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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

Xi left rattled by Venezuela intelligence failure

January 8, 2026January 6, 2026 by China Factor Staff

Maduro capture exposes the flaws in China’s ‘real-time’ intell and threatens its trade in Latin America 

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Major Humiliation, News, United States, US$100 Billion Leave a comment

Big loser China brands US of ‘colonial pillaging’

January 6, 2026January 5, 2026 by China Factor Staff

Fallout from the American military operation in Venezuela triggers a war of words from Beijing

Categories Talking Point Tags China, News, Oil Grab, Power Politics, United States, Venezuela 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

China’s big fix and President Xi’s shrill ‘pep talk’

January 2, 2026January 1, 2026 by China Factor Staff

Behind the ‘innovation’ sound bites lies an economy in crisis – engulfed in a sea of debt

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Economic Crisis, News, Sea Of Debt, Taiwan Tension Leave a comment

China’s show of force conceals a sinking economy

January 1, 2026December 30, 2025 by China Factor Staff

Military moves around Taiwan dominate news cycles as Beijing cracks down on critical economic comments

Categories Talking Point Tags Economic Pressure, News, Online Crackdown, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

Will Trump back Taiwan or cave under pressure from Xi?

December 30, 2025December 29, 2025 by China Factor Staff

Seeds of doubt are already in the minds of democratic allies in Europe and elsewhere around the world

Categories Talking Point Tags Battle Groups, China's Naval Drills, Japan Fears, News, Russia's Illegal War Leave a comment

Durian diplomacy creates sweet stink of success

December 29, 2025December 26, 2025 by Ming Gao Tabita Rosendal

‘Smelly fruit’ has added geopolitical muscles to Southeast Asia nations in trade moves with Beijing

Categories Behind The News Tags ASEAN, China, Durian Diplomacy, News, The Conversation 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

Export flood fails to bail out China’s diving economy

December 30, 2025December 22, 2025 by China Factor Staff

‘Weakening across the board describes the disappointing numbers’ released by the Bureau of Statistics

Categories Talking Point Tags News, President Xi Jinping, Property Chaos, Shrinking Spending, Unemployment Crisis Leave a comment
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