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The China-Myanmar Economic Corridor and the Limits of China’s BRI Agency
By Pascal Abb
The case of CMEC and other Chinese business activities in Myanmar show how exposed China is to escalating conflict risks, and offer insight to the role it is playing in the ongoing civil war.

Amid Environmental Concerns, Hong Kong’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Project Presses Ahead
By Katie Schulder-Battis
A massive new development project, centered around the San Tin Technopole, will transform farm and village land – including manmade wetlands crucial for regional wildlife.

The US AI Diffusion Framework: Global Implications and Unintended Consequences
By Fatih Oktay
The framework would divide the world into AI “haves” and “have nots,” based on nations' willingness to align with the U.S. against China.

Afghan Women’s Cricket Team Makes Their Debut – in Melbourne
By Bianca Roberts and Ciaran O’Mahony
The first match by the Afghan women’s cricket team is placing the Taliban under additional diplomatic pressure.

The Growing Ambitions of the Pakistani Taliban
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Newly empowered and emboldened, the TTP dreams of following in the Afghan Taliban’s footsteps by carving out its own emirate – this time on Pakistani soil.

Ruili on Edge: A Chinese Border City Loses Its Mojo
By Mingyue Yang and Yaolong Xian
The onetime boom-town has struggled to adapt to domestic policy shifts, anti-fraud campaigns, and the escalating civil war across the border in Myanmar.

The State of the South China Sea: Coercion at Sea, Slow Progress on a Code of Conduct
By Carl Thayer
Major developments in the South China Sea in 2024 do not augur well for 2025.

The Rise and Fall of Americans’ China Dreams
By Mark Witzke
The arc of one English teaching program in Shenzhen reflects broader trends that have eaten away at Americans’ interest in working and studying in China.

The Narratives of War in Pakistan’s Kurram District
By Hassan Turi
In Kurram, rival tribes have clashed over competing narratives, claims of victimhood, and accusations of foreign interference.

Carrots and Sticks? Taiwan and Semiconductor Supply Chains Under Trump 2.0
By Ming-Yen Ho and Chiang Min-yen
Will Trump scrap the incentives offered to foreign firms like TSMC under the CHIPS Act – while upping the pressure for Taiwan to invest in the United States?

US State Legislatures’ Approach to China in 2023-24: The National Context
By Flora Yan
Correlations between state and national policy, cross-state coordination, and future directions under a second Trump presidency.

Should AI Convert to Islam?
By Sophie Lemière
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged programmers to infuse "Islamic" values into tech.
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