The International Monetary Fund revised up Asia's economic growth forecast on Thursday, but warned that renewed escalation in U.S.-China tensions could deal a heavy blow to a region heavily integrated in global supply chains.

Scheduled from Oct 20 to 23, the fourth plenum will see the upper echelons of China’s Communist Party review and endorse the next chapter of its national development blueprint, while potentially bringing clarity on the fate of sidelined senior officials.

O n October 6th the prime ministers of Australia and Papua New Guinea stood side by side, buffeted by gusts of westerly wind in Australia’s capital, as they announced the first new military alliance in the Asia-Pacific region since the cold war.

In an era of multipolar competition, CPEC has evolved into a strategic lifeline for Pakistan and a pivotal foothold for China in South Asia.

Join CCA for a webinar with former Indonesian Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan and CCA fellows Bert Hofman and Brian Wong to discuss the future of China–ASEAN relations.

Mutually assured destruction between the world’s two biggest economies, with $45 trillion of annual output, is in no one’s best interest.

Xi Jinping’s need to project strength before a crucial meeting of Communist Party leaders may help explain why Beijing announced new rare earth controls.

China has scope to ramp up fiscal stimulus, but should shift the focus of spending away from industrial policy and toward steps to boost consumption, a senior International Monetary Fund official said on Thursday.

With modernized capabilities and recent precision operations, India’s air force is emerging as a major regional and global power.

Indonesia’s top defense official says that Jakarta will acquire at least 42 Chinese-made Chengdu J-10C fighter jets, marking the country’s first non-Western aircraft purchase deal.