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August 23, 2023

Singapore
Singapore’s Social Contract Is Starting to Fray

The PAP has made unbending integrity central to its identity, magnifying the damage the recent scandals have done to the party.

Singaporean prime minister stands behind a microphone with his hands clasped wearing a black suit with blue tie.
Article by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Program

May 12, 2022

South Korea
China-South Korea Relations Under South Korea’s New Yoon Administration: The Challenge Of Defining ‘Mutual Respect’

The establishment of a stable framework for managing China-South Korea relations under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration will require the two countries to close the gap in understanding of the meaning…

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol shakes hands with Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan after his inauguration ceremony at new presidential office in Seoul, South Korea on May 10, 2022.
Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder Asia Unbound

December 14, 2021

Olympics
The Olympics Are Hard on the Environment. Will the 2022 Beijing Games Continue the Trend?

The Olympics are becoming less sustainable, and the winter games in Beijing are no exception. Can organizers make them more environmentally friendly as the climate crisis intensifies?

In Brief by Nathanael Cheng

December 7, 2021

Education
Higher Education Webinar: The Role of Joint Venture Universities in China

Denis F. Simon, senior adviser to the president for China affairs and professor of the practice at Duke University, leads a conversation on the role of joint venture universities in China.   FA…

Play A canal in Kunshan, China.
Webinar by Denis F. Simon and Irina A. Faskianos Renewing America

June 7, 2021

Southeast Asia
Of Questionable Connectivity: China’s BRI and Thai Civil Society

Benjamin Zawacki is a senior program specialist with the Asia Foundation’s office in Thailand, focused on regional security and cooperation, and the author of Thailand: Shifting Ground between the US…

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha (C) and Wang Xiaotao (C-L), a representative of the Chinese government, take part during the groundbreaking ceremony of the cooperation between Thailand and China on the Bangkok-Nong Khai high speed rail development in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand on December 21, 2017.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound