China

China and Japan must begin talks on crisis prevention and mitigation regarding the disputed waters of the East China Sea to avoid an accidental clash that could lead to a larger conflict. 

China’s influence is growing rapidly in Central Asia at a time when the region is looking increasingly unstable.

The long-simmering South China Sea dispute is doomed to escalate if the countries contesting its waters fail to take steps to reduce tensions.

China is one of its own worst enemies in the South China Sea, as its local governments and agencies struggle for power and money, inflaming tensions with its neighbours, illustrated by Beijing’s latest standoff with the Philippines.

China is undermining its own security interests by downplaying North Korea’s deadly provocations in the Yellow Sea.

As Myanmar approaches its first elections in two decades, China’s primary concerns are the security and stability of its south-western border and protecting its strategic and economic interests in the country.

The revelation in 2009 of nuclear facilities near Qom intensified international criticism of Iran’s opaque nuclear development.

Pyongyang’s latest round of provocations has prompted Beijing to reconsider its North Korea policy.

Each time global attention is focused on events in Myanmar, concerned stakeholders turn to China to influence the military government to undertake reforms.

Over the past twenty years China has become an active participant in UN peacekeeping, a development that will benefit the international community.