“To promote both academic and policy-oriented research on East Asian development”
Background Briefs (2016)
EAI Background Briefs are policy-oriented research papers circulated to government. They are available for reference in National Library or NUS Library.
No. 1205
Taiwan’s Economy 2016/17: Is An Economic Recovery Underway?
CHEN Chien-Hsun, 29 December 2016
No. 1204
Taiwan’s Politics In 2016: Movement Government And Movement Society
QI Dongtao, 29 December 2016
No. 1203
China’s Foreign Policy In 2016: A More Confident And Assertive China Amidst Global Uncertainties
LYE Liang Fook, 29 December 2016
No. 1202
South Korea’s Economy In 2016: Overshadowed By Chaebols’ Crisis
CHIANG Min-Hua, 22 December 2016
No. 1201
Japan In 2016: Domestic Political Stability, Greater External Uncertainty
LAM Peng Er, 22 December 2016
No. 1200
Hong Kong In 2016: “Fishball Revolution” And Basic Law Interpretation
LIM Tai Wei, 22 December 2016
No. 1199
Chinese Society In 2016: Overall Stability With Uncertainty
ZHAO Litao, 22 December 2016
No. 1198
US President-Elect Donald J Trump’s Asia Policy: A Very Preliminary Assessment
John F COPPER, 16 December 2016
No. 1197
Ideological And Political Education In China’s Higher Education
LU Jie, 16 December 2016
No. 1196
Emergence Of Think Tank Management System In China
ZHU Xufeng, 16 December 2016
No. 1195
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Implications And Risks
YU Hong, 7 December 2016
No. 1194
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Overview And Operations
YU Hong, 7 December 2016
No. 1193
China’s New Reforms To Enhance Local Governments’ Fiscal Capacity
QIAN Jiwei, 1 December 2016
No. 1192
China Reforms Its Social Security System
LIN Shuanglin, 1 December 2016
No. 1191
Prospects For Taiwan’s Outward Investment In China
CHEN Chien-Hsun, 23 November 2016
No. 1190
The Determinants Of US Policy Towards Taiwan
HU Shaohua, 23 November 2016
No. 1189
Terminal High Altitude Area Defence Deployment In South Korea: A Threat To China’s Security?
LI Nan, 16 November 2016
No. 1188
The Sixth Plenum And The Future Of Xi Jinping’s Reform
Lance L. P. GORE, 16 November 2016
No. 1187
High-Speed Railways And Sino-Japanese Rivalry In Southeast Asia
Dragan PAVLIĆEVIĆ & Agatha KRATZ, 9 November 2016
No. 1186
One Belt, One Road: A New Impetus To Strengthen China-Malaysia Relations
KONG Tuan Yuen, 9 November 2016
No. 1185
Domestic Politics And Foreign Policies Of The Tsai Ing-Wen Government: A Revisionist Path
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 2 November 2016
No. 1184
Does Globalisation Promote Income Equality In Taiwan
CHEN Chien-Hsun, 2 November 2016
No. 1183
Thai King’s Passing And China-Thai Relations
LIM Tai Wei, 27 October 2016
No. 1182
China And International Public Goods (II): Its Creation Of New Institutions
WU Xiaoping & LYE Liang Fook, 19 October 2016
No. 1181
China And International Public Goods (I): Its Contributions To United Nations Institutions And Other World Bodies
WU Xiaoping & LYE Liang Fook, 19 October 2016
No. 1180
China’s Media Development: New Trends
SHIH Hui Min, 12 October 2016
No. 1179
Vocational Education In China
ZHAO Litao, 12 October 2016
No. 1178
China’s “L-Shape” Economic Trajectory And The “New Normal”: Competing Views And The Stakes
LU Ding, 5 October 2016
No. 1177
China’s Regional Development Under Xi Jinping
YU Hong, 5 October 2016
No. 1176
China Promotes Closer Industrial Capacity Cooperation With Malaysia
KONG Tuan Yuen, 29 September 2016
No. 1175
China’s Response To Myanmar’s Political Transition: Towards A New Normal
LIU Bojian, 29 September 2016
No. 1174
The Generational Differences Of Chinese Leadership
Lance L. P. GORE, 21 September 2016
No. 1173
Xi Jinping And The People’s Liberation Army Restructuring
LI Nan, 21 September 2016
No. 1172
China Reforms Its Pharmaceutical Sector
QIAN Jiwei, 15 September 2016
No. 1171
Competition Policy Enforcement In China
QIAN Jiwei, 15 September 2016
No. 1170
Isolated But Happy: The Social Profile Of Uighurs In China
SHAN Wei, 8 September 2016
No. 1169
Portraying Regime Supporters And Sceptics In China
SHAN Wei & TANG Wenfang, 8 September 2016
No. 1168
Rural Poverty Alleviation In China: Recent Reforms And Challenges
QIAN Jiwei, 1 September 2016
No. 1167
The First 100 Days: Tsai Ing-Wen’s “Honeymoon” Period In Office
LIM Tai Wei & Lincey QI, 1 September 2016
No. 1166
China’s Food Security And Food Safety
Jane DU, 25 August 2016
No. 1165
China To Curtail Local Government Debt
LIN Shuanglin, 25 August 2016
No. 1164
China’s New Directive To Open Up Gated Residential Compounds
ZHOU Zhihua, 16 August 2016
No. 1163
China’s New Emphasis On Supply-Side Reforms
Sarah Y. TONG & WAN Jing, 16 August 2016
No. 1162
Japan’s Cyberspace Policies
LIM Tai Wei & PING Xiaojuan, 11 August 2016
No. 1161
Japan’s Upper House Election: Abe Shinzo As Post-War Japan’s Most Powerful Prime Minister?
