Aug 1, 2017

The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-Japanese Relations

By Yinan He

Sino-Japanese relations have been in another volatility cycle since the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands disputes flared up again in summer 2012. The downward trend seems to have...

Aug 1, 2017

The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-South Korean Relations

By See-Won Byun

How do Chinese national identity narratives affect Sino-South Korean relations? The Koguryo history war more than a decade ago was a turning point in bilateral...

Aug 1, 2017

The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-ASEAN Relations

By Danielle Cohen

China and ASEAN possess tremendous opportunities for economic cooperation, but also face significant security challenges, particularly regarding the South China Sea. In both domains, China’s...

Aug 1, 2017

The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-Russian Relations

By Gilbert Rozman

When we think of national identity as a factor in China’s external relations, we normally focus on Japan or, for those bolder in their thinking,...

Aug 1, 2017

The Impact of Chinese National Identity on Sino-U.S. Relations

By Guo Yingjie

The Chinese Party-state’s warnings about the danger of Western ideas appear with increasing frequency. Whether the target is “constitutional democracy,” the “rule of law,” “universal...

Aug 1, 2017

Intro | U.S.-ROK Economic Relations Left Uncertain Amid Leadership Changes

By Gilbert Rozman

While the other parts of this book bring China fully into the coverage—diplomacy, national identities, and sanctions—here we narrow the focus on U.S.-ROK relations with...

Aug 1, 2017

Reinforcing U.S.-ROK Economic Relations through a Better Understanding of the KORUS FTA

By Suh Jin Kyo

President Donald Trump has made it clear that he intends to follow through on his protectionist campaign promises. On his first day in office, he...

Aug 1, 2017

The Trump Administration, U.S.-Korean Economic Relations, and Asian Regionalism

By Claude Barfield

This analysis written “in medias res” (in the midst of things) covers trade policy under President Donald Trump. The basic outline was prefigured during the...

Aug 1, 2017

A U.S. Perspective on Bilateral Economic Relations

By Brock Williams, Mark Manyin

The past several years have been an era of relative calm in U.S.-South Korean trade and economic relations. The Trump administration, however, has signaled two...

Aug 1, 2017

Intro | The Impact of Sanctions on North Korea

By Gilbert Rozman

How sanctions are impacting North Korea is of utmost significance as leaders debate either tightening the sanctions or shifting to another approach for dealing with...

Aug 1, 2017

A Chinese Perspective on the Impact of Sanctions

By Cheng Xiaohe

Since the Korean War, North Korea (the DPRK) has endured sanctions imposed by the United States and other western countries, but the sanctions began to...

Aug 1, 2017

A Russian Perspective on the Impact of Sanctions

By Alexander Gabuev

The situation on the Korean Peninsula is moving in a dangerous direction. In order to affect the behavior of the North Korean regime and change...