Asia

Unpacking UNSC Resolution 2270 on North Korea

The resolution unquestionably goes one notch further in isolating Pyongyang – the cost is empowering China to make decisions regarding implementation. 

China gets tough on North Korea sanctions

The two new additions to the sanctions regime have teeth and show how the Chinese line on sanctioning North Korea has evolved from deep suspicion to clear support

China’s slowdown and Europe’s leverage

China's declining economic leverage offer Europe an opportunity for a coordinated rebalancing of the relationship between China and the EU

How China and the West use terrorism

In the hands of some governments, terrorism has become a semantic weapon for pressuring others to cooperate in their struggles