Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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China’s Health Diplomacy: Taking Forward the Health Silk Road in Southeast Asia
...Geopolitical competition over Covid-19 vaccines is at its peak. In the absence of a fair and equitable mechanism to coordinate vaccine access, procurement seems to be based either on...
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China’s Energy Security
...China is the second-largest economy in the world yet it faces serious energy security challenges due to the country’s reliance on coal, a fuel with multiple environmental and social...
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Europe’s Involvement in the Indo-Pacific Region: Determined on Paper, Timid in Reality
...Introduction France adopted its Indo-Pacific strategy in 2018, Germany in 2020 and the EU in 2021. None of this comes a minute too soon as geo-political and geoeconomic competition...
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Merkel’s China Legacy
...Abstract Angela Merkel’s time as the Chancellor of Germany is soon coming to an end. An unofficial mainstay of the European Union, she leaves office having helped put in...
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China’s Communist Party at 100: From Revolution to Rule
...anniversary this year. Prior to 1949, the CCP was a revolutionary liberation movement, but since the founding of the PRC, its primary task has been to rule the country. The...
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The Dawn of the Digital Yuan: China’s Central Bank Digital Currency and Its Implications
...Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has driven digital innovation and proved to be an enabling episode for the technology industry; the growing focus on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) comes...
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North Korea’s Economy is Recentralised and China-reliant
...Link to the original article on East Asia Forum’s website. In North Korea, many enjoy making money for themselves by selling products in private markets. Under Kim Jong-un, expanding...
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The Next Generation Problem: The Ups and Downs of Sweden’s Huawei Ban
...Abstract After months of pending legal challenges, Sweden proceeded with the long-delayed 5G-frequency auctions in January this year, finally allowing Swedish telecom providers to continue the 5G-rollout; however, still...
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Stable and in Control? China’s Party Regime and its Challenges
...Abstract Despite domestic and international difficulties, the survival and stability of the Chinese Communist regime does not seem to be severely threatened. China’s successful domestic handling of the pandemic...
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Water as a Political Security Tool: The Himalaya’s Strategic Conundrum
...Abstract Fresh water has no substitute, and its availability has been declining sharply around the globe. In Asia, China’s role as a multidirectional and trans-border water provider is debatable....