What if the Taiwan Strait were blockaded?
However, it cannot be ruled out that the importance of Taiwan’s semiconductor industry would make it difficult for…
America’s deep pain — and why China won’t colonise
And in AI, the contest seems to be between the US and China. The US for a long…
Donald Trump to decide on sending weapons to Taiwan ‘soon’ despite warnings from China
US President Donald Trump says he will decide on whether to send more weapons to Taiwan soon, despite…
Trump to make call on Taiwan weapons package as China urges caution
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday he would decide soon on whether to send more…
Honesty is never a virtue on the Taiwan Strait
The contemporary US framework institutionalised those tactics. The 1972 US-China Shanghai Communique famously states that the US “acknowledges”…
China-US trade war seen growing more volatile despite truce, as both court third countries
China-US relations are likely to become more volatile in the coming years, with both sides competing to win…
How China saw through America’s bottom line in the trade war
If rare earths strike at America’s industrial nerves, soybeans hit America’s electoral nerves. Like rare earths, soybeans are…
Trump’s rare earths deal to counter China was a badly needed ‘Sputnik moment’
The other day US President Donald Trump said: “With a communist in charge? Look, you just go back…
The new diplomatic bridge to North Korea
Previously, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the grand military parade in China on 3 September, marking his…
China’s North Korea card in the trade war shuffle
The absence of China’s top leader from this visit to North Korea is not unexpected. Compared with the…
Open Questions | Jing Qian unpacks the US-China trade talks and their ‘manageable’ rivalry
Jing Qian is vice-president of the Asia Society and managing director of its Centre for China Analysis (CCA),…
JD Vance didn’t just visit India — he sent Beijing a message
Vance’s visit also served as a subtle but strategically strong message for the “foreign adversary” — without naming…