Opinion

ATI Magazine February/March 2014

TAIWAN has been playing an intriguing lead role in the dispute between China and Japan over the Senkaku Islands. Simultaneously, the level of cross-Strait contacts between Beijing and Taipei has been escalated by China’s new President, Xi Jinping . . .

LAYERS of resentment have emerged in the traditionally warm relationship between the Burmese and the Chinese . . .

ONLY socialism can save China – and only reform and opening up can develop China, says Xi Jinping of his Third Plenum reforms . . .

PAST performance is no guarantee of future performance, Many Asian countries will be caught in the middle-income trap despite their ambitions . . . 

WATERSHED EVENTS have shaped three decades of Asia. The future promises to be even more astounding . . .

OBAMA’s absence from Bali has been a gift to Xi Jinping as he embarks on a charm offensive with APEC Leaders in a bid to reshape China’s love-hate relationship with the region  . . .

SEOUL — Since the meltdown of their already highly-tarnished international standing, Kim Jong-eun and his advisors have been undertaking measures to normalise the DPRK's international position and to give the appearance, if not the reality, that North Korea is modernising under the wise leadership of its young Marshal.

THE intrigues of Presidential politics in Jakarta are in full swing as high-profile contenders compete for media and voter attention. Most intriguing of all is a suggestion that SBY’s wife could emerge from the shadows . . .

PENSION funds and sovereign reserves are being targetted to help meet Asia’s infrastructure needs as glo-bal liquidity continues to tighten in the wake of the 2008 economic meltdown . . .

CENTRAL BANKERS are preparing to welcome the RMB as an emerging major global reserve currency – alongside the US dollar and the Euro. Fluctuations in the Yuan are already influencing central bank policies in Asia . . .