The Third CICA Think Tank Roundtable was convened at Hongqiao State Guest Hotel in Shanghai on May 11-12, 2015 sponsored by the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS). The fact that this Roundtable was held in the context of t... [FULL TEXT]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China Thursday. His first stop is the ancient city of Xian, also the hometown of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Modis formal talks with Chinese leadership will take place Friday in Beijing, duri... [FULL TEXT]

Xi Jinping. It can be seen as Act 2 to the September 2014 visit President Xi made with Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi. The meeting did result in substantial trade deals but not yet in a diplomatic breakthrough.As the two meet in Beijing, ... [FULL TEXT]

Recently, Shanghais government announced that its number 1 priority is to become a "globally influential technological innovation hub." The megacity is on its way.Shanghais aspiration was announced as Premier Li Keqiangs new "Internet plus"... [FULL TEXT]

Chinese President Xi Jinping has concluded his two-day visit to Pakistan, the first stop of his overseas trip this year. During the visit, the two countries signed deals worth $46 billion in infrastructure, energy, agriculture, trade and fi... [FULL TEXT]

According to the conventional wisdom, the U.S. economy is recovering significantly faster than other advanced economies and the dollar is strengthening. In contrast, China’s economy is facing a slowdown with growth decelerating and th... [FULL TEXT]

Recently, the State Council, Chinas cabinet, announced that it will boost the development of e-commerce by cutting red tape and liberalizing investment regulation in the sector. Reportedly, the new measures include a tax cut, simpler admini... [FULL TEXT]

The 2013 election of Hassan Rouhani, who advocated moderate policy toward the U.S. and the West, opened a door of détente between Iran and the U.S., two clear archenemies of the last few decades. The final the deadline for negotiatio... [FULL TEXT]

Since 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have proposed a series of interregional projects, such as the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the China-Mongolia-Russia ... [FULL TEXT]

Zhang Chun and Gao Wei(Dr Zhang Chun Is the Deputy Director for the Center for West Asian and African Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies;Miss Gao Wei is an MA Candidate at Shanghai Institutes for International Studies.)M... [FULL TEXT]