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Global race is on to meet the Climate Clock deadline

August 5, 2026July 29, 2026 by Gan Golan Andrew Boyd
Climate Clock | Renewable | Energy

While the US stumbles, the pace of China’s renewable energy growth has been staggering

Categories Viewpoint Tags Climate Crisis, Common Dreams, Fossil Fuel Industry, News, Renewable Energy Leave a comment

Trump’s war has revved up China’s EV sales

June 23, 2026June 22, 2026 by Dean Baker
China EVs | Export Push | United States

‘The unfortunate part’ is that Chinese car makers are ‘at the center’ of this export boom

Categories Viewpoint Tags China's Export Machine, Common Dreams, Electric Vehicles, News, Trump's Iran War, United States Leave a comment

Quad pod still has a vital role to play against China

June 2, 2026May 29, 2026 by Jared Mondschein

‘Beijing has been opposed to the group since its inception, accusing the four members of encirclement’

Categories Viewpoint Tags American Alliances, Australia, India, Japan, News, The Conversation, Trump, United States Leave a comment

China’s neighbors should beware of Beijing’s trap

May 11, 2026May 8, 2026 by Nguyen Thanh Long
Nine Dash Line | China | Protests

Southeast Asian states must not sacrifice long-term interests when pursuing Chinese energy deals

Categories Viewpoint Tags China Threats, East Asia Forum, Energy Risks, News, South China Sea Leave a comment

China is wiring the globe’s clean energy future

April 22, 2026April 21, 2026 by David M Hart
Petrostates v Electrostates

How the ‘electrostate’ will overtake the United States’ ‘petrostate’ in the battle for green technology

Categories Viewpoint Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, Dirty Fossil Fuels, Energy Battle, News, United States Leave a comment

Taiwan sifts through strategic lessons of Iran war

April 27, 2026April 3, 2026 by Bonnie Yushih Liao
Taiwan | Urban | Drills | China

Key issue is not whether the US would act in a China conflict, but how it would manage multiple crises

Categories Viewpoint Tags Beijing, Indo-Pacific Tension, News, Strategic Pressure, The Conversation, The Long Read, Washington Leave a comment

Wang’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ howls erupt over Japan’s stance

March 9, 2026February 20, 2026 by Lewis Eves

Beijing has turned the page on its aggressive diplomatic posturing – except when it comes to Tokyo

Categories Viewpoint Tags Communist Party of China, Global Politics, Nationalists Movement, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

China and the United States battle for supremacy

January 26, 2026January 23, 2026 by Il Hyun Cho

But their great power rivalry has left Indo-Pacific nations questioning an American or Chinese hegemony

Categories Viewpoint Tags China, East Asia Forum, Indo-Pacific Tension, News, Trade War, United States Leave a comment

Trump’s Venezuela strike will not spark a Taiwan attack

January 9, 2026January 8, 2026 by David Sacks

His decision to capture Maduro has not signaled a green light for China to invade the island

Categories Viewpoint Tags Beijing, Council on Foreign Relations, News, President Xi Jinping, Taiwan Invasion, Washington Leave a comment

Trump’s strategy to ‘promote an illiberal world’

January 12, 2026December 11, 2025 by Rebecca Lissner

Rather than highlighting threats from China or Russia, the first MAGA security plan targets Europe

Categories Viewpoint Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, European Union, News, Russia, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment
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