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January 2019, Volume 11, Issue 01
- 80-89 Taiwan’s Politics 2018: The Dilemma of the Movement Government
by Dongtao QI - 90-99 Japan in 2018: Abe Administration Surviving Scandals, Consolidating Power
by Peng Er LAM - 100-110 South Korea’s Politics 2018: Unpredictable External Relations and a Slowing Economy
by Jaewoo CHOO - 111-120 South Korea’s Economy 2018: Setbacks of Moon Jae-In’s Reform
by Min-Hua CHIANG - 121-132 North Korea in 2018: Nuclear Charm Offensives
by Jingdong YUAN
October 2018, Volume 10, Issue 04
- 5-23 China—US Trade War: A Modern Version of the Thucydides Trap
by Yuqing XING - 24-36 The Emerging Significance of Indo-Pacific: Japan, China, US and the Regional Power Shift
by Purnendra JAIN - 37-48 Developing North Korea’s Economy amid Uncertain Geopolitical Situation
by Min-Hua CHIANG - 49-59 Structural Changes in Chinese Economy: Progress and Challenges
by Yanrui WU - 60-70 Accelerating Sustainability by Hydropower Development in China
by Yan ZHANG - 71-78 Impact of Blockchain on China’s Cyber Statecraft: Opportunities and Risks
by Bojian LIU - 79-90 The National Supervisory Commission from Xi Jinping’s Anti-corruption Campaign
by Na ZHOU - 91-102 Big Data Development in China
by Huimin SHIH & Jianyue XUE - 103-115 Islam in China: Current Conditions and State Policies
by Wei SHAN & Ryan HO - 116-125 The Path Selection of the Chinese Judges’ Disciplinary System Reform
by Dejia LI
July 2018, Volume 10, Issue 03
- 5-18 Trust But Verify: Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un and a Denuclearising North Korea after the Singapore Summit
by Hahnkyu PARK - 19-31 The Rational Origin of Irrational Instability: Rising American Populism and its Political Ramification in Northeast Asia
by Sunil KIM - 32-40 The Impact of Terms of Trade Volatility on Economic Growth in ASEAN Countries
by Papa Kojo Christopher CONDUAH & Tae Hwan YOO - 41-50 Measuring North Korean Geopolitical Risks: Implications for Asia’s Financial Volatilities
by Jiyoun AN & Hyunwoo ROH - 51-65 China’s Massive Restructuring of Party and State Apparatus in 2018
by Jianyue XUE & Gang CHEN - 66-74 Tax Administration Reform in China
by Jiwei QIAN - 75-86 Massive Return Migration Emerging in China
by Litao ZHAO - 87-98 Post-materialism: What Divides Youth in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China
by Wei SHAN - 99-107 China’s National People’s Congress in 2018: Defence Budget Increase and Veteran Affairs
by Nan LI - 108-117 China’s Modernising Nuclear Forces: In the Face of US Nuclear Primacy
by Bojian LIU
April 2018, Volume 10, Issue 02
- 5-15 Xi Jinping’s Building of a New Central Leadership at the 19th Party Congress
by Na ZHOU - 16-28 Constitutional Change Allows Xi Jinping to Rule beyond 2023
by Gang CHEN & Jianyue XUE - 29-39 China’s New Guiding Ideology: The Unfolding of the Xi Jinping Era
by Lance L P GORE - 40-52 19th Party Congress and People’s Liberation Army’s Leadership Reshuffle
by Nan LI - 53-64 China’s Parliamentary Sessions 2018: New Cabinet with State Organs Revamped
by Juan CHEN & Ryan HO - 65-78 China’s Recent Deleveraging: A Panacea for Its Financial Ills?
