Nov 19, 2014

As Ankit noted on our Flashpoints blog today, the U.S., Japan, and Australia took advantage of the G20 summit in Brisbane to hold a trilateral meeting where the

Nov 19, 2014

Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama traveled to Beijing for a series of bilateral meetings and to participate in the annual APEC Summit – his first since 20

Nov 18, 2014

Last week’s APEC summit in Beijing served as a major coming-out party for President Xi Jinping’s “one belt, one road” plan: the Silk Road Economic Belt and

Nov 17, 2014

This summer, China launched operation “Fox Hunt” to go after corrupt officials who have fled overseas. On Monday, China’s Ministry of Public Security reporte

Nov 17, 2014

Developments in East Asia in recent years hint at the possibility that communication between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People’s Liberation Army

Nov 17, 2014

The U.S.-China Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) On the Rules of Behavior for the Safety of Air and Maritime Encounters announced after the November 12 summit b

Nov 14, 2014

Developments in East Asia in recent years hint at the possibility that communication between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People’s Liberation Army

Nov 14, 2014

The United States and China recently agreed to reduce carbon emissions in what has been called a landmark climate change agreement. This agreement followed mont

Nov 14, 2014

One of the highlights from the recent U.S.-China summit in Beijing was an agreement on efforts to battle climate change. China pledged to reach peak emissions b

Nov 13, 2014

In May 2013, the Pentagon suggested that a high altitude Chinese sub-orbital space launch—claimed to be a scientific mission by China—was in reality the first