“Pivot to Asia” is Defunct
Since the Obama administration announced its “pivot to Asia” in late 2011, it has failed to back up its rhetoric with concrete actions.
Tag: Zihao Liu
From Beijing, With(out) Love
Zihao Liu explains how the agreements reached at last week’s APEC Summit will affect the future of Sino-Japanese relations.
The Myth of International Indifference
The immense scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa can be attributed to poor local governance.
New Alliance, Old Fear
A report released last week on the U.S.-Japan alliance, which seems to prescribe a more powerful and assertive Japanese military, has put China on high alert. Zihao Liu argues that, despite the lack of militaristic feeling in Japan, the vague and foreboding language of the report will likely reinforce China’s mistrust of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
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