by Sarah CHAN - 79-90 World Class 2.0: China’s Major Initiative in Higher Education
by Litao ZHAO - 91-99 China’s Reactive and Proactive Taiwan Policies
by Dongtao QI - 100-108 Taiwan’s Integration with Southeast Asia in the New Asian Context
by Tam Sang HUYNH - 109-122 Non-Traditional Security Issues across Vietnam and China Land Borders
by Nguyen Xuan CUONG & Nguyen Thi Phuong HOA
January 2018, Volume 10, Issue 01
- 5-14 Xin Jinping Starts His Second Term with Prospect of Ruling for Life
by Gang CHEN - 15-31 China’s Economy 2018: Stabilising Slowdown to Gear up for a New Mode of Growth
by John WONG - 32-46 Chinese Society in 2017: Addressing Unbalanced Development
by Litao ZHAO - 47-55 Social Control in China: Towards a “Smart” and Sophisticated System
by Wei SHAN - 56-67 Seizing the “Trump Opportunity” and Engaging the World: Chinese Foreign Policies in 2017
by Lance L P GORE - 68-77 Hong Kong Politics in 2017
by Tai Wei LIM - 78-91 Strong Domestic Consumption Key to Hong Kong’s Robust Economic Growth in 2017
by Yang ZHANG & Sarah Y TONG - 92-104 Taiwan’s Economy in 2017: Boosted by Apple’s Great Appetite
by Min-Hua CHIANG - 105-114 Cross-Strait Relations in 2017: Political Confrontation and Social Economic Integration
by Dongtao QI - 115-122 Japan in 2017: Successes and Scandals
by Peng Er LAM - 123-134 South Korean Politics and Foreign Policy in 2017 and 2018
by Jaewoo CHOO - 135-142 The North Korean Nuclear Crisis in 2017: New Challenges and Risks
by Sung Chull KIM
October 2017, Volume 09, Issue 04
- 5-15 Trump versus Kim Jong-un: Four Scenarios of US-North Korea Relations
by Hahnkyu PARK - 16-26 China’s Evolving Policy towards North Korea: From Strategic Asset to Liability?
by Nan LI - 27-40 China-South Korea Relations: Terminal High Altitude Area Defence System Deployment and Implications for Bilateral Ties
by Liang Fook LYE & Juan CHEN - 41-52 Democracy and the War on Terror in South Korea
by Ioannis TELLIDIS & Buhm-Suk BAEK - 53-64 The Dynamics of Chaebol-Government Relations in South Korea’s Economy
by Min-Hua CHIANG - 65-78 South Korea-ASEAN Trade Linkages
by Chang-Soo LEE & Jong Gyu JEON - 79-91 Structural Reforms for China’s Sustainable Future
by Sarah Y TONG - 92-100 Capital Market Liberalisation in China: Progress and Challenges
by Jing WAN - 101-111 Increasing Government Social Expenditure and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in China
by Jiwei QIAN - 112-124 Political Attitudes of China’s Post-1980s Generation
by Wei SHAN
July 2017, Volume 09, Issue 03
- 5-14 US-China Relations: The Mar-A-Lago Retreat and Implications for Bilateral Ties
by Liang Fook LYE - 15-29 Strong China-US Trade Relations Despite Occasional Squabbles
by Sarah Y TONG & Yue LÜ - 30-37 The New Normal in Sino-Japanese Relations: Assessing Abe’s Domestic Political Resources and Their Implications for Bilateral Ties
by Yun ZHANG - 38-49 Japan-US Economic Relations in the Post-Trans-Pacific Partnership Era
by Min-Hua CHIANG - 50-57 Li Zhanshu: A Key Player in Xi Jinping’s Second Term
by Lance L P GORE - 58-68 China’s Naval Leadership Reshuffle, Evolving Maritime Strategy and Professionalisation
by Nan LI - 69-75 China’s Belt and Road Initiative: The Push for Economic Globalisation
by Hong YU - 76-84 Renminbi Joins International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights Basket: Rationale and Significance
by Jing WAN - 85-95 Explaining Unemployment among Uighurs in China
by Wei SHAN - 96-103 Can China’s Pollution-Fighting Efforts Be a Model for Other Developing Countries?
