Maintaining green energy security and preventing dependence on China

In this publication, Noriko Endo explains why the Quad countries should align their decarbonisation policies – ideally through an intergovernmental...

The Quad’s role in shifting to resilient technology supply chains and energy security

In this publication, Lisa Curtis talks about why the Quad is working collaboratively to create new technology supply chains that are resilient and immune...

Critical technologies supply chains

In this paper, Raji Rajagoplan talks about why the Quad must have a common approach to the security of critical technology supply chains and the need to...

Governance and finance: availability of community and social development infrastructures in rural China

This article studies the causes for unequal access to rural community and social development infrastructures in China. We use a dataset in the China...

Coming to terms with the authoritarian alternative: the implications and motivations of China's environmental policies

China has assumed a crucial importance in debates about climate change mitigation. On the one hand, China is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse...

United States–China trade: President Trump's misunderstandings

President Trump’s analysis of the persistent United States–China trade imbalance reveals fundamental misunderstandings of basic economics. During the 2016...

One belt, one road, many rules-based orders

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Sustainable development in four East Asian countries' agricultural sectors post-World War II: measuring nutrient balance and estimating the environmental Kuznets Curve

The purpose of this study is to measure agricultural waste and estimate the environmental Kuznets curve in four East Asian countries using time series...

Location or Hukou: what most limits fertility of urban women in China?

China’s fertility rate is below replacement level. The government is attempting to increase this rate by relaxing the one-child policy. China faces a...

Thinking about the Asian infrastructure investment bank: can a China-led development bank improve sustainability in Asia?

This article offers three arguments outlining the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s significance and to help policy planners navigate the complex...

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