Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific
Author: Editors, East Asia Forum
In Beijing yesterday, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted a global summit on his Belt and Road Initiative under the aegis of the National Development Reform Commission’s (NDRC) China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE), NDRC’s top think tank. This is part of a massive exercise in international diplomatic communication.
Author: James Laurenceson, ACRI
Australia’s reluctance to participate in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) harks back to its slow entry into the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). But this time it may be Australian state governments that push the federal government over the line, rather than decisions made by other countries.
Author: David Vines, Oxford University
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) offers a huge opportunity. It is true that there are risks. But it is clear what we should do. We should welcome the initiative with open arms and engage with it. 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: Rajiv Kumar, Pahle India
Since the November 2016 announcement that demonetised 86 per cent of India’s currency in circulation, Rs 5,400 crore (US$837 million) of undisclosed income has been detected. Critics will surely latch on to this rather measly figure to declare that demonetisation has palpably failed in expropriating owners of ‘illegal money’. Such criticism would only further display the inherent ideological bias and politically-motivated opposition of these critics. Read more…
Author: Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University
Timor-Leste is a country increasingly able to stand on its own two feet. At least, that is the sense within Timor-Leste. Read more…
Author: Warwick McKibbin, ANU
The best indicator of the Trump administration’s economic agenda can be gleaned from candidate Trump’s ’Contract with America’. That Contract suggests that President Trump has a right-wing agenda on social, environmental and immigration policy and a left-wing agenda on trade and economic policy. Read more…
