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A conversation with Young China Watchers Johanna Costigan Research and Editorial Associate, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)Writer and editor on China technology Member, Global Editorial Board, Young China Watchers (YCW)William Heidlage Senior Director, Bower Group Asia Global Executive Director, Young China Watchers (YCW) Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalIn... Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473... YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe ABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINE AsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong.

A conversation with Young China WatchersAnn ListerudAnalystStrider IntelligenceJason LiResearch Associate, East Asia ProgramThe Stimson CenterSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

AsiaGlobal PodcastAndrew CollierManaging Director and FounderOrient Capital ResearchHong Kong Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com“China's Technology War: Why Beijing Took Down Its Tech Giants” is available on Amazon and other platforms: https://amzn.to/3wHYkkV Follow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

AsiaGlobal PodcastVasuki Shastry Associate Fellow in the Asia-Pacific ProgrammeChatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs)Read AsiaGlobal Online articles by Vasuki Shastry: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/author/vasuki-shastrySubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorsJens MarquardtInstitute of Political Science, Technical University of Darmstadt Laurence L DelinaThe Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyMattijs SmitsWageningen University & ResearchSoutheast Asian countries play a pivotal role in the fight against climate change, taking care to balance economic progress with climate-friendly development. Jens Marquardt, Laurence L Delina and Mattijs Smits, editors of the recent book Governing Climate Change in Southeast Asia, outline how Southeast Asian countries have responded to the climate challenge and summarize the lessons learned from climate governance in ASEAN. Read the full article. Subscribe to our podcastFollow us onFacebookTwitterLinkedInYouTube

AsiaGlobal PodcastJaime FlorCruzJournalist, China watcher and author of The Class of '77: How My Classmates Changed ChinaSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorLeonard SchoppaProfessor of PoliticsUniversity of Virginia Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/death-japans-master-politician-leaves-void Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

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With the withdrawal of US military forces from Afghanistan and the collapse of the Washington-supported government in Kabul, the Taliban have moved quickly and effortlessly to retake control of the country. The central Asian nation is heading into a new yet familiar chapter in its tortured history, writes 2020/21 AsiaGlobal Fellow Jason Yip, who served there from 2013 to 2015 as a delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross. He reflects on the unfolding situation and considers the perspectives and concerns of ordinary Afghan people.Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/afghanistan-crossroads-perspectives-groundSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Russia is a Pacific power, pursuing its own pivot to Asia. Anna Kireeva of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations examines Moscow's relationships in the region particularly its growing alignment with Beijing and its skepticism of the emerging “free and open Indo-Pacific” concept promoted by the United States. Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/enemy-my-enemy-my-friend-russias-view-indo-pacificSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorsNancy Reyes MullinsIndependent researcherSalil TripathiSenior Adviser, Global IssuesInstitute for Human Rights and BusinessSanchita Banerjee SaxenaDirectorSubir and Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh StudiesUniversity of California, Berkeley Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/most-vulnerable-pandemics-impact-bangladeshs-garment-workersSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorSalvador Santino Fulo Regilme JrUniversity LecturerInstitute for HistoryLeiden UniversityRead the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/american-foreign-aid-and-its-consequences-human-rights-protection-southeast-asiaSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorPreeti SinghWriter and Communications Strategist, DelhiRead the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/covid-19-crisis-and-failure-educated-indiaSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorRenato Cruz De CastroDistinguished Professor in the International Studies DepartmentDr Aurelio Calderon Chair in Philippine-American RelationsDe La Salle University, ManilaRead the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/dazed-and-confused-divided-duterte-administration-confronts-and-appeases-chinaSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorDan Leaf Lieutenant General (Retired), US Air ForceOslo Forum Peacewriter Prize 2017Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/vaccine-valor-making-something-out-nothing-north-koreaSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorsRachel FleishmanSenior Fellow for Asia-PacificCenter for Climate and SecuritySarang ShidoreSenior FellowCouncil on Strategic RisksSenior Research AnalystLyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at AustinRead the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/climate-security-growing-military-concern-policymakers-should-heedSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe 

