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Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (11-17 December 2023)

Economic

Israel-Gaza war: Houthi attacks push shipping giants to pause Red Sea voyages

Spiralling attacks on merchant ships by Houthi militants off the coast of Yemen have prompted widespread trade disruption with some of the ....

December 19, 2023 Israel , Myanmar , Ukraine , Gaza , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , US-China relations , Central Economic Work Conference , cop 28 , Red Sea Shipping Attacks , Panama Canal Drought , Putin Conference

The ‘Unresolved’ Taiwan issue: Chinese Achilles Heel?

Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

The Russian attack on Ukraine raised a lot of questions about the future of Taiwan. The most pertinent questions being will Beijing attack Taiwan and force a military take over of the island, the second being will the United States fulfil its commitm....

June 02, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , China-Taiwan relations , US-China relations , Chinese nationalism

An Assessment of China’s 13th National People’s Congress – May 2020’

Jayadeva Ranade Article

Summary

The 3rd Plenum of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) was held in Beijing from May 22 to 28, 2020, in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic with restrictions on expenditure and social interaction.
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June 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Article , China , economy , Xi Jinping , CPPCC , Tsinghua University , Pandemic , Two Sessions , 13th CPC , military Deputies , criticism , Hongkong , Two Centenary goals , US-China relations

Interaction with the Heritage Foundation (Washington DC, USA)

The brainstorming session was devoted to Indo-US bilateral relations, developments in the South China Sea and Indo-Pacific, stabilising South Asia, and US-China relations. In bilateral domain, strengthening US-India defence cooperation, and issues of....

April 25, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , Indo-Pacific , US-China relations , Heritage Foundation

Overview of US-China Relations under the Trump Administration

... US-China relations are being shaped by the assertive policies of Xi Jinping ... and the Trump administration’s view that the large trade deficit and security challenges in East Asia require a more proactive policy towards China .... being the ....

March 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Xi Jinping , trade , East Asia , US-China relations

Interaction with a visiting Delegation from Fudan University, China

A four-member delegation of Fudan University (China), led by Prof. Zhang Yi, Executive Vice Director, Fudan Development Institute (China), and comprising Prof. Sun Lijian, Prof. Shen Dingli, and Prof. Lin Minwang as members of the delegation, visited....

May 30, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , National Congress , OBOR , CPEC , US-China relations , Fudan University