LAM Peng Er, 11 August 2016
No. 1160
The South China Sea Arbitration: The Philippines Versus China (II)
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 4 August 2016
No. 1159
The South China Sea Arbitration: The Philippines Versus China (I)
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 4 August 2016
No. 1158
How Serious Are China’s Recent Capital Outflows?
Sarah CHAN, 28 July 2016
No. 1157
China’s Provincial Leadership Reshuffle Under Xi Jinping
CHEN Gang, 28 July 2016
No. 1156
Abe Administration’s Strategy And Policy Towards The South China Sea: Preventing “Lake Beijing”
LAM Peng Er, 21 July 2016
No. 1155
Abe Shinzo’s Strategic Outlook: Preventing “Lake Beijing” In The South China Sea
LAM Peng Er, 21 July 2016
No. 1154
South Korea’s Ageing Demography And Its Challenges
CHIANG Min-Hua, 14 July 2016
No. 1153
Chaebol’s Role In South Korea’s Economic Development
CHIANG Min-Hua, 14 July 2016
No. 1152
China’s Anti-Corruption Storm In The Financial Sectors
YU Minghui & CHEN Gang, 7 July 2016
No. 1151
China’s Rule of Law Dilemma
ZHENG Yongnian & LIM Wen Xin, 7 July 2016
No. 1150
Taiwan’s Unemployment Woes
CHEN Chien-Hsun, 30 June 2016
No. 1149
Taiwan’s Economic Prospect Under Tsai Ing-Wen: Critical Challenges Ahead
CHIANG Min-Hua, 30 June 2016
No. 1148
Managing Beijing-Hong Kong Relations: Zhang Dejiang’s Visit
LIM Tai Wei, 23 June 2016
No. 1147
Taiwan’s Newly Elected President Tsai Ing-Wen: Facing Formidable Problems, Challenges And Dilemmas
John F. COPPER, 23 June 2016
No. 1148
Managing Beijing-Hong Kong Relations: Zhang Dejiang’s Visit
LIM Tai Wei, 23 June 2016
No. 1146
Gaokao In China: A Reform Conundrum
WU Yiying & PING Xiaojuan, 15 June 2016
No. 1145
China’s Science And Technology System: New Initiatives
ZHAO Litao & TANG Siu Chi, 15 June 2016
No. 1144
Alibaba’s Media Conglomerate Dream
SHIH Hui Min & Lincey QI, 9 June 2016
No. 1143
China’s Innovation-Driven Development Under Xi Jinping
ZHAO Litao, 9 June 2016
No. 1142
EU Refugee Crisis And Implications For China
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 1 June 2016
No. 1141
Tsai Ing-Wen’s Inaugural Address: Interpretations And Reactions
ZHANG Feng, 1 June 2016
No. 1140
Tsai Ing-Wen’s Inaugural Address: Interpretations And Reactions
QI Dongtao, 27 May 2016
No. 1139
Competitive Pressures On Chinese Investments In Asia: The “One Belt, One Road”
Jane DU, KING Cheng & Sarah Y. TONG, 18 May 2016
No. 1138
The “One Belt, One Road” And New Dynamics Of Economic Growth In Asia
Jane DU, 18 May 2016
No. 1137
China And The Middle-Income Trap
John WONG, 11 May 2016
No. 1136
The Tsai Ing-Wen Administration: Its China Policy And Role Conflict Dilemma
QI Dongtao, 11 May 2016
No. 1135
Regional Impact And Implications Of Renminbi Devaluation
Sarah CHAN, 3 May 2016
No. 1134
China’s 13th Five-Year Programme: Innovative Development Tops The Economic Agenda
Sarah Y. TONG, 3 May 2016
No. 1133
Cross-Strait Relations Post-Taiwanese Election
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 28 April 2016
No. 1132
The Taiwanese Identities: Development And Challenges
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 28 April 2016
No. 1131
China’s Long March To Global Innovation Leadership (II): Making Economic Impacts
LU Ding, 21 April 2016
No. 1130
China’s Long March To Global Innovation Leadership (I): The Kejiao Xingguo Strategy
LU Ding, 21 April 2016
