The Midwest’s revenge
If growth is a common concern for China and the United States, current trends put them on…
Oil, the Middle East, and foreign politics
When China faces complex strategic problems, the same dichotomy always emerges: the problem is serious, as is…
Elections: Forchielli’s analysis
Alberto Forchielli is at the Beijing airport. We analyze the results of the European elections while he’s…
Impossible Isolationism
John Kerry just completed his trip in Asia after visiting Seoul, Beijing and Jakarta. US involvement has…
The thousand-year-old memory of the two Vietnamese sisters
“We don’t have friends or enemies in foreign politics, only interests.” This is the mantra repeated by…
A solid roof for Chinese investments
A 2010 study by Capgemini and Merryll Lynch noted that the number of Asian millionaires had surpassed those in…
Strange but natural and deadly alliances between the local and Chinese mafias
History has won an ironic rematch in the numbers game. Almost forty years ago when Mao died,…
Raw materials without a market?
Contrary to general entrepreneurial tendencies, Chinese and Russian state-owned enterprises are expanding their activities. In times of…
Vietnam caught between China and the US
In East Asia, the classic diplomatic proverb is often proven true: “our country doesn’t have friends or…
Integration in China
While China’s presence is so cumbersome, its emigration to the west has been analogously silent. The country…