While Chinese policy in Jordan holds great economic potential, it also carries a degree of risk, Greg Everett writes.

From simmering tensions in the South China Sea, to fledging democracy in Myanmar, and developing relationships between China and Pacific Island nations – the Asia-Pacific region is a rapidly-changing region presenting serious challenges for policymakers.

China is struggling to cope with a slowing economy, and that spells bad news for the rest of the world, John Hewson writes.

Power and posturing in Asia can carry serious consequences as well as rewards, and good leadership is critical, Stephen R Nagy writes.

Chinese investment in European football is part of a hugely ambitious plan to make the country a world player in the world game, as Simon Chadwick reports.

Asia-Pacific’s institutions are competing for influence and authority, leaving all of them less effective than they could be, writes Mark Beeson.