17 September 2024
Morning Shot: Will Xi Jinping’s attendance at the BRICS Summit be a game-changer for China and Russia's "no limits" partnership?
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Russia for the BRICS summit in Russia next month. This was revealed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on his recent trip to St Petersburg, Russia, ahead of Xi’s trip.
Xi last visited Russia in March last year and Putin reciprocated with his own trip to China in October that year. The two leaders have since also met in Beijing in May, where Putin took the first foreign trip of his fifth presidential term, and in Kazakhstan in July.
Where does China stand in promoting “balanced, objective and rational voices” to create conditions for an early ceasefire and a political settlement of the Ukraine war, and where are China-Russia ties headed?
On this episode of Morning Shot, Dr Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor from the Department of Political Science at the NUS Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences shares his insights.
Presented by: Emaad Akhtar
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: EPA-EFE

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3 June 2024
Morning Shot: Was this year's Shangri-La Dialogue a success?
The 21st edition of the Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore marked the first time in 18 months that the US and Chinese defence chiefs met in the flesh.
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, pledged to continue military talks, which could be viewed as a positive step in the countries' relations.
But the Admiral also issued some strong statements in relation to Taiwan, while Ukraine's President accused China of helping Russia to disrupt an upcoming peace conference in Switzerland later this month.
So how much of a success was this year's dialogue? Or are we left with more questions than answers?
On this episode of Morning Shot, Dr Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, NUS Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, shares his insights.
Presented, Produced & Edited by: Emaad Akhtar
Photo credit: Straits Times

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9 April 2024
China Perspective: Janet Yellen wraps up visit to China, did she cause a stir?
From highlights from US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen six day visit to China to Russia showing interest in being part of China’s Belt and Road plans in Central Asia.
Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor of Political Science, NUS & Non-Resident Scholar, Carnegie China gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.

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11 March 2024
Morning Shot: How long will Xi stay in power & who will he pick as his political heir?
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s push for home-grown technology stole the spotlight as its Premier Li Qiang scales back presence at China’s biggest political gathering of the year.
“Two Sessions” refers to China's annual parliamentary meetings, where the two main political bodies of China - the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) - reveal plans for China's policies involving the economy, military, trade, diplomacy, the environment and more.
On this episode of Morning Shot, Dr Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science at the NUS Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences takes a deep dive into the key issues.
Presented by: Emaad Akhtar
Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: ST, AFP, Reuters/Tingshu Wang

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19 December 2023
China Perspective: Will the results from the upcoming Taiwan elections impact China's ambition for unification?
From two Chinese balloons flying across the sensitive median line separating Taiwan from China to how closely the country is watching Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election.
Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor of Political Science, NUS & Non-Resident Scholar, Carnegie China gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.

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25 July 2023
Morning Shot: Can China's 'old friend' Kissinger act as the bridge between US & China?
Does the friendlier meeting between China’s President Xi Jinping and former US top diplomat Henry Kissinger in recent days - point to a headway in frayed ties between China and the US?
Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian from the Department of Political Science at National University of Singapore shares his perspective on where US and China's relations are headed.
Presented by: Lynlee Foo
This podcast is produced by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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12 May 2023
Morning Shot: Why is the Myanmar crisis a challenge for ASEAN?
The conflict in Myanmar dominated talks at this week’s ASEAN Summit taking place in Indonesia. This comes against a backdrop of an attack on an aid convoy carrying regional diplomats, including two staffers from the Singapore embassy in Yangon.
On the back of the ongoing conflict, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong emphasised that the current format of only inviting Myanmar to ASEAN meetings at a non-political level, signals that “all is not well” and “very little progress” has been made on the Five-Point Consensus.
Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian from the Department of Political Science at National University of Singapore with a deeper analysis.
This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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31 January 2023
China Perspective: Will China and US go to war in 2025?
From the possibility of seeing a war between the US and China in 2025 as set out in a leaked memo and new regional CPPCC heads, turning the attention to China’s domestic leadership.
Dr Chong Ja Ian Associate Professor, Political Science, National University of Singapore and Non-Resident Fellow, Carnegie China gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.

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03 Aug 2022
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan would not show any change in US policy on the country.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan regardless of Chinese government's threat. The US administration had earlier tried to assure that it was unnecessary to “come to blows” as such trip did not mean to signal change in US policy on Taiwan. On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go speaks with Dr Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore to find out more.

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