China

There is no denying that the Mekong region has become an economic battleground where Japan and China are competing to gain and sustain economic influence in the region.

The Chinese presence in the Mediterranean is raising new questions among the diplomatic services of the Maghreb countries, as well as those of southern Europe. Indeed, over the past five years, China has been translating its national priorities with increasing activism in the Mediterranean....

As 2017 drew to close, China officially approved plans for its long-awaited national Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) outlined some of the implementation details[1]. Though it will be limited...

Assessing the state of democracy in Asia is a challenge. While some countries, such as Japan and India, have been showing the way from early days, some others, such as in Southeast Asia are still struggling to ensure stable and sustainable democratic institutions and practices.

The global environment for trade is undergoing significant changes. New emerging players such as China are aiming to adapt the rules and institutions inherited from the postwar Bretton Woods system.

Chinese investments in Europe have surged in recent years, becoming both a source of hope and growing concern across the continent.

As the 19^th National Congress is now over, questions about foreign policy implications of China’s leadership reshuffle are raised.

Alice Ekman deciphers the 19^th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in foreign policy terms.

Since Xi Jinping became president of China, the number of think tanks has considerably increased.

Going beyond the numerous claims of rupture, is Trump overturning the international order and the place occupied in it by the United States?

Chinese power continues to grow both militarily and economically: its disputed territorial gains in the South China Sea are complemented by its extensive investment initiative in the New Silk Roads through the Eurasian continent.