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Malaysia’s Hedging Strategy with China
The relationship between Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is, by mutual consent, the best it has ever been. On the economic front, two-way trade is expanding by 20-25 percent per year, and Malaysia looks set to cash in on China’s growing appetite... MORE
Malaysia’s Hedging Strategy with China
The relationship between Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is, by mutual consent, the best it has ever been. On the economic front, two-way trade is expanding by 20-25 percent per year, and Malaysia looks set to cash in on China’s growing appetite... MORE
China’s Growing Energy Relations with the Middle East
It is no secret that even as China is attempting to diversify its foreign sources of energy, the Middle East remains a key supplier of the oil and gas that China depends upon to sustain its continuous economic growth. Numerous energy producing states in the... MORE
China’s Growing Energy Relations with the Middle East
It is no secret that even as China is attempting to diversify its foreign sources of energy, the Middle East remains a key supplier of the oil and gas that China depends upon to sustain its continuous economic growth. Numerous energy producing states in the... MORE
Healthcare Reform in China: Design by Committee
Since the disassembly of its comprehensive pre-1979 healthcare system, China has sought to shape and reshape the national healthcare system in an attempt to keep pace with rapid social and economic reforms. While reforms have been ongoing for over 10 years, an overhaul of the... MORE
Healthcare Reform in China: Design by Committee
Since the disassembly of its comprehensive pre-1979 healthcare system, China has sought to shape and reshape the national healthcare system in an attempt to keep pace with rapid social and economic reforms. While reforms have been ongoing for over 10 years, an overhaul of the... MORE
Cold War Redux: China Responds to the Russo-American BMD Dispute
As Chinese commentators criticize U.S. defense officials for their “Cold War mentality,” one need merely read the headlines to feel trapped in a bad rerun of the 1960s. Washington's attempts to meet asymmetric challenges at both ends of the conflict spectrum have kept its hands... MORE
Cold War Redux: China Responds to the Russo-American BMD Dispute
As Chinese commentators criticize U.S. defense officials for their “Cold War mentality,” one need merely read the headlines to feel trapped in a bad rerun of the 1960s. Washington's attempts to meet asymmetric challenges at both ends of the conflict spectrum have kept its hands... MORE
Differing Over Carriers & Rethinking Embargoes
PLA FLAG OFFICERS DIFFER ON CHINA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIER DEVELOPMENT At the recent Fifth Session of the 10th National People’s Congress held in Beijing, an admiral from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) delegation claimed, off-the-record, that China has already begun the research and development (R&D) of... MORE
Differing Over Carriers & Rethinking Embargoes
PLA FLAG OFFICERS DIFFER ON CHINA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIER DEVELOPMENT At the recent Fifth Session of the 10th National People’s Congress held in Beijing, an admiral from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) delegation claimed, off-the-record, that China has already begun the research and development (R&D) of... MORE