Meet the AuthorDr Khor Swee KhengAssociate FellowChatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs)Senior Visiting FellowUnited Nations University-International Institute for Global HealthRead the AsiaGlobal Online article: http://bit.ly/ago-boost-covid-vaccineSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorVasuki ShastryAssociate Fellow, Asia-Pacific ProgrammeChatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs)Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/asian-century-long-waySubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorMichael SeoFounder and Director, ReaMedica Health, KenyaRead the full article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/untapped-potential-lessons-women-led-healthcare-innovation-africaSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorElina NoorDeputy Director and Director, Political-Security AffairsAsia Society Policy InstituteRead the full article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/what-missing-debate-technology-southeast-asiaSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorYvonne ChiuNational Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityAssociate Professor, Strategy and Policy Department, US Naval War College Read the full article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/going-viral-cyber-warfare-and-ethic-cooperationSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorsRui Wang2019 AsiaGlobal Fellow, Asia Global Institute, The University of Hong KongChina representative, GlobalGivingConsultant, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Minne DengProgram coordinator, China, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)During the fight against Covid-19, philanthropy in China demonstrated how it was capable of providing swift and effective responses that were highly sensitive to the requirements of communities most in need, write 2019 AsiaGlobal Fellow Rui Wang of the crowdfunding platform GlobalGiving and Minne Deng of the United Nations Development Programme in China. As the Chinese economy emerges from the pandemic, the sector can build on those achievements and become an important driver in the nation's efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: http://bit.ly/ago-post-covid19-cn-philanthropySubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorJoe CB LeungHonorary ProfessorDepartment of Social Work and Social AdministrationThe University of Hong KongRead Joe's AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/could-china-adopt-universal-basic-income-social-protection-policySubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorRoza Nurgozhayeva Vice President-General CounselNazarbayev University Read Roza's AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/asian-corporate-law-post-covid-19-worldSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorsPhoebe EwenProgram DirectorThe Mekong ClubHannah ThinyanePrincipal Research FellowMigrant Technology TeamUnited Nations University Institute, MacauSophie ZinserResearch AssistantMigrant Technology TeamUnited Nations University Institute, MacauRead Phoebe, Hannah and Sophie's AsiaGlobal Online article: http://bit.ly/ago-appriseSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorThannapat JarernpanitDeputy Director for Academic Research Research and Development Institute Pibulsongkram Rajabhat UniversitySubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorWilliam M TsutsuiEdwin O Reischauer Distinguished Professor of Japanese Studies (2020-21)Harvard UniversityProfessor EmeritusHendrix CollegeSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorDr Amit Wanchoo2018 AsiaGlobal Fellow, Asia Global InstituteFounder Chairman, HN Wanchoo TrustCEO, SPACE CommunicationsSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

AsiaGlobal PodcastNoriyuki ShikataAssistant Minister, Director-General, Economic Affairs BureauMinistry of Foreign Affairs of JapanSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

AsiaGlobal PodcastManu BhaskaranFounding Director and CEOCentennial Asia Advisors, SingaporeSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribe

Meet the AuthorTech and the pandemic: Why lockdowns are not the only way to confront Covid-19Roland BouffanaisAssociate ProfessorSingapore University of Technology and DesignSun Sun LimProfessor of Communication and TechnologyDean of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesSingapore University of Technology and DesignMuch as combating the scourge of Covid-19 is a global priority, lockdowns are a bitter pill to swallow, given their harsh side effects, Roland Bouffanais and Sun Sun Lim of the Singapore University of Technology and Design argue. They need not be the only solution, and a more calibrated containment strategy can and should be developed using insights gleaned from big data.Read the full article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/confronting-viral-resurgences-are-lockdowns-only-solutionSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribeABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINEAsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong.

Meet the AuthorSophal EarAssociate Professor of Diplomacy and World AffairsOccidental CollegeChinese influence over Cambodia is pervasive. From banks to casinos, from basic imports to expensive infrastructure projects, Beijing's shadow looms from all directions. As the West punishes Phnom Penh for human rights violations and backsliding on democracy, China forges stronger ties. The two countries have announced the conclusion of a free-trade agreement. Sophal Ear of Occidental College and co-author Japhet Quitzon outline the economic benefits that the Chinese have brought to the ASEAN member nation, now a low middle-income country. The government of Prime Minister Hun Sen is counting on China to help it handle the immediate task of post-pandemic recovery and overcome longer-term structural challenges for the economy. The question is whether this dependency will be profitable and sustainable.Read the full article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/china-and-cambodia-getting-lot-help-friendSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribeABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINEAsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong.

Meet the AuthorShai ReshefFounder and PresidentUniversity of the PeopleEducation has been one of the victims of the coronavirus pandemic. Given the inherent threat of infection from a precipitate return by students and staff to schools and colleges, countries around the world must rethink the online learning model, argues Shai Reshef, Founder and President of University of the People, a private non-profit, tuition-free, US-accredited, distance-education university.Read the full article: https://bit.ly/ago-covid19-higher-ed-online Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribeABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINEAsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong. 

