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‘Toothless’ ASEAN is losing its faith in the US

August 6, 2026 by Joshua Kurlantzick
Marco Rubio | ASEAN | Gala Dinner

‘Despite Rubio’s efforts, it was clear to most officials that his words had little meaning’

Categories Between The Lines Tags ASEAN, China, Council on Foreign Relations, Southeast Asia Nations, United States

Reflections on the face-off between China and the US

July 31, 2026 by Yanzhong Huang
Xi | Trump | Face-Off

Beijing is now viewed more favorably than Washington in most nations surveyed in a major report

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, Council on Foreign Relations, Pew Research Center, Soft Power, Splash, Washington Leave a comment

Evolution, not revolution, is China’s energy goal

July 27, 2026July 24, 2026 by David M Hart
China-Gulf-Oil-Clean-Tech

Export fears stopped Beijing from taking greater advantage of the Strait of Hormuz oil crisis

Categories Commentary Tags China's Clean Tech, Council on Foreign Relations, News, Oil Crunch, United States Leave a comment

Trump is pushing Asian allies into China’s arms 

July 6, 2026June 18, 2026 by Joshua Kurlantzick
Pete Hegseth | Secretary of Defense | United States

Beijing will seize on demands by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in his Singapore speech

Categories Behind The News Tags American Bullying, Beijing, Council on Foreign Relations, Defense Risks, News, Taiwan Question, The Long Read, Washington Leave a comment

China spying strikes and the American AI revolution

June 15, 2026May 19, 2026 by Vinh X Nguyen

Two bolts of lightning have struck the US cybersecurity landscape in the past six months

Categories Behind The News Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, Cyberattacks, News, Security Risks, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Pretense of solving major China-US issues has gone

June 8, 2026May 11, 2026 by Michael Froman

Trump’s summit with Xi ‘is unlikely to alter the character and course’ of the long-term relationship

Categories Behind The News Tags Council on Foreign Relations, National Defense Strategy, News, The Long Read, Trump-X Summit Leave a comment

Taiwan’s infighting is playing into China’s hands

May 11, 2026April 24, 2026 by David Sacks

Political polarization threatens to stall Taipei’s resilience to Chinese military and economic coercion

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, Council on Foreign Relations, Special Defense Spending, Taipei, Taiwan Threats, The Long Read, United States 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

Washington is pushing Southeast Asia toward China

April 17, 2026April 16, 2026 by Joshua Kurlantzick
China | US | Survey

Iran war has made it worse, a survey reveals, highlighting Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy approach

Categories Analysis Tags American Weakness, China Rising, Council on Foreign Relations, Iran War, News Leave a comment

How Chinese RMB flows risk weakening US sanctions 

March 22, 2026March 12, 2026 by Benn Steil

Cross-border transactions in the Chinese currency have been rising – showing ‘renewed signs of life’

Categories Quick Take Tags China, CIPS, Council on Foreign Relations, News, SWIFT, United States Leave a comment
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