East Asia Forum

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Climate change threatens China’s food security

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Authors: Yu Sheng and Siying Jia, Peking University China has achieved significant progress in ensuring food security through institutional reforms, technological advancements, and increased investment in agricultural infrastructure. From 1978 to 2022, agricultural output grew at a rate of 4.5%…

China takes centre stage in Middle East diplomacy

Author: Oliver B John, Astrolabe Global Strategy In a move widely hailed in the Persian Gulf and cautiously welcomed by the United States Administration, senior Chinese, Iranian, and Saudi security officials agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations between Riyadh and Tehran.…

Japan walks the walk on the rules-based order

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Author: Editorial Board, ANU Three and a half years ago the world trading system confronted the threat of its rules becoming unenforceable as the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Appellate Body seized up amid US objections to its jurisprudence. This wasn’t…

Russia looks East to trade

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Author: Oleg Yanovsky, MGIMO On 31 March 2023, Russia published its new Foreign Policy Concept. Rapid growth in Asia has fuelled Russia’s drift toward the East and the pivot has now been integrated into official policy. This is a tectonic…

What Macron makes of the Taiwan Litmus Test

French President Emmanuel Macron triggered a series of geopolitical debates after returning from his state visit to China on 9 April 2023. Strong criticism was provoked by his remarks that Europe should reinforce its strategic autonomy and avoid becoming either…