Volume 23 Issue 13

Articles from Volume 23 Issue 13

Xi Shifts Blame as Chinese Economy Continues to Falter

07.21.2023 Antonio Graceffo

Introduction In December of last year, China’s central government lifted its stringent “zero-COVID” restrictions, signaling to the public it shifted its principal policy objective from...

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The PRC Eyes Vietnam: Chinese Assessments of Vietnam’s Hedging Strategy

07.21.2023 Nathan Waechter

Introduction In July, the Barbie movie––an ostensibly apolitical and innocuous film––was banned by the Vietnamese Department of Cinema over real-world tensions between Vietnam and China....

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The PLA Reconceptualizes Control of the Air

07.21.2023 Derek Solen

Introduction Some Western analysts argue that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) use of the term “command of the air” belies outdated views of control...

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Illegal Fishing in Southeast Asia: Scope, Dimensions, Impacts, and Multilateral Response

07.21.2023 Peter Chalk

Introduction Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF) has surfaced as an increasingly salient offshore threat in Southeast Asia that is leading to huge losses in...

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