Long Yan
Assistant Research Fellow, Centre for Maritime Silk Road Studies, National Institute for South China Sea StudiesArticles by Long Yan
Economy
Taiwan's unequal status in US-Taiwan trade talks
Chinese academic Long Yan notes that even though the US seems open to developing its economic ties with Taiwan, the latter is not a significant trading partner of the US and trade talks between them have always been used as political mileage. Long suggests that Taiwan should reconsider its currently confrontational political stance towards China, and build on close cross-strait trade relations.
Long Yan
04 Aug 2021
Politics
[South China Sea] Pandemic and US-Japan support reasons for Indonesia's strong stance on SCS
In late May, Indonesia wrote to the UN to register its objection to China's nine-dash line in the South China Sea (SCS), saying that there is no legal basis for China's claim. China academic Long Yan notes that this is quite an unexpected move from the relatively quiet Indonesia, who is not a main player in the SCS dispute. It remains to be seen if external support from countries such as Japan and the US will boost Indonesia's confidence in protecting its rights and interests in the SCS, despite its strong economic ties with China.
Long Yan
13 Jul 2020