Ongoing volatility is causing intense debate about how to manage relations between the two powerful nation, which is only likely to become more challenging.
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Cold War 2.0 may not be fanciful: The US and China are plainly entering a period of significant geopolitical rivalry, and each has ambitions that are mutually incompatible.
The US economy has rarely looked stronger, but it could all come crashing down just in time for the next presidential election.
Vladimir Putin may well have something on Donald Trump. But their close ties could also be about oil prices and Trump’s efforts to get Russia to ends it alliance with China.
Donald Trump’s obsession with trade deficits, and his subsequent wielding of the tariff big guns, is the absolute wrong approach for the U.S. economy.
Brexit Britain should be especially concerned.
The US and China must work together to reform the global trade system. Their economies are too entwined for a trade war.
The brewing US-China trade war is probably linked to the Chinese government’s attempts to revamp its industry.
Expectations for Trump’s engagement with the region may be low, but the same could not be said for the stakes at a time of considerable uncertainty and risk.
The comparison between ancient Athens and modern China, and Sparta and the US, through the Thucydides Trap, has its limitations.
China’s conventional military assets are intimidating enough, but its latest technological advances could transform the military balance in its neighbourhood.
Why we can expect Xi Jinping and Donald Trump’s meeting at Mar-a-Lago to be a success.
The international community – and the U.S. and China in particular – should give serious thought to what might be North Korea’s cyberattack equivalent of a nuclear weapons test.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s recent trip to Asia offers some insights into how the Trump administration might deal with China.
Uncertainty persists about what “America First” will mean for US-Asia policy, and the Secretary of State’s recent tour of the region leaves us none the wiser.
There are many key events to watch for this year in China, but by far the most significant is the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, likely to be held in November. The congress is held…
The growing Arab military, political and religious influence is only the latest example of an external force taking hold in the Horn of Africa.
Donald Trump looks like he’s gearing up for a trade war with China that has been years in the making.
The frenzied response to this year’s most examined courtesy call played right into Beijing’s hands.
Will the world be safer if Trump meant the things he said on the campaign trail, or if he didn’t?
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.Director, La Trobe University
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