Skip to content
China Factor
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Analysis
  • China-US Tension
  • Geopolitics
  • Between The Lines
  • Deep Dive
  • About

East Asia Forum

Border crisis exposes criminal connections 

March 22, 2026January 29, 2026 by Will Brehm

Clashes with Thailand highlight the murky world of the multi-billion-dollar Chinese cybercrime industry

Categories Behind The News Tags China, East Asia Forum, Economic Crisis, News, United States 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

Australia is dreaming away Asia Pacific realities

January 26, 2026January 9, 2026 by John Quiggin

The world is recognizing that reliance on either China or the US is a dangerous mistake

Categories Commentary Tags Beijing, Canberra's Task, Dangerous Mistake, East Asia Forum, News, Washington Leave a comment

Can China’s targeted AI approach hit the bullseye?

January 5, 2026January 2, 2026 by Ben Hu Adam Au

Beijing has quietly removed plans for a comprehensive legal framework to prioritize pilots and standards

Categories Commentary Tags AI Law, Artificial Intelligence, Beijing, Cybersecurity Risk, East Asia Forum, News Leave a comment

Why a US-China G2 risks undermining multipolar world

January 5, 2026December 19, 2025 by Titli Basu

‘Trump’s evolving Beijing strategy complicates policy choices in Asian capitals’

Categories Commentary Tags China, East Asia Forum, Global South, India, News, President Xi Jinping, United States Leave a comment

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’s role ‘in the global economy is irreversible’

November 17, 2025November 14, 2025 by Hoe Ee Khor Kim Song Tan

The ‘transformation’ of the world’s second-largest economy ‘did not happen by accident’

Categories Viewpoint Tags China Shock, China's Economic Rise, East Asia Forum, News, Strategic Tensions Leave a comment

China’s forgotten legacy of cooperation with the US

November 17, 2025October 17, 2025 by Zhengxu Wang Shuhang Zhai

Washington gave $1.6 billion in Land-Lease aid during World War II and rebuilt the Chinese Navy

Categories Viewpoint Tags China, East Asia Forum, Maritime Balance, News, The Long Read, United States, World War II Leave a comment

State of play and the rise of ‘Cool China’ brands

November 3, 2025October 10, 2025 by Jian Xu

Labubu craze has spearheaded ‘cultural exports’ and fueled a surge in the country’s ‘soft power’ push

Categories Soft Power Tags China, Cultural Push, East Asia Forum, Global Rush, Labubu Craze, News, The Long Read Leave a comment

Beijing walks a fine line in dealing with the Taliban 

October 3, 2025October 2, 2025 by Hao Nan

Security risks are keeping China in the middle lane and stalling legal recognition of Afghanistan

Categories Viewpoint Tags China, East Asia Forum, News, Pakistan, Security Risk, Taliban Leave a comment
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 … Page11 Next →

Top Stories

  • ‘Toothless’ ASEAN is losing its faith in the US
  • Trade tensions with Beijing reach a ‘breaking ‘point’
  • China and the US draw up the final frontier battle lines
  • Reflections on the face-off between China and the US
  • Global race is on to meet the Climate Clock deadline
© 2026 China Factor • Built with GeneratePress