<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss
version="0.92"> <channel><title>East Asia Forum &#187; China</title><link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org</link> <description>Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 01:02:25 +0000</lastBuildDate> <docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs> <language>en</language> <item><title>Northeast Asia: a region without regionalism</title> <description><![CDATA[Author: Leonid Petrov, University of Sydney Last week once again demonstrated to the world the sad truth about the inability of Northeast Asian nations to establish good working relations in political and economic spheres. The ambitious plan to build a free trade zone across China, South Korea and Japan was pompously declared, only to stumble [...]<ol><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/10/04/north-korea-s-implications-for-northeast-asian-security/" rel="bookmark">North Korea and Northeast Asian security</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/10/23/a-northeast-asian-nuclear-weapon-free-zone-is-unrealistic/" rel="bookmark">A Northeast Asian nuclear weapon-free zone is unrealistic</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/05/01/northeast-asia-and-the-chance-of-a-new-security-architecture/" rel="bookmark">Northeast Asia and the chance of a new security architecture</a></li></ol> ]]></description><link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/23/northeast-asia-a-region-without-regionalism/</link> </item> <item><title>‘Going out’ culturally: another perspective on China’s global impact</title> <description><![CDATA[Author: Philippa Jones, China Policy China places culture at the forefront of policy: it is an essential component of political arrangements and should be thought of as an abbreviated term for the complex of history, institutions and social relationships that come down from the past. Culture is far from a decoration on the fringe of [...]<ol><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/09/01/the-impact-of-the-global-financial-crisis-on-chinas-migrant-workers/" rel="bookmark">The impact of the global financial crisis on China’s migrant workers</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/09/29/the-pentagon-s-perspective-on-china/" rel="bookmark">The Pentagon’s perspective on China</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/04/12/the-case-for-an-east-asian-caucus-on-global-economic-governance-a-korean-perspective/" rel="bookmark">The case for an East Asian Caucus on global governance: a Korean perspective</a></li></ol> ]]></description><link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/21/going-out-culturally-another-perspective-on-china-s-global-impact/</link> </item> <item><title>The 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: accomplishments and challenges</title> <description><![CDATA[Author: Masashi Nishihara, RIPS Fifty-three heads of state and government leaders gathered in Seoul, South Korea, on 26–27 March 2012 for the second Nuclear Security Summit (NSS). Building on the first summit, which was held in 2010 in Washington, the leaders at the Seoul NSS committed to new, concrete steps toward containing nuclear terrorism. These [...]<ol><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/11/02/the-g20-seoul-summit-agenda-and-implications/" rel="bookmark">The G20 Seoul Summit: Agenda and implications</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/02/11/the-2012-g20-summit-facing-down-global-challenges-in-mexico/" rel="bookmark">The 2012 G20 Summit: facing down global challenges in Mexico</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/10/23/a-northeast-asian-nuclear-weapon-free-zone-is-unrealistic/" rel="bookmark">A Northeast Asian nuclear weapon-free zone is unrealistic</a></li></ol> ]]></description><link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/19/the-2012-seoul-nuclear-security-summit-accomplishments-and-challenges/</link> </item> <item><title>China faces WTO again over rare earth metals</title> <description><![CDATA[Author: Nabeel A. Mancheri, NIAS On 13 March 2012, the US, the EU and Japan filed separate but coordinated complaints against China to the World Trade Organization. China’s export controls on rare earth metals and non-rare earth metals such as tungsten and molybdenum, which have many industrial uses, are at the heart of the complaint. [...]<ol><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/09/19/rare-earth-metals-export-ban-a-chinese-own-goal/" rel="bookmark">Rare earth metals export ban, a Chinese own goal</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/10/06/china-s-export-restrictions-on-rare-earths/" rel="bookmark">China’s export restrictions on rare earths</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/11/11/china-and-the-supply-chain-of-rare-metals-table-of-discontents/" rel="bookmark">China and the supply chain of rare metals: Table of [dis]contents</a></li></ol> ]]></description><link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/16/china-faces-wto-again-over-rare-earth-metals/</link> </item> <item><title>Chinese investment is Australia’s great untapped resource</title> <description><![CDATA[Author: James Laurenceson, UQ The challenges wrought by burgeoning Asian demand for Australia’s natural resources have already begun to receive policy attention from the Australian federal government.   The Minerals Resource Rent Tax is just one example. But the challenges arising from trade flows are only part of the story that will confront Australian economic [...]<ol><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2008/08/11/australia-has-a-valuable-role-in-the-great-balancing-act/" rel="bookmark">Australia has a valuable role in the &#8220;great balancing act&#8221;</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/09/10/traps-for-chinese-investment-overseas/" rel="bookmark">Traps for Chinese investment overseas</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/09/26/is-chinese-dominance-distorting-natural-resource-markets/" rel="bookmark">Is Chinese dominance distorting natural resource markets?