No. 1129
Food Mislabelling In Japan And The Government’s Response
Yoshihisa GODO & Sarah Y. TONG, 14 April 2016
No. 1128
Japan’s Current Security Situation
LIM Tai Wei, 14 April 2016
No. 1127
Elevating Xi Jinping To The “Core” Of Chinese Leadership
Lance L. P. GORE, 7 April 2016
No. 1126
China’s 13th Five-Year Plan: Road Map For Social Development
ZHAO Litao, 7 April 2016
No. 1125
China’s Housing Provident Fund Reform
ZHOU Zhihua, 31 March 2016
No. 1124
China’s Housing Policy In The 13th Five-Year Plan
ZHOU Zhihua, 31 March 2016
No. 1123
Xi Jinping Restructures People’s Liberation Army’s Command System And Military Zones
LIU Bojian & CHEN Gang, 24 March 2016
No. 1122
China’s Parliamentary Sessions 2016: More Reforms With Lower Growth Targets
CHEN Gang, 24 March 2016
No. 1121
Understanding Chinese Meritocracy
Lance L. P. GORE, 17 March 2016
No. 1120
Xi Jinping’s Leadership Style
SHAN Wei, 17 March 2016
No. 1119
Economic And Political Factors For The Fall Of Japanese FDI In China
XING Yuqing, 9 March 2016
No. 1118
The First ASEAN-US Standalone Summit: China’s Reactions And Implications For China-ASEAN Ties
LYE Liang Fook, 2 March 2016
No. 1117
Made In China 2025: A Grand Industrial Ambition
Sarah Y. TONG & LIM Wen Xin, 2 March 2016
No. 1116
China’s New Round Of State-Owned Enterprise Reforms
Sarah Y. TONG, 2 March 2016
No. 1115
China’s Think Tank Fever (II)
QI Dongtao, 24 February 2016
No. 1114
China’s Think Tank Fever (I)
QI Dongtao, 24 February 2016
No. 1113
China Restructures Its National Security System (II)
HU Weixing, 18 February 2016
No. 1112
China Restructures Its National Security System (I)
HU Weixing, 18 February 2016
No. 1111
The Singapore-Chongqing Government-To-Government Project
LIM Tai Wei, 11 February 2016
No. 1110
New Energy Vehicles Industry In China: Developments And Challenges
KONG Tuan Yuen, 11 February 2016
No. 1109
The China Factor In South Korea’s Foreign Relations
YUAN Jingdong, 3 February 2016
No. 1108
Japanese Economy: Facing The Constraint Of An Ageing And Declining Population
XING Yuqing, 3 February 2016
No. 1107
Democratic Progressive Party And Pragmatism In The 2016 Taiwanese Presidential Election
KONG Tuan Yuen, LIM Tai Wei & LIM Wen Xin, 3 February 2016
No. 1106
Taiwan’s 2016 Presidential And Legislative Elections
QI Dongtao, 25 January 2016
No. 1105
Hong Kong’s Economy In 2015 And Outlook For 2016
ZHANG YANG & Sarah Y. TONG, 20 January 2016
No. 1104
Chinese Communist Party Under Xi Jinping’s Stewardship In 2015: Re-Building The Leninist Party Rule
Lance L. P. GORE, 20 January 2016
No. 1103
Taiwan’s Politics In 2015: Fraying At The Dawn Of A New Era?
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 13 January 2016
No. 1102
China’s Economy 2015/16: Adjusting To A Sustained Slowdown In Uncertain Structural Transition (II)
John WONG, 13 January 2016
No. 1101
China’s Economy 2015/16: Adjusting To A Sustained Slowdown In Uncertain Structural Transition (I)
John WONG, 13 January 2016
No. 1100
North Korea In 2015-2016: Path Of Reclusive Tyranny
Sung Chull KIM, 13 January 2016
No. 1099
Japan In 2015: Crossing The Rubicon
LAM Peng Er, 6 January 2016
No. 1098
Taiwan’s Economy In 2015: An Economic Recession In The Making?
CHEN Chien-Hsun, 6 January 2016
No. 1097
The Taiwan Factor In Sino-American Relations: Creating Escalating Tensions
John F. COPPER, 6 January 2016