by Bin PENG
April 2017, Volume 09, Issue 02
- 5-14 Belt and Road Initiative: A New Impetus to Strengthen China-Malaysia Relations
by Tuan Yuen KONG - 15-25 Implications of Sino-Japanese Rivalry in High-Speed Railways for Southeast Asia
by Dragan PAVLIĆEVIĆ & Agatha KRATZ - 26-33 China’s Joint Military and Civilian Development
by Gang CHEN & Minghui YU - 34-42 Xi Jinping’s Centralisation of Chinese Foreign Policy Decision-Making Power
by Shichen WANG - 43-53 China Provides More International Public Goods
by Xiaoping WU & Liang Fook LYE - 54-60 Managing Tensions in the East China Sea: What Can China and Japan Do?
by Amrita JASH - 61-77 China’s Trade Faces Mounting Difficulties in 2017
by Sarah Y TONG - 78-91 Ideological and Political Education in China’s Higher Education
by Jie LU - 92-99 Think Tank Management System in China
by Xufeng ZHU - 100-107 The Rise of Localist Young Activists in Hong Kong
by Lincey QI & Tai Wei LIM
January 2017, Volume 09, Issue 01
- 5-20 China’s Foreign Policy: A More Confident and Assertive China Amidst Global Uncertainties
by Liang Fook LYE - 21-38 China’s Economy 2016/17: Seeking Growth with Stability Amidst External Uncertainty
by John WONG - 39-49 Rebuilding the Leninist Party in 2016
by Lance L P GORE - 50-62 China’s Politics 2016: Xi Jinping As “Core Leader” and Massive Personnel Reshuffles
by Gang CHEN - 63-77 Chinese Society in 2016: Stable but under Tightened Control
by Wei SHAN - 78-86 Japan in 2016: Domestic Political Stability, Greater External Uncertainty
by Peng Er LAM - 87-101 Japan 2016: Slow Economic Growth but an Affluent Society
by Yuqing XING - 102-113 Taiwan’s Politics in 2016: Movement Government and Movement Society
by Dongtao QI - 114-126 South Korea in 2016
by Jaewoo CHOO - 127-138 South Korea’s Economy in 2016 Overshadowed by Chaebols’ Crisis
by Min-Hua CHIANG
October 2016, Volume 08, Issue 04
- 05-13 Elevating Xi Jinping to the "Core" of Chinese Leadership
by Lance L P GORE - 14-23 Xi Jinping Reshuffles Provincial Leadership in China
by Gang CHEN - 24-37 Xi Jinping and the People’s Liberation Army Restructuring
by Nan LI - 38-43 China’s Rule of Law Dilemma
by Yongnian ZHENG & Wen Xin LIM - 44-54 China’s Supply-Side Reform: The Rationale and Implications
by Sarah Y TONG & Jing WAN - 55-68 China’s Innovation-Driven Development under Xi Jinping
by Litao ZHAO - 69-81 China to Curtail Local Government Debt
by Shuanglin LIN - 82-90 Rural Poverty Alleviation in China: Recent Reforms and Challenges
by Jiwei QIAN - 91-101 Alibaba’s Media Conglomerate Dream
by Hui Min SHIH & Lincey QI - 102-110 Human Resource Development in Peacebuilding: Japan’s Way of Contributing to Peace
by Tadashi IWAMI
July 2016, Volume 08, Issue 03
- 05-18 China to Emphasise Innovative Development in the 13th Five-Year Programme Period
by Sarah Y TONG - 19-32 China’s 13th Five-Year Plan: Road Map for Social Development
by Litao ZHAO - 33-41 13th Five-Year Plan Reorientates China’s Housing Policy
by Zhihua ZHOU - 42-53 Xi Jinping’s Leadership Style
by Wei SHAN - 54-67 Understanding Chinese Meritocracy
by Lance L P GORE - 68-77 China’s Military Reform: In Search of Centrality and Joint Capability
by Bojian LIU & Gang CHEN - 78-86 China and the Middle Income Trap
