2011 proved a tipping point for China’s approach to the world. The confluence of Europe’s debt crisis and America’s contracting defence budget has created ri

With the state funeral and national condolence staged on 28-29 December 2011, clamor and mourning caused by death of Kim Jong Il, late top leader of N. Korea, s

Kim Jong-il’s sudden death has introduced a new element of uncertainty into the security dynamics in Northeast Asia.  In recent years, quiet discussions have

In early May, I gave an interview to the Chinese state-run Global Times newspaper arguing that China was probably ‘the loneliest rising great power in world hi

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Il paid an unofficial visit to China from May 20 to 26 at the invitation of China’s president Hu Jintao. It was the third visit

The United States and China–the world’s two economic superpowers– met last week for the third installment of their Strategic and Economic Dial

Although the US Department of Treasury has decided to postpone its scheduled report on whether China is manipulating its currency to gain trade advantage until

Military means should not be an option for resolving issues in the Korean Peninsular, Liu Jieyi, China's permanent representative to the UN and UN Security Council president for July said.

U.S. President Donald Trump took a conciliatory tone on Saturday at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping where the leaders agreed to keep working on two pressing issues: the nuclear threat posed by North Korea and bilateral trade irritants.

Recently, the US Secretaries of State and Defense announced a policy of “strategic accountability” on North Korea. What are the key components of this policy, and is it really anything new?