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A New Dawn for Afghanistan’s Mes Aynak Copper Mine?
With a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the start of work on an access road, the Taliban and China aim to get the Mes Aynak project underway again.
Germany Is Phasing out Chinese Tech From 5G Networks. Is It the Right Call?
Germany’s decision to exclude ZTE and Huawei parts from its 5G networks stems from geopolitical anxieties and strategic concerns.
Guest Post: Mutton and Mahogany: Mongolia’s 62-year Friendship with Laos Continues
By Benjamin Nuland On June 11th 2024, Mongolia welcomed the Laotian president to Sukhbaatar Square for the first time since 2007. Thongloun Sisoulith’s arrival celebrated a 62-year long friendship between …
Observing Election Day: Erdenet City
By Benjamin Nuland and Marissa J. Smith In the week leading up to election day on June 28, Julian and Benjamin observed 10 polling stations in constituency 4 (Khuvsgul, Bulgan, …
New to Ulaanbaatar June-July 2024
By Julian Dierkes I’ve been keeping lists of things that are arriving to/disappearing from central Ulaanbaatar: August 2023 | May 2023 | November 2022 | August 2022 | December 2019 …
Shifting Models of Sovereignty in the Pacific
The ambiguous and evolving status of the Cook Islands and Niue holds lessons for other Pacific powers.
Double Deel Direct
By Julian Dierkes As Bulgan B recently pointed out to me, every member of PM Oyun-Erdene’s new cabinet is an MP! Maybe not surprising for many parliamentary democracies, but this …
Japan Warms up to NATO
Nothing can substitute Japan’s collective defense with the United States, but working with a multilateral bloc such as NATO is an important effort to bolster deterrence.
With or Without Opening? Previewing China’s Third Plenum Reforms
Without efforts to revive market confidence, Beijing’s broader reform agenda could falter.
China’s Third Plenum Shines Light on Center-Local Fiscal Challenges
China watchers should temper their expectations and anticipate incremental changes building off of existing policy rather than deep reform.
PM Oyun-Erdene’s Multi-Party Cabinet
By Marissa J. Smith After each winning shares of seats in the election, the MPP, DP, and KhUN signed a cooperation agreement to form a “grand coalition.” (The Civil Will …
Finance is No Longer the Darling Career in Xi Jinping’s New Economic Order
As China shifts its focus from finance to technology, the ripple effects are profound and far-reaching.
Guest Post: The Thunder Dragon Arrives on Dragon Year: Mongolia and Bhutan Are Just Getting Started
By Benjamin Nuland If I could give an award for Mongolia’s ‘most underestimated relationship’, it must be that with Bhutan. Mongolia’s relationship with Democratic Bhutan began on January 18, 2012, …
DP Results
By Julian Dierkes To me, the success of the DP was one of the surprises of the June 28 election. To my surprise, the DP soared to claim one third …
Why the Panchen Lama Matters
The Panchen Lamas and Dalai Lamas consider themselves “spiritual friends,” but the relationship between the two figures and their communities has hardly been smooth.
The Manner Coffee Case: Trending Terms, Income Inequality, and China’s Private Sector
A recent Baidu trending search term reveals Beijing’s continued efforts to suppress the private sector.
The Fallout of Russia’s Veto and Putin’s North Korea Visit
The impact of the fall of the UN Panel of Experts and how Australia should respond to Russia’s increasing closeness to North Korea.
A New Chinese Buoy Is Causing Concern in Japan
Tokyo says a Chinese ship placed a small buoy in the Shikoku Basin along Japan's southern continental shelf. Beijing says it is for tsunami observation.
US Ambassador Calls China’s Tech Support for Russia During Ukraine Invasion a ‘Major Mistake’
China "is not neutral, but has effectively sided with Russia in this war," U.S. Ambassador to Beijing Nicholas Burns said this week.
Energy at the Crux of Australia-Taiwan Relations
Australia effectively powers Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, and, in turn, powers its Silicon Shield.
India’s Spurning Strategy Toward China: Contestation in Indo-Pacific
As far as China-India bilateral relations are concerned, New Delhi has sent repeated signals that it will stick to its position that relations can’t improve until the border mess is …
Moving North Korea Beyond Deadlock at the UN
With the Security Council at an impasse, the General Assembly should take actions to address the country's escalating human rights and humanitarian crisis.
The New Reality of Dealing With a China in Decline
China’s rapid rise is slowing down, and incumbent global powers that have dominated political, military, and economic spheres for decades are scrambling to respond.
Has China’s $1 Trillion Foreign Investment Paid Off?
For decades, the Chinese economy has soared. This has allowed mass investment in projects worldwide, but the question remains if it was worth it.