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This picture taken on February 8, 2020 shows Chinese workers building the first rail line linking China to Laos, a key part of Beijing's 'Belt and Road' project across the Mekong, in Luang Prabang. - From an artificial island in Sri Lanka to a bridge in Bangladesh and hydropower projects in Nepal and Indonesia, China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road plan is stuttering under the effects of the deadly coronavirus.

Navigating the Belt and Road Initiative Toolkit

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Chinese Diplomacy in Southeast Asia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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China’s Common Prosperity Program: Causes, Challenges, and Implications

President Biden in virtual summit with President Xi

Reflections on China and U.S.-China Relations in 2021

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The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG-65), the guided-missile destroyers USS Sampson (DDG-102) and USS Pinckney (DDG-91), and the guided-missile frigate USS Rentz (FFG-46) operate in formation in the South China Sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

The South China Sea: Realities and Responses in Southeast Asia

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Stacking the Deck: China’s Influence in International Technology Standards Setting

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Navigating the Belt and Road Initiative Toolkit

Chinese Diplomacy in Southeast Asia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

China’s Common Prosperity Program: Causes, Challenges, and Implications

Reflections on China and U.S.-China Relations in 2021

The South China Sea: Realities and Responses in Southeast Asia

Stacking the Deck: China’s Influence in International Technology Standards Setting

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Southeast Asia Expert Roundtable: What Next for ASEAN Connectivity and Regional Integration?

Southeast Asia experts weigh in on the current state and future trajectory of regional integration and connectivity in ASEAN, and what actors can do to support the development of an ASEAN Community.
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The China Challenge: New Leadership Focuses on the Struggle for Security

Guoguang Wu writes about the focus of China's new leadership in Discourse.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit (SCIS) of the UNFCCC COP27 climate conference on November 07, 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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What it’s Like to Negotiate a Climate Agreement

Thom Woodroofe writes in the Saturday Paper about COP27 and Australia.
General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a press event with Members of the new Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and Chinese and Foreign journalists at The Great Hall of People on October 23, 2022 in Beijing, China.
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Listen to Xi Jinping About Taiwan

Lyle J. Morris writes in War on the Rocks about what Xi Jinping said about Taiwan in the 20th Party Congress work report.
This combination of pictures created on November 11, 2022 shows US President Joe Biden (L) addresses the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate from the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC on June 17, 2022 and China's President Xi Jinping (R) speaks after walking with members of the Chinese Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee, the nation's top decision-making body, to meet the media in the Great Hall of the People
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U.S.-China Relations Remain Fraught, but Xi and Biden Are at Least Willing to Work on Them

Rorry Daniels writes in South China Morning Post about the meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping.
A woman walks past a logo of the G20 Summit, in Jakarta on November 8, 2022.
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The Climate Fight Is Asia’s Leadership Opportunity

Kevin Rudd and Ban Ki-moon write in Project Syndicate about the role Asia could play in the fight against climate change.

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Involution: The Generation Turning Inward and Away From Xi’s Chinese Dream

ASPI's Center for China Analysis Junior Fellow Barclay Bram writes about the effects of poor economic outlook and high inequality on Chinese youth.
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The EU’s Proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and Its Implications for Asia

This paper discusses the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) proposal brought forward by the European Commission and assesses its specific implications for companies and governments in Asia.
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China’s National ETS and the Power Market: How the ETS Can Achieve Significant Emission Reductions

This paper examines how China’s national ETS can fulfill its emissions reduction potential in the power sector by driving fuel switching away from coal and toward renewables and low-carbon fuels through the carbon price.
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China’s 20th Party Congress Leadership Reshuffle: Stasis or Sweep?

ASPI's Center for China Analysis Senior Fellow Christopher Johnson writes about China's leadership reshuffle in the upcoming 20th Party Congress.
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Building a Powerful and Coherent Vision for Net Zero in Asia

Achieving the Asia-Pacific’s decarbonization targets would enhance regional economic growth, increase employment, and improve energy security
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China's Course to Carbon Neutrality

This paper takes stock of China’s planning and reform efforts across the domains of climate, energy, and industrial upgrading
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