by John WONG - 87-99 New Energy Vehicles Industry in China: Developments and Challenges
by Tuan Yuen KONG - 100-109 Assessing China’s South China Sea Policy, 2009-2015
by Feng ZHANG - 110-120 Economic and Political Factors for the Fall of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in China
by Yuqing XING
April 2016, Volume 08, Issue 02
- 5-14 Taiwan as a Catalyst for a Sino-American Conflict
by John F COPPER - 15-24 China’s “Militarisation” in the South China Sea: Three Target Audiences
by Cheng-Chwee KUIK - 25-36 The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and China’s Role in Regional Economic Governance
by Yuqing XING - 37-47 The US-China Evolving Relationship: Implications of China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative
by Sun-Jin LEE & Liang Fook LYE - 48-57 The United States and the Lower Mekong Initiative
by Van My LE - 58-67 Bilaterals, Trilaterals and G2: Pragmatic Hedging Between Great Powers and the Role of the Middle Powers and Small States in Northeast Asia
by Tai Wei LIM - 68-78 Xi Jinping Overhauls the People’s Liberation Army
by Lance L P GORE - 79-93 China’s “Two Centenary Goals”: Progress and Challenge
by Ding LU - 94-102 China’s Stock Market Turmoil: Lessons and Implications
by Jing WAN - 103-114 China’s Ethnic Policy Since 2009
by Yongjia LIANG
January 2016, Volume 08, Issue 01
- 5-15 Rebuilding the Leninist Party Rule: Chinese Communist Party under Xi Jinping's Stewardship
by Lance L P GORE - 16-24 China's Politics: Bold Reforms and Unabated War on Corruption
by Yongnian ZHENG & Gang CHEN - 25-39 Chinese Society: Stability and Governance
by Litao ZHAO - 40-54 China's Economy: Adjusting to a Sustained Slowdown in Uncertain Structural Transition
by John WONG - 55-70 China's Foreign Policy: Balancing its International Responsibility and National Interest
by Yongnian ZHENG & Liang Fook LYE - 71-78 Japan's Politics: Crossing the Rubicon
by Peng Er LAM - 79-94 Japanese Economy: Facing the Constraint of an Ageing and Declining Population
by Yuqing XING - 95-103 Hong Kong's Political Trends
by Tai Wei LIM - 104-117 Hong Kong's Modest Economic Growth: Sustained by Domestic Consumption
by Yang ZHANG & Sarah Y TONG - 118-127 Taiwan's Politics: Fraying at the Dawn of a New Era
by Hui-Yi Katherine TSENG - 128-143 Taiwan's Economy: An Economic Recession in the Making
by Chien-Hsun CHEN - 144-156 South Korea's Economy: Moderate Expansion Fuelled by Stimulus Policies
by Min-Hua CHIANG - 157-169 The China Factor in South Korea's Foreign Relations
by Jingdong YUAN - 170-180 North Korea's Politics: Path of Reclusive Tyranny
by Sung Chull KIM
October 2015, Volume 07, Issue 04
- 5-13 China and the World Order
by Yongnian ZHENG & Wenxin LIM - 14-23 China and the United States: Towards a New Model of Major Power Relations?
by Weixing HU - 24-29 China and Neighbouring Countries in the South China Sea Dispute: An Update
by Katherine Hui-Yi TSENG - 30-38 What is Xi Jinping Made of: Xi in His Own Words
by Lance L P GORE - 39-51 Who are More Nationalistic on the Chinese Internet?
by Wei SHAN - 52-64 Trends of Private Consumption in the Restructuring of China’s Economy
by Chien-Hsun CHEN - 65-77 Market-Supporting Strategies: A Turning Point in China’s Housing Governance?
