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Taiwan cooking oil scandal: Why Isn’t Beijing Adding Fuel to the Fire? • Isabelle Feng
In this new piece, Isabelle Feng looks back at the tainted cooking oil scandal that has affected Taiwan for several

Asia Sparks | The Birth of a Giant: How South Korean military exports are shaking the weapons market worldwide • Tudual Le Droumaguet
This Spark examines the transformation of South Korea’s defence industry, known domestically as K-Bangsan, into a major global arms exporter,
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The Hotel and the Steppe | Shangri-La, Ulaanbaatar and two ideas of order • Arnaud Leveau (PhD)
PDF The Hotel and the Steppe | Shangri-La, Ulaanbaatar and two ideas of order [Asia Unfiltered 2026 #9] Arnaud Leveau, PhD,

Asia Sparks | From Sales to Strategy: How China Uses Arms Exports to Build Influence, Dependence, and Military Capability • Georg Bossle
PDF From Sales to Strategy: How China Uses Arms Exports to Build Influence, Dependence, and Military Capability “From Sales to

Arriving Second: Beijing, Moscow and the Arithmetic of Dependency • Arnaud Leveau, PhD
PDF Arriving Second: Beijing, Moscow and the Arithmetic of Dependency [Asia Unfiltered 2026 #8] Arnaud Leveau, PhD, president of Asia

Asia Sparks | 30 CEOs and 120 Airbus: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits China • Pauline Geyer
PDF | 30 CEOs and 120 Airbus, Pauline Geyer 30 CEOs and 120 AirbusGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits China |

The 2025 year for Taiwan’s resilience and defence: A new threshold crossed in terms of external and domestic pressure • Maëlle Lefèvre
PDF The 2025 year for Taiwan’s resilience and defence Maëlle Lefèvre, researcher at Asia Centre, publishes a new analysis on

When the temples are still bleeding: Thailand-Cambodia, a war of memories • Arnaud Leveau, PhD
PDF | Thailand-Cambodia, a war of memories When the temples are still bleeding: Thailand-Cambodia, a war of memories By Arnaud Leveau

Prix Asia Centre 2025 | Chinese Mongolian Diplomatic Relations • Thomas Mikan
PDF | Chinese Mongolian Diplomatic Relations Chinese Mongolian Diplomatic Relations Thomas Mikan was selected among the ten shortlisted essays to

Digital Aesthetics: How China Employs Digital Authoritarian Methods to Control Personal Expression Online • Kristýna Kociànovà
PDF | Digital Aesthetics Digital Aesthetics: How China Employs Digital Authoritarian Methods to Control Personal Expression Online Kristýna Kociànovà was

From Low to High Profile: How Xi Jinping Fulfilled Deng Xiaoping’s Foreign Policy Legacy • Jakub Bryksy and Solène Simard
PDF | From Low to High Profile From Low to High Profile: How Xi Jinping Fulfilled Deng Xiaoping’s Foreign Policy

Asia Sparks | Unravelling Illegal Online Lending in Indonesia’s Digital Economy • Wesley I. Romain
PDF | Unravelling Illegal Online Lending in Indonesia’s Digital Economy Unravelling Illegal Online Lending in Indonesia’s Digital Economy Wesley Issey