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Arguments Rage in Australia Over the ‘China choice’
Arguments currently raging in Australia about the so-called China choice have not addressed the crucial issue about what specific concessions must be made to accommodate a rising China. Instead,...
Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Protests Unlikely to Reappear in Singapore
On 27 September, hundreds of people staged a ‘Return Our Central Provident Fund’ (CPF) protest rally at Hong Lim Park, Singapore. Simultaneously in Hong Kong, the Occupy Central movement,...
Can China and the U.S. reach a climate-change deal?
For many years China and the United States have faced off over climate change. Now, climate change action is one of the few things the two powers can agree...
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Spirit Alive and Well
Just before midnight on 2 October, CY Leung, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, agreed to negotiations with student protest leaders on the issue of political reform. The protesters, as...
Mongolia’s Ties to China and the West are Deepening
The close timing of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s and Russian president Vladimir Putin’s recent visits has led a number of analysts to claim Mongolia has abandoned its ‘Third Neighbour’...
Will Australia Chair a G20 Summit with a Meaningful Outcome?
The genesis of the G20 is a tale of two crises. The first — the Asian financial crisis — led to the creation of the G20 as a meeting...
India’s path to a low-carbon economy includes raising the coal tax
India’s 2014–15 budget doubled the rate of tax on coal from 50 rupees (US$0.82) to 100 rupees (US$1.64) per metric tonne. Though the additional revenue could accelerate the deployment...
Stronger India-China Trade Undermined by Border Issues
India’s modern relationship with China, beginning in the 1950s when India was the first non-socialist bloc country to rekindle relations, has been volatile — underscored by border disputes, post-colonial...
The Iron Ore Shipping Business is Facing Some Rough Seas
The impact of Chinese demand on global iron ore prices is well known. A less acknowledged consequence of China’s emergence is the transformation of incentive structures in the global...
‘Smart Cities’ in India also need to be Livable
With more than half of the global population now living in urban areas, some in abject poverty, the path to sustainable development must pass through cities. In a meeting...