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The US should provide a fair, just business environment for Chinese companies: FM (Global Times)

The US should provide a fair, just, and non-discriminatory business environment for companies from various countries, including Chinese companies, to operate in the country,...

US to face backlash in forming ‘united front’ with new cyber bureau to suppress China, Russia: expert (Xu Keyue, Global Times)

The US is stepping up its pace in grabbing its discourse power globally on cyberspace and other emerging technologies with its move to form...

China holds the financial key to huge carbon emission avoidance (Niccolò Manych, Cecilia Han Springer, Michael Jakob and Jan Christoph Steckel, East Asia Forum)

Coal power generation needs to be phased out quickly to achieve the targets of the Paris Agreement. Cost-competitive renewable energies are already pushing coal...

Confusion reigns over Kishida’s big economic promises (Aurelia George Mulgan, East Asia Forum)

Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was proactive and dynamic in his pursuit of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidency, which was totally out of character...

The Latin American element in China’s CPTPP bid (Juan J Palacios, East Asia Forum)

China’s bid for membership in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a multifaceted move. An overlooked aspect of it is...

South Korea’s deepening social fractures amid COVID-19 success (Yoo-jung Lee, Yves Tiberghien, East Asia Forum)

South Korea was well prepared and acted rapidly at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020. It pioneered new methods of aggressive COVID-19 containment...

Military unity under unprecedented pressure in Myanmar (Nyi Nyi Kyaw, East Asia Forum)

Myanmar’s military, known as the Tatmadaw, is often considered the strongest institution in the country. This is true in terms of force. But the...

What to expect around education at COP26 (Christina Kwauk, Brookings)

For the first two weeks of November, all eyes will be on Glasgow as the much-anticipated COP26—the 26th Conference of the Parties to the...

Muqtada al-Sadr’s problematic victory and the future of Iraq (Ranj Alaaldin, Brookings)

Iraq’s parliamentary elections rarely produce surprises. But the elections that were held this month constituted a potential make-or-break moment amidst widespread social unrest, systemic...

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