from those in their 20s to 50s, winning most of the regions in the country.  Read more…

Author: Dong Dong Zhang, ANU

The US–China trade deal announced on 12 May is another clear sign of warming official relations between the United States and China. The deal is an early harvest of the 100 day plan that Xi proposed to Trump to help the United States expand its exports to China. Read more…

Author: Andrew Kennedy, ANU

In March, Apple announced it would establish two new research and development (R&D) centres in China, to accompany two other centres it announced last year. In doing so, Apple joined a growing list of US high-tech companies that have established an R&D presence in China over the past two decades, including Microsoft, Google, Oracle and Intel.  Read more…

Author: Sourabh Gupta, ICAS

Chinese President Xi Jinping has not been shy to employ assertive diplomacy in support of an ambitious, long-term and strategic foreign policy agenda. No single political project personifies this lack of reticence more than the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Read more…

Author: Richard Javad Heydarian

Almost one year into office, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continues to rule with characteristic sound and fury. Under his watch, the Southeast Asian nation has experienced a radical reorientation of both its domestic and foreign policy. Read more…

Authors: He Fan, Peking University, and Xingjie Sun, Jilin University

China is increasingly expected to be the key player in disarming North Korea. In several media interviews and on Twitter, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his view that China holds sway over North Korea. The question is to what extent. Read more…

Author: Peter Van Ness, ANU

Kim Jong-un sees nuclear capability as almost his sole source of regime security and he is not going to give it up, no matter how strong the pressure. He is not stupid. Read more…