Tai Wei Lim
Tai Wei Lim is Adjunct Research Fellow at East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore and Senior Lecturer at Singapore University of Social Sciences.
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Politics,East Asia
Can Tokyo and Seoul Afford to Drift Apart?
The international media has been playing up difficulties between Tokyo and Seoul over a number of issues. Seoul is canceling the foundation set up by both countries in 2016 that promotes reconciliation and healing over the comfort women issue.
Security,Hotspots,East Asia
Is Kim Jong-un Seeking “Alternative Path” Ahead of 2nd Trump-Kim Summit?
Politics,East Asia
Taiwan Midterm Elections: Hints for the 2020 Presidential Election?
Politics,Economy,China
US-China Interactions and other Sideshows at the APEC and G20 Meetings
The APEC meeting turned out to be frosty and cold between the world’s two largest economies, as it did not produce a joint communique at the end. The G20 meeting was more fruitful as China and the US agreed to a temporary trade truce.
Politics,Hotspots,Southeast Asia
Analyzing the Outcomes of the ASEAN Summit
The outcomes of the ASEAN Summit can be divided into two main categories: the “cautious optimism” view, and the “missed opportunity” interpretation, against the backdrop of a G2 titans’ clash between the US and China.
Politics,South Asia
What’s Behind the Sri Lankan Political Crisis?
Ranil Wickremesinghe was fired as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on October 26, 2018. Shortly before sacking Wickremesinghe, President Maithripala Sirisena appointed former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister and suspended the parliament.
Politics,Economy,East Asia
Sino-Japanese Relations: From Détente to Seeking a New Normal
It’s on everybody’s lips: the smoother relationship between China and Japan, the world’s second and third economies. The conventional explanation for this round of cozying up is that the common challenge of trade wars is uniting the two Northeast Asian rivals.
Politics,Security,China
The 2018 Xiangshan Forum: Regional Issues and the North Korean Entrance
The Xiangshan Forum, one of East Asia’s premier security forums, is being held in Beijing from October 24 to 26, 2018. What has attracted the attention of international observers is Pyongyang sending a delegation led by two heavyweights.
Security,Hotspots,East Asia
North Korea’s Denuclearization: The Pompeo Reboot
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unprecedented four trips to North Korea in 2018. His mission for the fourth trip was quite clear — to sustain the momentum of the peace process started from the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore.
Economy,East Asia
The Eastern Economic Forum and Russia’s Look East Policy
The Eastern Economic Forum, Russia’s economic outreach to the world, attracted participants from 60 countries. The most notable ones were China and Japan. The EEF was held for three years continuously in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok
