Chinese Views of Korean History
The way Chinese officials and writers view the history of Korea—from ancient times to the post- Cold War developments in South Korea—matters for at least…
Chinese Views of Korean History to the Late 19th Century
In the tradition of imperial China and communism, Chinese publications see history as a morality tale. In the case of Korean history to the late…
Chinese Views of Korean History in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
In July 2014, Ambassador Qiu Guohong in preparation for Xi Jinping’s visit to Seoul stated that the “relationship between South Korea and China couldn’t be…
Chinese Views of Korean History in the Cold War Era
This chapter draws a rough sketch of the evolution of Chinese views on Korean history in the Cold War era in three parts. The first…
The Chinese Perception of the U.S.-China-ROK Triangle
Since being applied to U.S.-Soviet-China trilateral relations after the Sino-American rapprochement in the early 1970s, the notion/theory of “strategic triangles” has been widely used to…
Advancing the Regional Trade Order in East Asia with a Less Engaged United States
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election and immediate pullout from the TPP, a scramble ensued over how to proceed with constructing a regional trade…
Is the Belt and Road Initiative a Chinese-style Regionalism?
In the last two decades, bilateral and regional trade agreements (RTAs) have been considered a primary force to advance the world trading system because the…
Japan in the Driver’s Seat? Reshaping the Regional Trade Order without the United States
On January 28, 2018 representatives from eleven countries, following the strong leadership of Japan, agreed to a modified version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This…
Economic Regionalism is Key to Openness and Growth: An ASEAN Perspective
The 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are involved in several regional economic arrangements, not only their own ASEAN Economic Community…
Re-Energizing Economic Integration between South Asia and East Asia
This chapter focuses on economic integration (linkages) between South Asia and East Asia.2 The topic is important for three reasons. First, South Asia-East Asia (SA-EA)…