In late 2016-early 2017, Chinese analysts examined state-level decision-making on the Korean Peninsula. In the first batch of articles written after the Hague tribunal’s decision, they explored China’s approach to ASEAN, interpreted Duterte’s new China policy, and assessed ASEAN maritime management. They also considered the origins and implications of Abe’s nationalism and the prospects for improved Japanese-Russian relations. Assessments of Donald Trump’s impact on East Asia are too much in early flux for consideration here, but they will be a major theme in the next Country Report: China.

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