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Thailand’s green drive reflects China-US trade frictions

December 22, 2025November 28, 2025 by Ruttiya Bhula-or Yot Amornkitvika

Manufacturing strategy is no longer just an environmental initiative – ‘it is an economic survival plan’

Categories Insight Tags Carbon Policy, East Asia Forum, Electric Vehicles, News, Rare Earths, Tariffs, Thailand, The Long Read Leave a comment

China targets social media celebs ‘flaunting wealth’

July 15, 2024June 28, 2024 by Gengsong Gao Dan Chen

The latest crackdown by the country’s Cyberspace Administration literally means ‘clean and bright’

Categories Insight Tags China, Chinese Celebrities, Communist Party of China, News, President Xi Jinping, Social Media Campaign Leave a comment

China, the Ukraine war and a divided European Union

May 4, 2023May 2, 2023 by Stefan Wolff

Beijing has emphasized the importance of sovereignty while failing to condemn Russia’s invasion

Categories Insight Tags China, European Union, News, President Emmanuel Macron, President Xi Jinping, Russia's Invasion, Taiwan, The Conversation, Ukraine Leave a comment

India and US tech deal will combat China’s threat

February 27, 2023February 7, 2023 by Anjana Pasricha

Washington and New Delhi aim to deepen cooperation in quantum computing, AI and semiconductors

Categories Insight Tags China, India, News, Rising Tension, Tech Deal, The Long Read, United States, Voice of America Leave a comment

China casts a giant shadow over American policy

December 28, 2022December 26, 2022 by Gary Clyde Hufbauer

Two new flashpoints also emerged this year for the United States in the Cold War with Beijing

Categories Insight Tags 2023, China, Covid-19 Pandemic, East Asia Forum, Geopolitical Tension, Inflation, News, President Xi Jinping, United States Leave a comment

Chinese protests are not just fueled by Covid anger

December 12, 2022November 30, 2022 by Tao Zhang

Students across the country have rejected ‘state censorship and control’ by holding up blank sheets of paper

Categories Insight Tags Communist Party of China, Mass Protests, News, President Xi Jinping, The Conversation, The Long Read, Zero-Covid Policy Leave a comment

Beijing’s big battle to rein in ‘big tech’

July 25, 2022July 14, 2022 by Joanne Gray Yi Wang
The photo shows the swish offices of Baidu with its distinctive red and blue logo. Baidu’s listing in Hong Kong fizzled out but still raised US$3.1 billion.

Developed nations will be watching China’s approach to dealing with digital giants such as Alibaba and Tencent

Categories Insight Tags Alibaba, Big Tech, China, Digital Landscape, News, Tencent, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

Caught in the crossfire of China’s US stand-off

July 11, 2022July 4, 2022 by Hugh White

Targeting the maritime operations of Washington’s allies, such as Australia, would be a clear and present danger

Categories Insight Tags Australia, China, ChinaFactor, News, The Conversation, The Long Read, United States, Western Pacific Leave a comment

Lock and load for China’s major defense dealers

July 3, 2022June 10, 2022 by Terrence Guay

Beijing’s arms industry is one of the big winners as Russia’s military struggles in the war against Ukraine

Categories Insight Tags Arms Race, China, ChinaFactor, News, Russia"s War, The Conversation, United States Leave a comment

Defrosting relations with China a ‘real possibility’

May 25, 2022May 24, 2022 by James Laurenceson

There will be no ‘re-set’ like we saw in the heady days of 2015 but Australia can reduce chill factor

Categories Insight Tags Australia, Beijing, Canberra, China Relations, ChinaFactor, News, PM Anthony Albanese, President Xi Jinping, Reset, The Conversation Leave a comment
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