Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific
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: Editors, East Asia Forum
International trade and investment lifts living standards. The evidence for this is irrefutable. And modern economic development is not possible without opening up to international markets, competition and capital.
Author: Roberto Azevêdo, WTO
Trade has long proven to be an engine for growth and development, and in recent decades the countries of East Asia and the Pacific have been major beneficiaries of this phenomenon. However, many are arguing that this engine of growth and development is in need of repair. Global trade is facing challenging times. In 2016, world trade grew at 1.3 per cent, the slowest pace since the financial crisis. 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: 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…
