Power, paranoia and the threat to ‘Emperor’ Xi’s reign
Was the decision to fire top general Zhang sparked by speculation of a planned coup to topple his boss?
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China and the United States battle for supremacy
But their great power rivalry has left Indo-Pacific nations questioning an American or Chinese hegemony
China must invest big at home to boost prosperity
Productivity growth will need to compensate for a smaller workforce as the population shrinks
‘Comrade’ Trump goes on another Greenland rant
Not even China’s Xi could have predicted the diplomatic destruction emerging from the Oval Office
Will Japan move quickly to build nuclear weapons?
Why Beijing’s concerns are unfounded for now, despite rising tension between China and Taiwan
China’s record trade surplus fuels global jitters
The loudest complaints about Beijing’s surplus are expected from the European Union
Succession and the fate of ‘Chairman of Everything’ Xi
‘The delicate issue of the transition of power has been under discussion for over a year’
Tech export boom will not cure China’s sick economy
State-of-the-art industries such as AI, robotics and EVs are unlikely to solve growth problems
China’s AI elite issue stark warning amid US rivalry
Executives from Alibaba, Tencent and Zhipu have painted a grim picture of an ‘overstretched sector’
Australia is dreaming away Asia Pacific realities
The world is recognizing that reliance on either China or the US is a dangerous mistake