Taiwan: the US has been strengthening support for years – now it needs a way to ease tensions with China
Washington must continue to support Taiwan while seeking a better security dialogue with Beijing.
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China’s new Silk Road is all part of its grand strategy for global influence
China’s new freight train line to London is part of an increasing web of trade routes designed to boost the country’s influence abroad.
Dispute over the South China Sea could put East Asia at war again
China is building artificial islands to exert military influence in the South China Sea. Could this bring military conflict back to a long-peaceful region?
By building the world’s biggest dam, China hopes to control more than just its water supply
The Motuo hydropower project will be four times the size of the gigantic Three Gorges dam, the next biggest hydropower project in the world.
China needs to pick a side, and it just might pick the west
China needs the west, especially as its key ally, Russia, is weakened by the war.
Not in my backyard: China and the new scramble for Burma
The diplomatic bonhomie of last week’s World Economic Forum in East Asia, held in Burma’s new capital, Naypyitaw, could not hide the reality that there is a new international scramble for Burma. The country’s…
China‑US trade talks cancelled: why negotiations will still happen eventually
From the US kicking out Huawei to China’s Hong Kong crackdown, there is a lot standing in the way of happy east-west relations just now.
Five things that the west doesn’t understand about China’s foreign policy
Understanding China’s history could help western observers see its foreign policy more clearly.
China’s latest diplomatic move will extend its trade, energy, financial and maritime power
Chinese leadership of a peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, adds to their power in the region.
Three T’s will dominate Trump‑Xi summit – but expect little movement on trade, less on Taiwan and who knows on tech
Chinese and American leaders meet amid growing urgency over the issue of AI regulation.
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