“To promote both academic and policy-oriented research on East Asian development”
Background Briefs
EAI Background Briefs are policy-oriented research papers circulated to government. They are available for reference in Singapore’s National Library or NUS Library.
No. 1683
Foxconn Protests In Zhengzhou, China: A Case Study In Social-Labour Relations
LIM Tai Wei, 22 December 2022
No. 1682
Exhausted Youths: Tang Ping And Other Similar Social Phenomena In Northeast Asia
LIM Tai Wei, 22 December 2022
No. 1681
Seeking Climate Leadership Along The Belt And Road: China’s Renewable Energy Investment In Southeast Asia
CHEN Gang, 15 December 2022
No. 1680
Party Building, Elite Politics And New Regulations On Cadre Promotion And Demotion In China
Frank N PIEKE, ZHOU Na & SHAN Wei, 15 December 2022
No. 1679
Conditions And Prospects For Virology Research At China’s Academy Of Military Medical Sciences And Other Domestic Institutes
Ryan CLARKE, LAM Peng Er, LIN Xiaoxu, Richard YARROW & L J EADS, 9 December 2022
No. 1678
The “Great Game” In The South Pacific
Thomas WILKINS, 1 December 2022
No. 1677
China After The 20th Party Congress
Lance L P GORE, 25 November 2022
No. 1676
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s Role In Regional Infrastructure Financing
YU Hong, 17 November 2022
No. 1675
No. 1674
Green Innovation In China
QIAN Jiwei & Ryan HO, 11 November 2022
No. 1673
China’s 20th Party Congress: Xi Jinping Secures A Third Term And Highlights Security
CHEN Gang, 1 November 2022
No. 1672
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company: A Critical Chip In The Competition For Global Power
CHIANG Min-Hua, 21 October 2022
No. 1671
China’s Transition To Sustainable And Renewable Energy
CHEN Gang & KONG Tuan Yuen, 21 October 2022
No. 1670
Japanese Semiconductor Industry’s Collaboration With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
LIM Tai Wei & LAM Peng Er, 29 September 2022
No. 1669
China Enhances Policy Efforts To Green Its Economy
ZHOU Na, LI Yao & KONG Tuan Yuen, 22 September 2022
No. 1668
From Trump To Biden: Indo-Pacific Strategies Compared
Paul HAENLE, 22 September 2022
No. 1667
How Have Elderly Chinese Fared?: Evidence From China’s 2020 Population Census
ZHAO Litao, 7 September 2022
No. 1666
The Japanese Upper House Election 2022
LIM Tai Wei, 2 September 2022
No. 1665
G7’s Global Infrastructure And Investment Plan: An Alternative To China’s Belt And Road Initiative?
YU Hong, 2 September 2022
No. 1664
China’s Central Bank Digital Currency: An Update
Sarah CHAN, 11 August 2022
No. 1663
Climate Investment In China And The United States: A Comparison Of Monetary And Market Technology Drivers
Richard YARROW & CHEN Gang, 5 August 2022
No. 1662
Climate Investment In China And The United States: A Comparison Of Political Drivers
Richard YARROW & CHEN Gang, 5 August 2022
No. 1661
Powering China’s Digital Future: Strategies And Challenges
Erik BAARK, 15 July 2022
No. 1660
New Development Bank’s Role In The International Financial Architecture
Bert HOFMAN & P S SRINIVAS, 8 July 2022
No. 1659
How Does Chinese Central Government’s COVID Control Mechanism Work?