Meet the AuthorIn-bum ChunLieutenant General (retired)Republic of Korea ArmyNorth Korea is deploying its usual brinkmanship in its latest conflict with South Korea, observes In-bum Chun, a retired lieutenant general who served in the Republic of Korea Army for 38 years. While recent developments seem to have a familiar progression, Pyongyang's increasing assertiveness makes the current confrontation more dangerous to regional and global stability than usual.Read the full article: https://bit.ly/ago-8steps-nk Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribeABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINEAsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong.

Meet the AuthorsIrene YH NgAssociate Professor of Social WorkDirector, Social Service Research CentreNational University of Singapore (NUS)Sun Sun LimProfessor of Communication and Technology Head of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesSingapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) It is time – deep in the global coronavirus pandemic – to realize that access to digital services is as much a need as electricity and water, argue Irene YH Ng of the National University of Singapore and Sun Sun Lim of Singapore University of Technology and Design. Educational and employment exclusions due to the digital divide, they note, have been exacerbated by the lockdowns caused by this unprecedented public-health crisis.Read the full article: https://bit.ly/ago-covid19-digi-divides Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribeABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINEAsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong. 

Meet the AuthorVasuki ShastryAssociate Fellow, Asia-Pacific ProgrammeChatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) Twenty years ago, Southeast Asian nations and three dialogue partners – China, Japan and South Korea – launched the Chiang Mai Initiative (CMI) to act as a safety net to help countries manage short-term liquidity crunches and avoid having to rely on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance. Even in the throes of the Covid-19 crisis, the mechanism has gone unused. Vasuki Shastry of Chatham House, who served as a senior official at the IMF, argues that the purpose of the CMI should be renewed and deploying it would be a step towards ASEAN regional financial integration.Read the full article: https://bit.ly/ago-cmi Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribeABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINEAsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong.

Meet the AuthorMher D SahakyanFounder and DirectorChina-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic ResearchThe dismay with which Iran's political elite greeted the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action rebounded to China's benefit, argues Mher D Sahakyan of the China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research in Yerevan, Armenia. But both Tehran and Beijing must tread carefully if they want to expand economic and geopolitical cooperation, given the numerous overlapping spheres of interest in a volatile area of the world, US pressure and the impact of Covid-19.Read the full article: https://bit.ly/2ByOskaSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribeABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINEAsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong.

Meet the AuthorStuart HarbinsonFellow, Asia Global Institute, The University of Hong Kong, and the European Centre for International Political EconomyWashington's threats to end Hong Kong's so-called special trade status seem exaggerated, given that the US extends little in the way of preferential treatment. But for Hong Kong the stakes are high, writes Stuart Harbinson, a fellow of Asia Global Institute, who represented Hong Kong at the World Trade Organization from 1994 to 2002. If mishandled, this dispute could call into question the Chinese special administrative region's continued existence as a separate customs entity and international trading hub.Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3gnIiCdSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribeABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINEAsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong.

Meet the AuthorOn the US-China competition, decoupling, the global impact of Covid-19, climate change and moreChen XiAdjunct Associate ProfessorGlobal Health InstituteXi'an Jiaotong UniversityChinaThe Covid-19 pandemic and the China-US geopolitical and technological (geo-tech) competition constitute two major global security concerns. It is hardly surprising that Washington would adopt stringent sanctions against Huawei and other Chinese companies in the run-up to the US presidential election in November, writes geo-tech expert Chen Xi of Xi'an Jiaotong University. He argues that any accelerated decoupling of the US and Chinese economies is bound to have serious implications for the trading, technology and financial partners of both nations.Read the full article: https://bit.ly/2A7bBcLSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribeABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINEAsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong.

Meet the AuthorOn the US-China competition, decoupling, the global impact of Covid-19, climate change and moreVictor R SavageVisiting Senior FellowS Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)Nanyang Technological University (NTU)SingaporeGraham Allison's “Thucydides trap” thesis has to be modified from military warfare to an economic paradigm where the levers of capitalism count more. In this regard, write Christopher H Lim and Victor R Savage of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, the trap is not a trigger for war but only the pre-condition for hegemonic conflict.Read the full article: https://bit.ly/2zJ0DKrSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribeABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINEAsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong.

Meet the Author:On China's major-power diplomacy, the US-PRC strategic competition, the national security law for Hong Kong and moreYoshikazu KatoAdjunct Associate Professor Asia Global Institute, HKUThe Covid-19 pandemic has generated significant stress and distrust between China and other countries, particularly the United States. While tensions between the two powers are not new, says Yoshikazu Kato of the Asia Global Institute, they have been further exacerbated by the emergence even before the coronavirus crisis of a more assertive China on the global stage and Xi Jinping's pursuit of his doctrine of major-power diplomacy.Read the full article: https://bit.ly/ago-covid19-ccpSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribeABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINEAsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong.