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Founded in 2005, Asia Centre is an independent research institute that holds debates and issues publications on matters relating to international, strategic, economic relations, as well as the political and social transformations underway in the Asia-Pacific region. At the crossroads of university research as well as public and private decision-making, Asia Centre researchers identify critical regional issues and analyse them in-depth, taking into consideration both local and global dimensions. Asia Centre’s programs are developed with a vast network of partners, companies and major specialist centres in Europe, North America and Asia. The Centre carries out joint operations with these groups, for a better interpretation of ideas and issues. The conclusions of these meetings, such as the results of the work carried out using original sources by our researchers, are widely distributed through the Centre’s publications as well as through international journals, books and media.

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G2: as simple as a phone call ?

4 April 2024 No Comments

PDF Jean-François Di Meglio shares a new analysis about the Sino-American discussion, April the 2nd. « April 2nd’s telephone call with president Joe Biden fortified the mutual tone of respect

[DiploMatrix Q1 2024] • Comparative analysis of the China-Philippines and China-Vietnam pairs • François Issard and Élodie Papin

11 March 2024 No Comments

PDF DiploMatrix ranks the Philippines in the top 10 countries with the highest tensions with China. In contrast to the deterioration in China-Philippines relations illustrated by the “DiploMatrix” tool, a

Security implications of Taiwan’s Presidential and Parliament Elections • Maëlle Lefèvre

18 January 2024 No Comments

PDF In her new brief, Maëlle Lefèvre, researcher at Asia Centre — and specialising in the Indo-Pacific region, Greater China, and more specifically China-Taiwan relations — delves into the security

CA 39 – Gaming North Korea – Sept 2012

Relations between China and North Korea are changing. China no longer perceives North Korea as a buffer state and North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong-un has been pursuing a more assertive approach towards China. But China is not giving up on the regime and Chinese thinkers are suggesting a series of Chinese-style reforms for the regime in Pyongyang. But is it in North Korea’s interest to follow China’s advice on reform and opening up? The latest issue of China Analysis reveals a lively debate over the future of China’s North Korean policy. The recent leadership change in North Korea is an opportunity for Chinese commentators to rethink some of the key issues linked to China’s approach towards the Korean peninsula.

Summary

– GAMING NORTH KOREA –

Beijing’s message to Pyongyang (François Godement)

Failure to launch: the North Korean satellite test and China’s influence on the Korean peninsula (Antoine Bondaz)

Chinese perspectives on North Korea’s economic reform (Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga)

The conflict between Seoul and Beijing over illegal North Korean immigrants (David Péneau)