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During July and August this year, The Genron NPO and China Daily conducted joint opinion polls targeting the citizens of Japan and China. This is the 10th annual opinion poll; these polls have been jointly conducted since 2005.

The report analyzes the recent PCA ruling on the South China Sea in terms of the precedence it sets and also implications of the ongoing dispute.

This provides a reassessment of the Made in China 2025 policy. It suggests that China’s industrial policies have been viewed too narrowly, without sufficient attention to longer-term global governance issues, and that its policies are not unreasonable.

China announced that the processing and sale of ivory and ivory products will be stopped by the end of the year. While this is a crucial decision, this article argues a domestic trade ban is only one spanner in a complex toolkit.

The thirtenth annual poll reports that negative sentiments between China and Japan continue to decline, though positive sentiments remain elusive due to history and territorial disputes.

China is increasingly seen as the central threat to the liberal Western world order. This argues that the growing sense that this shift is unstoppable creates a climate of discussion that overlooks important alternatives.

This piece analyzes the repercussions of recent laws passed by China’s National People’s Congress concerning Hong Kong on global power dynamics and the future of Chinese international relations within what has long been a liberal world order.

China’s global high-speed rail development is part and parcel of the country’s infrastructure diplomacy which, in turn, is a core part of its initiative to develop the New Silk Road. The paper assesses Asian responses to this new diplomacy.

This argues that retreat from the South China Sea could destroy America's credibility across the region.

This reflects on Japan’s increased connections to the Indian Ocean regarding trade, foreign direct investment, and official development assistance.