China is ageing gracefully, for now

Tang Huajun, Ang Ran and her parents sit near their 2-year-old son Tang Ziang at their home in Beijing, China, 8 November 2022 (Photo: Reuters/Tingshu Wang).

Author: Editorial Board, ANU China has a new Premier. Former Shanghai Party Secretary Li Qiang has taken the number two spot in China from Li Keqiang, who retired after two terms even as his boss, President Xi Jinping, is delaying…

Vietnam hedges its bets on the BRI

Students walk along a road building site in Hanoi, Vietnam, 17 May 2011 (Photo: Reuters/Nguyen Huy Kham).

Authors: Viet Dung Trinh, University of Queensland and Huy Hai Do, Hanoi University The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, is considered an ambitious long-term strategy to promote the expansion of Chinese influence…