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George Yeo, Ivor Roberts, Richard Caplan, Rosemary Foot, Todd Hall

Understanding China’s Outlook and US-China Relations: A Dialogue between George Yeo and Oxford Professors

This report is an edited dialogue between George Yeo, former Foreign Minister of Singapore, and several distinguished professors from Oxford University. It focused on a series of important issues around China-US relations and China’s outlook, including China’s vision of world order, the Taiwan issue, China’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine war, the inevitability of a US-China war, and the role of Southeast Asian countries in navigating US-China geopolitical tensions.

02/12/2024

Gambling on Development? An interview with Stefan Dercon

In this podcast, Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economic Policy at Oxford University and former chief economist at UK Department of International Development, argues that the elites’ policies, rather than the people, are the ones that matter for economic development. He also notes, while democracies and autocracies perform similarly well in economy on average, the real difference is the variance among autocracies.

17/08/2024

What makes the Chinese economic model special? A conversation with Keyu Jin

Drawing on her recent work “China’s new playbook” , Professor Keyu Jin discusses with Brian Wong the present opportunities and challenges of the Chinese economy and the future of Sino-American relations. She also reflects on how she feels regarding commenting on China in an increasingly polarized setting.

15/08/2024

“Puppet on a string”? The attempts at World Bank governance reform

Many critics of the World Bank, especially Americans in government and Congress, imply it is an “empire out of (their) control”, but the authors argue that it is closer to “puppet on a string”. The World Bank remains a substantially American bank.

09/08/2024

Is China Exceptional in growth and corruption

Is China Exceptional? Growth, corruption and democracy with Yuen Yuen Ang

In this podcast episode, Dr. Brian Wong and Professor Yuen Yuen Ang engage in a wide-ranging conversation comparing American and Chinese capitalism and corruption, why the US democracy is in trouble, and the trajectory of US-China relations.

07/07/2024

Does democracy deliver development?

In this podcast episode, Dr Brian Wong and Alan Doss examined the relations between democracy and development, delving into multiple cases including China, Congo and Myanmar, as well as examining the role of UN in democracy and development. Alan Doss emphasized that democracy is not a panacea for development and it cannot be imported but has to be a “local construct.”