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Trump is abandoning US partners in the Indo-Pacific

February 6, 2026February 5, 2026 by Joshua Kurlantzick

Asian states are responding with Japan and South Korea aiming to provide more for their own defense

Categories Behind The News Tags Asian Allies, China, Council on Foreign Relations, News, President Trump, United States Leave a comment

Trump to freeze out China in Cyberspace Cold War

January 29, 2026January 28, 2026 by China Factor Staff

But his new strategy might have fundamentally misunderstood the threat posed by Xi’s regime

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, Cyberattacks, News, President Xi Jinping, 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

EV revolution threatens to leave the US behind

January 26, 2026December 23, 2025 by David M Hart

It risks becoming ‘an isolated island of gas-powered’ autos in a Chinese ‘electric vehicle world’

Categories Analysis Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, EV Race, News, The Long Read, United States 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

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

China’s massive surplus is popping up everywhere 

December 8, 2025November 13, 2025 by Brad W Setser

Yet the International Monetary Fund still has trouble seeing the warning signs clearly

Categories Analysis Tags China Exports, Council on Foreign Relations, European Union, News, The Long Read, Trade Imbalances Leave a comment

Xi flexes his muscles to turn back the clock on Trump

November 24, 2025October 31, 2025 by David Sacks

China ‘possesses powerful cards that can inflict pain on the US and its partners’

Categories Viewpoint Tags Beijing Visit, China, Council on Foreign Relations, News, The Long Read, Trade Truce, United States 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
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