Is the sun starting to set on the ‘American empire?’
The Iran War will have major implications for allies who have come to depend on US security guarantees
Iran War
President Trump must stop making China great again
He needs to start acting like a shrewd statesman in his face-to-face talks with Xi after Iran fiasco
China and Russia will seize on US weapons crunch
Can the nearly US$1 trillion-a-year American military really be depleting key missile systems in Iran?
Trump’s blockade has thrown down a challenge to China
Military pressure in the Strait of Hormuz ratchets up tensions with Beijing ahead of his visit to China
Washington is pushing Southeast Asia toward China
Iran war has made it worse, a survey reveals, highlighting Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy approach
China, Iran and the rise of a ‘rogue superpower’
President Trump’s chaotic and ‘incoherent foreign policy’ is pushing the United States into a dark place
China’s charm offensive amid the chaos in the Gulf
But Li’s message might end up falling on deaf ears despite the energy shocks rippling across the world
Crude crisis could help China burnish green image
But Beijing will need to ‘rely less on coercion and more on soft power’ amid global oil turmoil
Trump’s tirades leave China dazed and confused
His chaotic foreign policy shifts might force Beijing to revise its heavy export-based model
Middle East turmoil hangs over China’s policy push
‘Rarely in many years have we encountered such a grave and complex landscape,’ Premier Li warns