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  • The 2011 outlook is clouded by China's growing clout, the volatile situation on the Korean peninsula and corruption scandals in India.

    Key political risks to watch in Asia in 2011

    The 2011 outlook is clouded by China's growing clout, the volatile situation on the Korean peninsula and corruption scandals in India.

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  • Pinpointing the Chinese for their Renminbi manipulation is yet another political smoke screen of the US Congress, Christopher Pang writes.

    Free or Fair trade?

    Pinpointing the Chinese for their Renminbi manipulation is yet another political smoke screen of the US Congress, Christopher Pang writes.

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  • Zainul Abidin Rasheed calls for caution. Emerging markets can't replace developed markets. The scale of the shift in capital towards Asia may overwhelm the existing policy tools.

    Asia’s Rise, ASEAN’s future

    Zainul Abidin Rasheed calls for caution. Emerging markets can't replace developed markets. The scale of the shift in capital towards Asia may overwhelm the existing policy tools.

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  • Singapore’s policy toward Taiwan is an example of the tightrope that Southeast Asian countries need to walk in the new era of an increasingly powerful China asserting itself – particularly in relation to its “core interests” including Tibet, Taiwan and (the newest addition to the “core”) the South China Sea.

    Singapore’s tight-rope walk on Taiwan

    Singapore’s policy toward Taiwan is an example of the tightrope that Southeast Asian countries need to walk in the new era of an increasingly powerful China asserting itself – particularly in relation to its “core interests” including Tibet, Taiwan and (the newest addition to the “core”) the South China Sea.

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  • In an apparent demonstration of its growing maritime enforcement capabilities, the Chinese navy last month ended a long-range deployment into the South China Sea. The exercise included some of China’s most modern warships and lasted nearly three weeks.

    Beijing projects power into South China Sea

    In an apparent demonstration of its growing maritime enforcement capabilities, the Chinese navy last month ended a long-range deployment into the South China Sea. The exercise included some of China’s most modern warships and lasted nearly three weeks.

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  • For a country addicted to export-led growth, transitioning to a sustainable economy won't be easy. People who assume that an ever-expanding China will inexorably replace America as the world economic superpower should take a close look at the numbers.

    The trouble with China’s economic bubble

    For a country addicted to export-led growth, transitioning to a sustainable economy won't be easy. People who assume that an ever-expanding China will inexorably replace America as the world economic superpower should take a close look at the numbers.

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  • If the Chinese think that instilling fear is the solution to crime, they are severely mistaken. There will be plenty more vandals, thieves, drug traffickers, prostitutes, robbers, murderers etc. How many are they going to kill before they realise that crime will never cease?

    Should China execute a mentally ill drug smuggler?

    If the Chinese think that instilling fear is the solution to crime, they are severely mistaken. There will be plenty more vandals, thieves, drug traffickers, prostitutes, robbers, murderers etc. How many are they going to kill before they realise that crime will never cease?

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