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Reflections on the face-off between China and the US

July 31, 2026 by Yanzhong Huang
Xi | Trump | Face-Off

Beijing is now viewed more favorably than Washington in most nations surveyed in a major report

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, Council on Foreign Relations, Pew Research Center, Soft Power, Splash, Washington Leave a comment

Legacy brands reel from China’s shock and awe wave

August 4, 2026July 17, 2026 by Timothy Minchin Michelle Shu Wun Kuek
BYD | China EV | Wave

As more drivers go electric, major models and luxury carmakers are scrambling to stay relevant

Categories Analysis Tags Brutal Price Wars, China Export Blitz, EV Revolution, News, The Conversation Leave a comment

Property crash fallout engulfs Southeast Asia

August 4, 2026July 9, 2026 by Chris Taylor

Chinese companies exported its playbook across borders. Now it is exporting the collapse

Categories Analysis Tags Bangkok, China, Phnom Penh, Property Bubble, The Long Read, Zombie Developer Loans Leave a comment

China-US energy wars and Taiwan’s balancing act

June 15, 2026June 12, 2026 by Philippe Le Billon
China | US | Energy | Rivalry

‘The strategic goal is energy systems that are affordable and cannot be blocked or held hostage’

Categories Analysis Tags China, Energy Risks, Fossil Fuel Grip, News, Taiwan, The Conversation, United States Leave a comment

Why Beijing has become the world’s ‘living room’ 

June 22, 2026May 28, 2026 by Czeslaw Tubilewicz
Donald Trump | Walking | Black and White

China is enjoying the global stage, but there are limits to its influence

Categories Analysis Tags China, News, President Xi Jinping, The Conversation, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Europe and the US buffeted by China’s trade winds 

June 2, 2026May 7, 2026 by Chee Meng Tan
China | US | Europe | Wind

Big dilemma is whether to use Chinese wind turbines to meet renewable targets amid energy security fears

Categories Analysis Tags Europe, News, Renewable Rivalry, The Conversation, The Long Read, United States, Wind Power Leave a comment

Taiwan’s infighting is playing into China’s hands

May 11, 2026April 24, 2026 by David Sacks

Political polarization threatens to stall Taipei’s resilience to Chinese military and economic coercion

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, Council on Foreign Relations, Special Defense Spending, Taipei, Taiwan Threats, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Washington is pushing Southeast Asia toward China

April 17, 2026April 16, 2026 by Joshua Kurlantzick
China | US | Survey

Iran war has made it worse, a survey reveals, highlighting Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy approach

Categories Analysis Tags American Weakness, China Rising, Council on Foreign Relations, Iran War, News Leave a comment

‘Becoming Chinese’ craze highlights soft power twist

May 11, 2026April 10, 2026 by Pan Wang
China | Maxxing | Social Media

Social media mania of ‘Chinamaxxing’ skirts politically sensitive topics through systematic filtering

Categories Analysis Tags China, East Asia Forum, News, President Xi Jinping, The Long Read, TikTok, United States Leave a comment

Looking for an exit plan to end the Iran conflict

April 2, 2026April 1, 2026 by Brad Reed

The US and Iran are trapped in a war in which each new escalation only deepens the struggle

Categories Analysis Tags China, Iran, News, United States, US Dollars Leave a comment
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