Europe is wide open to China’s economic blackmail
The EU will need to find new sources of rare earths to break Beijing’s monopoly on critical minerals
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China’s role ‘in the global economy is irreversible’
The ‘transformation’ of the world’s second-largest economy ‘did not happen by accident’
Xi flexes his muscles to turn back the clock on Trump
China ‘possesses powerful cards that can inflict pain on the US and its partners’
China’s forgotten legacy of cooperation with the US
Washington gave $1.6 billion in Land-Lease aid during World War II and rebuilt the Chinese Navy
Beijing walks a fine line in dealing with the Taliban
Security risks are keeping China in the middle lane and stalling legal recognition of Afghanistan
Forget the new world order, it is already here
Military realignments and growing trade tensions will make it difficult to assemble durable alliances
Asia needs a NATO-style alliance to combat China
A swift collective response is crucial in dealing with crises such as the South China Sea disputes
How China silenced Hong Kong’s voices of democracy
Patriotic education and suppression have changed the city following Beijing’s national security law
Taiwan’s perilous path amid China-US tension
Risks lie ahead for the island ‘whether or not conflict continues between Beijing and Washington’
China steps up as the United States steps back
Washington’s global standing has declined under President Donald Trump’s damaging tariffs war