Beijing is left wary of Japan’s ‘China hawk’ Takaichi
The LDP leader is poised to be the next Japanese prime minister and the first woman to hold the office
Behind The News
Why winning the space race will protect Taiwan
Chinese satellites could blind the American military’s ‘eyes-in-the-skies’ over the island
Brazil races down China’s brick road of renewables
Chinese investment is powering a wave of green manufacturing, but ensuring local jobs is the challenge
Free trade or freeloaders in the global trade row
As Trump abandons the rulebook, does the global trading system have a future elsewhere?
Weak consumer spending and China’s real estate crunch
There are ‘two elephants in the room that Beijing consciously avoids linking’ to weak consumption
China is waging a trade war with Europe and winning
Beijing has used industrial policy and a weak currency, not tariffs, and they are working
Cold comfort for Chinese workers in heatwave crisis
Extreme temperatures are becoming a major threat to public health across the country
China’s thirst for water and the Dalai Lama’s dilemma
Beijing’s grab for resources in repressed Tibet will impact his succession plan amid regional tensions
Washington stands strong in its Taiwan policy
‘American commitment will not let Beijing’s coercive actions go unchecked’ in the Taiwan Strait
China-US friction triggers an unexpected windfall
Rivalry between Beijing and Washington could have significant benefits for the Indo-Pacific region