Deng Xiaoping’s inability to truly liberalize China has imposed enduring costs on the country. Four decades after initiating economic reform, China finds itself at a crossroads, with its future trajectory uncertain.

The question we've all been asking.

From a dazzling Winter Olympics in South Korea to another devastating tsunami in Indonesia, the Year of the Dog was one of definite surprises. Take one last look at who was up and who was down in Asia in 2018, and get ready for what might well be an even more unsettling year ahead.

Both presidents mark the 40 years of diplomatic ties.

President uses rare speech on issue to ratchet up pressure on US support for Taipei

Fresh talks to be launched, while the U.S. delays plans to raise tariffs on Chinese goods starting Jan. 1

Why are bilateral statistics moving the wrong way?

While ‘strongmen’ politicians govern states throughout the Asia Pacific, the truth is that these strongmen are presiding over increasingly vulnerable states and even more fragile economies.