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Beijing’s Frustrations on the Korean Peninsula

Relations between Beijing and Pyongyang have fluctuated dynamically over the past two decades, beginning in the 1980s when frays first appeared in China’s ties with North Korea. The relationship continued to suffer as China pursued a policy of rapprochement toward South Korea. By the mid-1990s,... MORE

Hu’s Safari: China’s Emerging Strategic Partnerships in Africa

Chinese President Hu Jintao wrapped up his eight-country, twelve-day African tour this month in the midst of controversy regarding China’s role in the continent. Government officials from the countries that received China’s leader expressed gratitude for their guest’s generous offers of aid, cancellations of debt... MORE

Hu’s Safari: China’s Emerging Strategic Partnerships in Africa

Chinese President Hu Jintao wrapped up his eight-country, twelve-day African tour this month in the midst of controversy regarding China’s role in the continent. Government officials from the countries that received China’s leader expressed gratitude for their guest’s generous offers of aid, cancellations of debt... MORE

China and East Timor: Good, But Not Best Friends

Since the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (more commonly referred to as East Timor) achieved formal independence on May 20, 2002, the PRC has worked hard to cultivate a close relationship with the world’s youngest nation. China’s interests in East Timor are threefold: to expand its... MORE

China and East Timor: Good, But Not Best Friends

Since the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (more commonly referred to as East Timor) achieved formal independence on May 20, 2002, the PRC has worked hard to cultivate a close relationship with the world’s youngest nation. China’s interests in East Timor are threefold: to expand its... MORE

Ice Charades: Japan and China Skate Around the Obstacles

China's and Japan's diplomats can never be criticized for failing to come up with a variety of buzzwords to describe the evolution of their countries' bilateral relations: "hot economics, cold politics," moving from a "comprehensive policy dialogue" to a "strategic dialogue," and building a "mutually... MORE