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Hong Kong's Financial Evolution: China's Bid to Shape Global Capital Flows

Read a summary report of a closed-door roundtable co-organized and co-chaired by the Center for China Analysis and Enodo Economics that discussed China's deepening financial integration with Hong Kong and its impact on global markets.
Singapore 2025 elections
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Singapore’s Ruling Party Wins, but the Opposition Is Here to Stay

Read Bryanna Entwistle's analysis of the Singaporean elections on May 3, 2025.
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Will Ultra-Long Bonds Help Beijing Capitalize Its “New Productive Forces”?

Christopher Vassallo and Wallace Mathai-Davis deduce whether ultra-long bonds can meet the steep capital demands of Beijing’s pivot to science- and technology-driven growth.
Open AI
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Defense or Diffusion? Open Source AI in U.S.-China Competition

Danny Russel and Emily Ratte unpack the national security stakes of open-source AI, and how China is playing the long game.
Palestine
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The Sources of Southeast Asian Discontent Over Gaza

Meghan Murphy examines Southeast Asia’s responses to the ongoing war in Gaza and the U.S. role in mitigating the global repercussions of the conflict.
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Development As Strategy

This website offers expert views from stakeholders in Africa and Southeast Asia on U.S. and Chinese development engagement—what works, what doesn’t, and what they want from external partners.

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Iran's Future in the Middle East

17 Jun 2025
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Please join us for a rapid response on navigating the Israel-Iran conflict.
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The State of Myanmar’s Civil War: Military Dynamics and ASEAN’s Ongoing Dilemma

18 Jun 2025
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Join ASPI for a timely discussion on the ever-changing military situation on the ground and the impact of ASEAN on the conflict.
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Tariffs and Textiles: Fashion Interrupted

26 Jun 2025
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Join ASPI for this timely conversation exploring how shifting U.S. trade policy impacts the global textile and apparel landscape, with a particular focus on South Asia and Southeast Asia.

In the Media

Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers a speech during the opening of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress
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China’s Overlooked Premier Is Slowly Building up Power

In an op-ed for Foreign Policy and ChinaFile, Neil Thomas writes that Xi Jinping has turned over critical economic roles to Li Qiang.
Indian Navy
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India's Critical Role in Safeguarding Undersea Cables

According to Dr. Arun Teja Polcumpally, India has the capability to maintain a regional consortium handling the maintenance and security for undersea cables.
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Commentary: U.S. Shot Itself in the Foot With Decision to Revoke Chinese Student Visas

President Donald Trump’s administration misunderstands the cost-benefit analysis of having Chinese students in American universities, writes Meghan Murphy in an op-ed for Channel News Asia.
Wendy Cutler
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Truth in the Truce: Wendy Cutler Mulls if U.S.-China Trade Can Find Lasting Peace

In an interview with SCMP, Wendy Cutler touches on hot-button issues, from Trump’s executive orders to the likelihood of a lasting agreement with China.
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Vietnam’s Trade Talks With U.S. Could Be a Pathfinder for Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia's first country to press on with trade talks with the Trump administration finds potential opportunities ripe for the picking, write Shay Wester and Meghan Murphy in an op-ed for the Straits Times.
Chinese navy formation, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning during military drills in the South China Sea.
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China is Testing Trump in the South China Sea and the Region is Watching

The U.S. President’s commitment to America’s key Southeast Asian ally was not seriously tested in his first term – this time things are different, writes CCA Fellow Andrew Chubb in an op-ed for Channel News Asia.