Andrew S. Erickson (U.S. Naval War College) and Adam P. Liff (Princeton University) assess trends in China’s defense spending within the wider context of China’s military development and transparency, as well as its broader strategic and national interests.

David M. Lampton

In this advance Asia Policy 16 release, David M. Lampton (Johns Hopkins-SAIS) proposes measures to reduce mistrust in U.S.-China relations and build a new type of major-power relationship.

This week South Korea’s new president Park Geun-hye makes her first trip to the United States since assuming office in February. As tensions on the Korean peninsula continue to simmer, John S. Park (NBR) discusses several of the issues Madame Park and President Obama are likely to address during her visit.

James Manicom

James Manicom (Centre for International Governance Innovation) examines the volatile situation surrounding the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands and considers efforts by all three claimants to manage tensions. He argues that there is a considerable amount that the United States can do to discourage deliberate escalation of the dispute, even if it can do little to directly ensure a peaceful resolution.

Edward Gresser and Daniel Twining

Edward Gresser (Progressive Economy) and Daniel Twining (German Marshall Fund of the United States) examine the central issues facing the new Congress in the dynamic Asia-Pacific security and trade environment. These issues range from dealing with an increasingly dangerous North Korea and managing the military drawdown in Afghanistan to possibly concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.

A 2009 announcement by China’s central government of a sizeable investment in the country’s healthcare system was followed by commitments outlined in the twelfth five-year plan to boost the number of general practitioners and hospitals. More recently, an announced change to the country’s FDI catalog aims to further encourage foreign investment in China’s healthcare sector. In light of these developments, NBR asked Benjamin Shobert to provide background and perspective on what these new opportunities mean for foreign investors.

In advance of the 2013 Pacific Energy Summit in Vancouver, Mary Alice Haddad (Wesleyan University) discussed her research on building environmental politics in China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea and the implications for other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Robert A. Kapp

While global FDI to the United States has languished in recent years, Chinese investment has risen sharply. Robert A. Kapp, a renowned expert on U.S.-China business relations, examines the opportunities and challenges presented by this emerging trend.

Hongying Wang and Erik French

This article examines comparative data on countries’ participation in global governance and explains China’s relatively low involvement in global governance.

NBR's Roy Kamphausen comments on the changes in China's military leadership following the conclusion of the 18th Party Congress, and examines the issues that this new slate of PLA leaders will encounter.