Kamala Harris-Donald Trump

2024 US Elections: East Asian Economic Response, Adjustments in Regional Trade

The election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency in 2016 sent ripples through East Asia, prompting significant recalibration among economic policymakers on the region’s reliance on U.S. leadership in global trade. Today, the question is no longer just about...
Xi Jinping

China’s Silent Expectations: What Beijing Hopes to Gain from the Next U.S. Presidency

On October 10, Taiwan’s National Day, President Lai Ching-te delivered a bold and defiant speech that reverberated across the Taiwan Strait, intensifying an already fragile geopolitical situation. Speaking to an audience in Taipei, Lai emphasized that Taiwan was resolute in...