East Asia Forum
The East Asia Forum (EAF) serves as a platform for policy discussions, led by Emeritus Professor Peter Drysdale from the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University (ANU). Established in 2006 by Australia's former Treasurer, the Hon. Peter Costello, the EAF aims to facilitate dialogue on important regional issues.
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1 week ago |
eastasiaforum.org | Tom Ramage
South Korea’s Nextrade exchange — the country’s first alternative trading system to the long-dominant Korea Exchange (KRX) — debuted in March 2025. Nextrade extends trading hours, introduces lower transaction fees and increases product variation within capital markets. The persistent undervaluation of South Korean stocks compared to their Asia-Pacific counterparts is a phenomenon known as the ‘Korea discount’.
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2 weeks ago |
eastasiaforum.org | John Quiggin
The May 2025 federal election campaign was characterised by a studious avoidance of the main issues facing Australia, most notably the country’s future relationships with the United States and China. Canberra should confront the quandaries redefining the US relationship, initiated by President Donald Trump’s second term. Washington’s radical reorientation shows no sign of reversing even after 2028, when Trump is due to leave office.
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3 weeks ago |
eastasiaforum.org | Shiro Armstrong
Forged in a period of global economic and geopolitical uncertainty, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) might now be the asset the region needs at a time of genuine crisis for defending the vision of open trade and cooperation that it embodies.
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3 weeks ago |
eastasiaforum.org | Samir Bhattacharya
Mao Zedong once famously declared that ‘political power grows out of the barrel of a gun’. But almost a century later, China realises that triumphing in an increasingly multipolar world also requires shaping public opinion. Accordingly, Beijing is rearranging its foreign policy outlook — especially in Africa. Whether countering human rights criticism or isolating Taiwan, China’s goal is to wage a new form of warfare — the strategic contest for hearts and minds.
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1 month ago |
eastasiaforum.org | Shiro Armstrong
The 28 per cent average tariff rate in the United States today, even with the 90 day pause, is significantly higher than the average rate of 19.8 per cent imposed during the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. The highest Smoot-Hawley tariff rate was 59.1 per cent, well below the 145 per cent US President Donald Trump has slapped on all Chinese imports. Today’s tariffs return the United States to its 1821 to 1900 average 29.7 per cent tariff rate.
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