Asia

Top ten ECFR reads from 2018

2018 was a big picture year for our readers, or at least their worries expanded. In 2017, our readers’ eyes were clearly turned to Russia—seven…

The US and China are the closest of enemies

 After years of economic symbiosis in which the US purchased low-cost Chinese imports and China purchased US Treasuries, China has begun to pursue the prerogatives of a superpower, and the US has responded in kind. As a result, both countries are becoming more alike, particularly in their belief that there can be only one winner.

Europe’s migration lessons for Japan

Japan's workforce is ageing fast and lawmakers are working to reform the country's immigration laws – what lessons can Europe teach Japan?

Credit: The god of China’s big data era

China’s social credit system has deep roots in Chinese culture and history – an excerpt from our latest China Analysis

Hand-outs and bail-outs: China’s lobbyists in Italy

Italy's new coalition government is moving the country on the path to bankruptcy, causing Italy to look overseas at China for support in pressuring the EU to bail them out