ZHAO Litao, 8 July 2022
No. 1658
Shanghai’s Lockdown: Essential Services Provision
QIAN Jiwei, 28 June 2022
No. 1657
Impact Of The Ukraine War On China-Russia Relations (II): The Prospect Of A Sino-Russo Alliance
Lance L P GORE, 21 June 2022
No. 1656
Impact Of The Ukraine War On China-Russia Relations (I): China’s Reaction To The War In Ukraine
Lance L P GORE, 21 June 2022
No. 1655
China’s New Affordable Rental Housing Strategy
YU Lei, 17 June 2022
No. 1654
Australian Foreign Policy In The Indo-Pacific Century: Opportunities And Challenges
Gabriele ABBONDANZA, 2 June 2022
No. 1653
The People’s Liberation Army As A Party Army
LI Nan, 2 June 2022
No. 1652
The Taiwan Issue In The Wake Of The Ukraine Crisis
QI Dongtao, 26 May 2022
No. 1651
Post-Ukraine Strategic Challenges In The Indo-Pacific
Ryan CLARKE, 12 May 2022
No. 1650
High-Tech Control In The Shanghai Lockdown
LIM Tai Wei, 6 May 2022
No. 1649
No. 1648
Australia-China Relations At Crossroads: The Current State Of Affairs
YUAN Jingdong, 28 April 2022
No. 1647
Healthy Ageing: China In Perspective
ZHAO Litao, 21 April 2022
No. 1646
Health Reform In China: Recent Developments
QIAN Jiwei, 13 April 2022
No. 1645
The Development Of 5G Digital Infrastructure In China
Erik BAARK, 13 April 2022
No. 1644
China’s 2022 Budget And The Fate Of Local Government Finance
Christine WONG, 7 April 2022
No. 1643
Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy: Five Years On
CHIANG Min-Hua, 24 March 2022
No. 1642
High-Risk Virology Research At The Chinese Academy Of Medical Sciences And Peking Union Medical College
Ryan CLARKE, LAM Peng Er & LIN Xiaoxu, 24 March 2022
No. 1641
Renminbi Internationalisation And The Impossible Trinity
CHENG Ruijie & P S SRINIVAS, 24 March 2022
No. 1640
Hong Kong’s Fifth Wave Of COVID-19
LIM Tai Wei, 17 March 2022
No. 1639
China’s Parliamentary Sessions 2022: Prioritising Stability Amidst COVID, Ukraine Challenges
CHEN Gang, 17 March 2022
No. 1638
Taiwan’s Nationalist Party In A Rut
John F COPPER, 10 March 2022
No. 1637
China’s Health Code: Technology And Governance
ZHAO Litao, 10 March 2022
No. 1636
The Belt And Road Initiative In Central Asia
YU Hong, 3 March 2022
No. 1635
Is The Belt And Road Initiative 2.0 In The Making?
YU Hong, 3 March 2022
No. 1634
FinTech And Digital Finance In China: Developments And Implication
Sarah CHAN, 3 March 2022
No. 1633
Whither The Stigma Of Unmarried Women In China
LIM Tai Wei, 24 February 2022
No. 1632
China’s Dynamic Zero-COVID Policy: How “Dynamic” Is It?
CHEN Gang, 24 February 2022
No. 1631
China’s Push For More Market-Based Financing
Bert HOFMAN & P S SRINIVAS, 18 February 2022
No. 1630
As Economic Recovery Weakens, China Braces For Stronger Headwinds
Bert HOFMAN, Sarah Y TONG, QIAN Jiwei, LI Yao, ZHOU Na, KONG Tuan Yuen, CHEN Juan & CHUA Jing Yee, 18 February 2022
No. 1629
China’s Pudong New Area To Pioneer New Reform Initiatives
CHEN Bo, 10 February 2022
No. 1628
Increasing China’s Government Revenues: Some Options
Bert HOFMAN, 10 February 2022
No. 1627
China’s Evergrande Crisis: Lessons From The Financial Sector Perspective
LI Yao & Sarah Y TONG, 10 February 2022
No. 1626
Taiwan’s External Relations 2021/22
QI Dongtao, 3 February 2022
No. 1625
Taiwan’s Domestic Politics 2021/22
QI Dongtao, 3 February 2022
No. 1624
Kishida And Japan: In Search Of A Middling Role In Asia
Haruko SATOH, 27 January 2022
No. 1623
Moving To A “Position Of Strength”: Chinese Foreign Policy In 2021
Lance L P GORE, 20 January 2022
No. 1622
The Kishida Administration In Japan: “New Capitalism” At Home, Tougher Defence Posture Abroad?
LAM Peng Er & LIM Tai Wei, 6 January 2022
No. 1621
China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Policies In 2021
LIM Tai Wei, 6 January 2022