Asian Affairs, Author at AsianAffairs

MONTH IN BRIEF – MAY 2025

J’ACCUSE: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian suggested the US might have brought the coronavirus to China

J’ACCUSE: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian suggested the US might have brought the coronavirus to China

Time to say ‘Thank you’ Dear Editor, It was refreshing to read an alternative perspectivein MJ Akbar’s article, (‘Deciphering the

Xi steps into the vacuum President Xi Jinping threw his long game to the wind last month. The Chinese president

J’ACCUSE: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian suggested the US might have brought the coronavirus to China

No blueprint Your March editorial (‘Advantage Asia’) had several important things to say, not least about ‘much needed reform’ of

Trade and trust: turning the tables A destructive common trend has emerged within the rivalry between democratic and autocratic societies.

J’ACCUSE: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian suggested the US might have brought the coronavirus to China

J’ACCUSE: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian suggested the US might have brought the coronavirus to China

J’ACCUSE: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian suggested the US might have brought the coronavirus to China