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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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Scholz in China – Big Gestures, Small Effects?

22 April 2024 No Comments

PDF Our German intern, Pauline Geyer, sheds light on the recent visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to China, offering fresh perspectives and insights. «Chancellor Scholz’s recent visit to

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

JA 27 – Noda’s Government under Attack – Sept 2012

With the Diet’s June 2012 adoption of the project that doubled the consumption tax and passed other measures destined to reform Japan’s fiscal policy and social security system, the government of Noda Yoshihiko seems to have won a significant victory. However, the way in which delicate issues of domestic and foreign affairs have been dealt with by liberal elements of the DPJ underlines the fact that the majority is based on a more or less heterogeneous coalition, which carries a risk of implosion. The translations of two articles from Sekai and Voice that appear in this issue deal with the energy transition and the state of the relations between China and Japan.

Summary

– CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS –

Is the combined tax and social security reform project undertaken by the Noda’s government a real solution? (Nicolas Morishita)

Looking Back at the Split in the Democratic Party of Japan and the Creation of Ichirō Ozawa’s New Party (Arnaud Grivaud)

– POINTS OF NEWS–

Masakatsu Yamazaki, Kayoko Ikeda and Masakatsu Oita, “Reviewing the Basic Law on Nuclear Energy, a Change for the Worse?”, Sekai (translated by Adrienne Sala)