</a></li></ol> ]]></description><link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/12/chinese-investment-is-australia-s-great-untapped-resource/</link> </item> <item><title>Tibet, cynical Sinicism and the tragedy of self-immolations</title> <description><![CDATA[Author: Robert D. Sloane, BU and Tibet Justice Center In a recent article, Barry Sautman ascribes recent self-immolations in Tibet to a few disgruntled monks at a single monastery. Their complaints, he says, reflect general social and economic issues rather than a genuine concern for the Tibetan people’s political and religious rights. Sautman borrows liberally [...]<ol><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/03/21/tibet-s-suicidal-politics/" rel="bookmark">Tibet’s suicidal politics</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/22/tibetan-autonomy-a-compromise-three-state-solution/" rel="bookmark">Tibetan autonomy: A compromise three-state solution</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/03/16/50-years-on-what-do-we-know-about-tibet/" rel="bookmark">50 years on, what do we know about Tibet?</a></li></ol> ]]></description><link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/09/tibet-cynical-sinicism-and-the-tragedy-of-self-immolations/</link> </item> <item><title>China&#8217;s choices and ours</title> <description><![CDATA[Author: Hugh White, ANU Although he’s confident that Asia’s present regional order and institutions will keep Asia peaceful and harmonious as China’s power grows, Amitav Acharya does acknowledge that adjustments will be needed. The question, then, is what kind of adjustments are required? I have argued that the key change needed to preserve Asia’s peace and [...]<ol><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2008/06/17/why-war-in-asia-remains-thinkable/" rel="bookmark">Why war in Asia remains thinkable</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/09/13/china-and-the-challenge-to-american-power-weekly-editorial/" rel="bookmark">China and the challenge to American power? &#8211; Weekly editorial</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/02/19/america-and-china-strategic-choices-in-the-asian-century/" rel="bookmark">America and China: strategic choices in the Asian Century</a></li></ol> ]]></description><link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/07/chinas-choices-and-ours/</link> </item> <item><title>Concert or cacophony? BRICS and the foundations of a new international order</title> <description><![CDATA[Authors: Brad Glosserman, CSIS, Peter Walkenhorst and Ting Xu, Bertelsmann Foundation The most recent sign of the global order’s age and obsolescence was the BRICS summit held in New Delhi on 29 March 2012. Even though the group of countries that make up BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will not reorder global [...]<ol><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/05/22/brics-and-the-international-economic-order-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/" rel="bookmark">BRICS and the international economic order — an idea whose time has come</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/12/12/indonesia-and-the-brics/" rel="bookmark">Indonesia and the BRICs</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/03/03/when-bric-becomes-brics-the-tightening-relations-between-south-africa-and-china/" rel="bookmark">When BRIC becomes BRICS: The tightening relations between South Africa and China</a></li></ol> ]]></description><link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/06/concert-or-cacophony-brics-and-the-foundations-of-a-new-international-order/</link> </item> <item><title>US–China relations and the Chen dilemma</title> <description><![CDATA[Author: Michael G. Roskin, Macau Blind human-rights advocate Chen Guangcheng has given diplomacy a shove, causing a great racket that may startle the US out of its preferred ‘quiet diplomacy’ approach to human rights. So far, this approach has allowed Beijing to ignore the issue of human rights violations. Chen is not only daring but [...]<ol><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/10/02/us-china-cambodia-relations-the-trilateral-balance/" rel="bookmark">US-China-Cambodia Relations: The trilateral balance</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/09/18/between-scylla-and-charybdis-the-ccps-minority-policy-dilemma/" rel="bookmark">Between Scylla and Charybdis: the CCP’s minority policy dilemma</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/09/13/united-states-and-china-will-positive-relations-endure/" rel="bookmark">United States and China: Will positive relations endure?</a></li></ol> ]]></description><link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/02/us-china-relations-and-the-chen-dilemma/</link> </item> <item><title>Pacific pivot: America’s strategic ballet</title> <description><![CDATA[Author: Ron Huisken, ANU ‘Pacific pivot’ has become the signature phrase to describe America’s new defence strategy. This characterisation emerged around the time of US President Obama’s address to the Australian Parliament in November 2011 and the Pentagon’s release of a policy document, Sustaining US Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense, a few months [...]<ol><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/04/us-asian-pivot-calls-for-japanese-strategic-response/" rel="bookmark">US Asian pivot calls for Japanese strategic response</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/02/19/america-and-china-strategic-choices-in-the-asian-century/" rel="bookmark">America and China: strategic choices in the Asian Century</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/11/27/territorial-disputes-in-east-asia-proxies-for-china-us-strategic-competition/" rel="bookmark">Territorial disputes in East Asia: Proxies for China-US strategic competition?</a></li></ol> ]]></description><link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/05/01/pacific-pivot-america-s-strategic-ballet/</link> </item> </channel> </rss>
