Commentaries

Commentary: Why Asia should worry as Nov 3 draws nearer

By Simon Tay For The Straits Times In five months, Americans will elect their president.…

June 10, 20207 min

Insights

Getting Back in Business: China’s Recovery from COVID-19

Months after the COVID-19 outbreak started, hope has begun to emerge from China. The speed…

June 4, 20203 min

Media Coverage

ASEAN must try to preserve its strategic space between the great powers (Nikkei Asian Review)

ASEAN has always endeavoured to maintain a neutral stance between China and the USA. Taking…

June 3, 20201 min

Commentaries

Commentary: As the US and China clash, what can other countries do?

By Simon Tay and Jessica Wau For South China Morning Post The coronavirus pandemic has…

May 21, 20207 min

Media Coverage

SIIA Chairman highlights the importance of cooperation between Singapore and China during COVID-19 (China Daily)

"The two countries (Singapore and China) have been friends for many years and have gone…

May 13, 20201 min

Insights

Cold War: US-China Tensions and the Fallout of COVID-19

Beyond public health, the COVID-19 pandemic has also had wide-ranging political impacts for US-China relations.…

May 12, 20203 min

Commentaries

Commentary: Risk of cross-infection calls for cooperation

By Simon Tay and Jessica Wau For China Daily Policies of governments around the world…

March 31, 20205 min

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Infographic: A Tale of Two Infections – Changes to China’s Economic Presence

The COVID-19 outbreak has conjured memories of the 2003 SARS crisis. However, the economic contexts…

March 5, 20201 min

Commentaries

Commentary: Containing the economic fallout of Covid-19

By Simon Tay and Jessica Wau For The Business Times After many headlines of panic, the…

February 25, 20206 min

Commentaries

Commentary: ASEAN in the US-China contest

By Simon Tay and Jessica Wau For the East Asia Forum Quarterly Rising US–China tensions…

November 12, 20196 min

Commentaries

Commentary: Singapore’s balancing act in building defence ties

By Nicholas Fang For TODAY The recent renewal of a defence agreement by Prime Minister Lee…

October 1, 20197 min

Insights

The Implications of China’s Economic Slowdown

China’s economy is continuing to slow, with growth dropping to 6.2 per cent in the…

September 27, 20193 min