The centre of international gravity is shifting toward East Asia, explains The Diplomat's Elbridge Colby. With China rising, Washington must focus its economic and security policies there, not the Middle East.

Sheila A. Smith says the short-term prognosis for Japan's electricity supply is uncertain, yet it is the longer term effort to reform energy policy that is vital to resolving the current impasse in Japan's nuclear debate.

Elizabeth Economy argues that the biggest challenge that China faces may be lack of access to clean water.

Hackers have attacked America's defense establishment, as well as companies from Google to Morgan Stanley to security giant RSA, and fingers point to China as the culprit. Michael Joseph Gross gets an exclusive look at the raging cyber-war--Operation Aurora! Operation Shady rat!--and explains why Washington has been slow to fight back.

Jerome A. Cohen says the Chinese government's assurances for due process in its prosecution of Lai Changxing, the mastermind behind a smuggling and bribery scandal, are far from being 'strict, clear, and unequivocal.'

Evan A. Feigenbaum argues that while a rebalancing of China's economy will mean a more competitive and powerful China, it will also create new opportunities for those countries in Asia that get manufacturing and investment policies right.

Jerome A. Cohen says the consultative jury system in South Korea can serve as a model for both sides of the Taiwan strait.

Jerome A. Cohen states, "It's open season on lawyers in China today."

In light of a recent slowdown in China's economic growth, a coterie of China commentators at the New York Times discusses the question of whether massive public spending is contributing to an incipient debt crisis.

Jerome A. Cohen and Yu-jie Chen say progress has been made so far under an agreement between Beijing and Taipei on law enforcement and judicial
cooperation, but several key issues demand attention.

Peter Orszag shows how better water pricing could help China avoid an environmental crisis.

Henry Kissinger's new book argues that the United States should yield gracefully to China's rise; Aaron Friedberg's gives the opposite advice.

Should the United States maintain its commitment to Taiwan, or should it consider disengaging in order to accommodate China?

Jerome A. Cohen argues that without reforms to its criminal justice system, Beijing risks repeating the embarrassment surrounding the release of artist Ai Weiwei.

Jerome A. Cohen says many will celebrate the Chinese Communist Party's achievements on its 90th birthday, but the costs of the party's economic success will become apparent.

Escalating hostilities between China and its neighbors over competing claims to the South China Sea is a test of China's growing strength and a diplomatic challenge for the United States, which insists that the waterway should be open, says CFR's Joshua Kurlantzick.

Adam Segal argues that while Washington must engage Beijing in discussions about the rules of the road of cyberspace, more important will be efforts to work with allies and close friends in defining international norms of behavior.

Yanzhong Huang says countries need to work together to deal with food safety challenges in the era of globalization.