Taiwan’s perilous path amid China-US tension
Risks lie ahead for the island ‘whether or not conflict continues between Beijing and Washington’
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Weak consumer spending and China’s real estate crunch
There are ‘two elephants in the room that Beijing consciously avoids linking’ to weak consumption
Defense of the realm and the battle for rare earths
Minerals needed to drive the technological revolution in the US and Europe are controlled by China
Xi’s forever purge claims another senior diplomat
Liu Jianchao was billed as China’s future foreign minister, but now he appears to be out in the cold
China steps up as the United States steps back
Washington’s global standing has declined under President Donald Trump’s damaging tariffs war
Military might fuels China’s challenge to world order
Beijing’s high-tech weapons have ‘made the strategic position of the US and its allies more precarious’
China is waging a trade war with Europe and winning
Beijing has used industrial policy and a weak currency, not tariffs, and they are working
Beijing’s digital net of suppression goes global
China exports its ‘Great Firewall’ of control and censorship with Pakistan the next target
China goes after the ‘rats’ in race to the bottom
Companies involved in electric vehicles, batteries and solar are creaking amid ‘cut-throat’ rivalry
China’s mega power project sparks mega controversy
Beijing plans to control more than just its water supply by building the world’s biggest dam