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Chinese coast guard confronting Filipino fishermen near Scarborough Shoal, which is historically claimed by both countries.

Law of the sea

Pivoting Philippines

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by Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles
Xi’s personality cult is reminiscent of Mao.

Authoritarianism

Populism in the Middle Kingdom

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by Nora Sausmikat

Comment

Much needed injection of capital

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by Afshan Subohi
“Shenzhen has become quite big and quite prosperous.”

Special economic zones

“Improve people’s lives”

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by Jong Woo Kang

How Europe can benefit from Asia's rise

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by Hans Dembowski

Blog

Distorted rhetoric at ADB conference

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by Hans Dembowski

Dictators are not normally benign

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by Hans Dembowski
Jin Liqun, AIIB president, with his ADB counterpart, Takehiko Nakao.

Asia

Multilateral banks honeymoon

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by Hans Dembowski
In front of the ADB headquarters, Greenpeace protesters expressed discontent with funding for coal-based power infrastructure in 2012.

Social and environmental standards

Let’s race to the top

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by Hans Dembowski
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