China’s Xi Is Building an Economic Fortress Against U.S. Pressure
As Trump turns up the heat on Beijing, China is trying to become more technologically self-sufficient, but its efforts have a ...
Smaller countries may ‘have to choose’ between the U.S. and China, warns author Robert Kaplan: ‘Great powers in decline can tend to be very aggressive’
For decades, countries like Singapore and Australia and others were able to essentially get rich off China, and be protected ...
Power vacuum in west Africa’s Sahel: 3 ways China could fill the gap as west exits
China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.
China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...
The Economist1d
China’s stunning new campaign to turn the world against Taiwan
This steely new language was a win in America’s long quest to get its allies to show more solidarity with Taiwan. Yet in the ...
Dhaka Tribune1d
How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflict
Maps are ubiquitous – on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and ...
A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
The National Interest2d
China Is Not Seeking To Remake World Order
China’s goal is not to usurp the U.S. role and unilaterally set the rules of international behavior but instead to increase its role relative to that of the United States in setting the rules.
China’s credibility on trade and Taiwan remains elusive
Trump must avoid the temptation to pursue a wide-ranging grand bargain that attempts to totally reforge the trade and ...
The Diplomat3d
How the US Could Undermine Its Biggest Advantage Over China
The U.S. alliance network is its greatest advantage in the competition with China. But Washington can hardly count on its ...
How Greenland got caught in a clash of superpowers
Back in Nuuk, Lynge turns to the map once more to reflect on how Greenland became caught up in a much bigger game. He refers to the 1946 attempt by the US to buy Greenland from Denmark, under which ...