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Integrated Megapolises, Next Stage of Chinese Reforms

Last November, Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired a Shanghai symposium on advancing the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta (YRD). Half a decade...

Can China Divide the West?

Authors: Kung Chan and Zhou Chao* The arrangement of Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to three European countries—France, Serbia, and Hungary—appears meticulously planned. Within...

A fractured Europe is allowing Putin’s new axis to blossom

When the Berlin Wall fell, a territorial reality was extinguished, but the idea underpinning it remained: authoritarian governance paired with deep suspicion of the...

Autonomous Europe: Threat to the U.S. and Opportunity to China

In recent years, a geopolitical awakening has stirred within Europe, accompanied by a stark realization: the continent’s overreliance on the United States has been...

American Test of Unarmed Intercontinental Missiles: Implications and Global Reactions

The United States boasts one of the largest and most advanced arms and weapon industries in the world. This industry plays a critical role...

Can Zelenskyy’s Swiss Summit bring peace for Ukraine?

From a surprise visit to Asia’s premier security summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore to hopping on flights bound for Qatar, the Philippines and...

China’s Unexpected Pluralism: A Thai Muslim’s Perspective on Shanghai and Hangzhou

As a Thai Muslim, I recently embarked on a week-long adventure to Shanghai and Hangzhou in China. While researching the trip, I wasn't sure...

The New Era of Online Shopping: Exploring Implementation of Live Commerce in China and Indonesia

The development of information and communication technology, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, has triggered digital transformation across various sectors, including trade and business. These...

China Regains Top Spender Status as Asia-Pacific Reopens to Tourism in 2023

China has recovered its position as top spender on international tourism in 2023 as Asia and the Pacific consolidates its recovery from the impacts...

The Asian Century

The 21st century is often heralded as the "Asian Century," a period where the political and economic might of Asian nations will eclipse the...

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Whose Tradition? The Global South and the Politics of the Tradwife Narrative

The phenomenon of the tradwife (traditional wife)—women who claim...
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