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Tariffs, trade wars and Trump’s crucial China talks

February 27, 2026February 26, 2026 by Zongyuan Zoe Liu

‘Washington retains formidable tools, but deploying them will require more consensus and more time’

Categories Commentary Tags Beijing, Council on Foreign Relations, News, President Donald Trump, President Xi Jinping, Washington Leave a comment

‘Are You Dead?’ craze highlights cultural shift

February 26, 2026January 30, 2026 by Pan Wang

Behind its sudden popularity lie deeper social transformations, including demographic changes

Categories Commentary Tags Ageing Society, China, News, Solo Living, The Conversation Leave a comment

Australia is dreaming away Asia Pacific realities

January 26, 2026January 9, 2026 by John Quiggin

The world is recognizing that reliance on either China or the US is a dangerous mistake

Categories Commentary Tags Beijing, Canberra's Task, Dangerous Mistake, East Asia Forum, News, Washington Leave a comment

Can China’s targeted AI approach hit the bullseye?

January 5, 2026January 2, 2026 by Ben Hu Adam Au

Beijing has quietly removed plans for a comprehensive legal framework to prioritize pilots and standards

Categories Commentary Tags AI Law, Artificial Intelligence, Beijing, Cybersecurity Risk, East Asia Forum, News Leave a comment

Why a US-China G2 risks undermining multipolar world

January 5, 2026December 19, 2025 by Titli Basu

‘Trump’s evolving Beijing strategy complicates policy choices in Asian capitals’

Categories Commentary Tags China, East Asia Forum, Global South, India, News, President Xi Jinping, United States Leave a comment

Future flashpoints will drive Japan-China relations

December 29, 2025December 5, 2025 by Sheila A Smith

Diplomatic confrontations are changing the dynamics between Tokyo and Beijing in a sea of uncertainty

Categories Commentary Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, Diplomatic Crisis, Japan, News, The Long Read Leave a comment

ASEAN is under the shadow of US-China trade row

October 24, 2025October 23, 2025 by Joshua Kurlantzick

Collaborating on the big economic or regional issues seems like a fantasy for Southeast Asian nations

Categories Commentary Tags ASEAN Summit, Council on Foreign Relations, News, Regional Weakness, Trade Tariffs Leave a comment

Lines of conflict drawn in the battle for AI dominance

November 10, 2025October 15, 2025 by Michael Froman

China and the United States pursue a ‘somewhat different strategy – by choice or by necessity’

Categories Commentary Tags Artificial Intelligence, Beijing, Council on Foreign Relations, News, The Long Read, Trade War, Washington Leave a comment

Is China a climate goodie or baddie – or both?

October 27, 2025October 3, 2025 by Will de Freitas

It isn’t the United States or the European Union drawing the crowd – it’s the world’s largest emitter

Categories Commentary Tags Climate Policy, European Union, News, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

How China tightened its grip in the South China Sea

September 18, 2025September 17, 2025 by Joshua Kurlantzick Annabel Richter

Joint military exercises and rising arms sales to regional states have increased Beijing’s influence

Categories Commentary Tags Arms Sales, China, Council on Foreign Relations, Military Power, News, Southeast Asia Leave a comment
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