by Zhihua ZHOU - 78-87 Poverty Reduction in East Asia: A Continuing Development Challenge
by John WONG - 88-98 Japan’s Human Security Policy: New Pressures, New Responses
by Maria Thaemar Camanag TANA - 99-106 Shinzo Abe’s World War II Statement: Peace, Reflection and Global Contributions
by Tai Wei LIM
July 2015, Volume 07, Issue 03
- 5-19 Li Keqiang’s Economic Agenda
by Sarah Y TONG - 20-35 Recent Development and Implications of China’s Monetary Policy
by Jing WAN & Na XIE - 36-45 The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Market
by Jing WAN - 46-60 Recent Development of Internet Finance in China
by Mu YANG & Wen Xin LIM - 61-72 The Emerging Private Sector in the Chinese Health System
by Jiwei QIAN - 73-85 Changes in the Global Energy Strategic Landscape: Implications for China’s International Strategic Environment
by Chi ZHANG - 86-98 The People’s Liberation Army in the South China Sea Dispute: Institutional Role and War Preparation
by Ji YOU - 99-101 The Economic Card in China’s Pro-active Diplomacy
by John WONG & Tai Wei LIM - 107-113 Vietnam’s Domestic Politics and South China Sea Policy
by Katherine Hui-Yi TSENG - 114-123 Sri Lanka and China’s Maritime Silk Road: A Convergence of Interests
by Peng Er LAM
April 2015, Volume 07, Issue 02
- 5-19 Understanding Xi Jinping's “Rule of Law” Campaign
by Yongnian ZHENG & Wei SHAN - 20-28 China's Fugitive Officials and Vanishing Fortune
by Lance L P GORE - 29-38 China's Efforts in Curbing Shadow Banking
by Jing WAN - 39-50 China's War on Smog: Measures and Challenges
by Ding LU & Jing WAN - 51-62 Chongqing under Sun Zhengcai
by Litao ZHAO & Jiwei QIAN - 63-77 Public Policy Satisfaction in Urban China
by Wenfang TANG & Dong Erico YU - 78-89 China's Civil-Military Strategies for South China Sea Dispute Control
by Ji YOU - 90-100 US-China Relations in Asia-Pacific Economic Integration
by Min-Hua CHIANG - 101-108 Maritime Piracy and China's Policy Options to Southeast Asian Waters
by Kai CHEN - 109-116 Japan's Post-Fukushima Energy Politics
by Tai Wei LIM
January 2015, Volume 07, Issue 01
- 5-15 China's Political Outlook: Xi Jinping as a Game Changer
by Yongnian ZHENG & Gang CHEN - 16-26 Revamping the Chinese Communist Party
by Lance L P GORE - 27-36 China's Economy 2015: Reform and Rebalancing to Sustain Growth under the “New Normal”
by John WONG - 37-50 Chinese Society Adjusting to the “New Normal”
by Litao ZHAO - 51-61 Social Instability and State Responses in China
by Wei SHAN - 62-82 China's Foreign Policy: The Unveiling of President Xi Jinping's Grand Strategy
by Yongnian ZHENG & Liang Fook LYE - 83-95 Hong Kong's Governance Challenges in a New Age of Pro-Democracy Movement
by Chiew Ping YEW - 96-105 Generational Conflicts Plaguing Taiwan's Politics
by Katherine Hui-Yi TSENG - 106-120 Taiwan's Economy: On an Expansionary Path?
by Chien-Hsun CHEN - 121-129 Japan at a Crossroads: Abe Shinzo's Politics and Abenomics
by Peng Er LAM - 130-141 Shinzo Abe's Challenges for the New Growth Strategy and Tax Reform
by Yoshihisa GODO & Sarah Y TONG - 142-150 Rocky Road Ahead for South Korea
by Jaewoo CHOO - 151-160 North Korea's Search for a Breakthrough, 2014–2015
by Sung Chull KIM