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,Economy,China
Russia’s 5G Deal and the Tech Chess Game
Russia is moving ahead with the Chinese Huawei 5G system co-development. Some consider the partnership between Russia and China in 5G systems to be a form of informal techno alliance. Some call it the new techno “iron curtain” or even an electronic “Cold War”.
Politics,Security
The Shangri-La Dialogue: Great Expectations and the Positives
Politics,Society,East Asia
Japan: From the Heisei Period to the Reiwa Reign
Security,Hotspots,East Asia
A Third Trump-Kim Meeting in the Works?
On April 12, 2019, North Korea leader Kim Jong-un finally uttered publicly he was open to a third summit with US President Donald J Trump. Trump himself does not appear to rule out the possibility of a third summit.
Politics,Society,China
A Xi Jinping Philosophy for a Better World?
Xi Jinping Thought is a product of its time. China is maturing as an economic identity and is also indigenizing and entrenching its model of development. The philosophy appears to be a response to that maturation and emergence as a major power.
Politics,Economy,Society
What Makes the World’s Best Airports Tick?
Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport have become Southeast Asian air hubs with intentions to challenge Singapore’s Changi International Airport to be the region’s number one air hub.
Politics,Security,East Asia
Japan-North Korea Ties: Will There Be an Abe-Kim Summit?
Buoyed by the media attention on the first Trump-Kim summit in Singapore, Japan has been trying hard to lobby for its own bilateral leadership summit with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Politics,Economy,China
Will the New Chinese Investment Law Defuse Trade Tensions?
China passed a new investment law in March 2019. It has been welcomed quite universally as a step in the right direction by foreign investors keen on engaging the Chinese market and industries.
Security,Hotspots,East Asia
Korean Peninsula Peace: What Is the Roadmap Ahead?
Many had expected some form of peace deal to be inked at the end of the second Trump-Kim summit, but were disappointed when both leaders left without having lunch, sparking off worries that the breakdown was less than amicable.
Politics,China,East Asia
Sino-Japanese Rapprochement: Where Is It Heading in 2019?
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made deliberate attempts to reach out to China at the November 2014’s APEC Summit in Beijing. This was known as the ice-thawing mission from the Abe administration to the Xi administration.
