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Trump is pushing Asian allies into China’s arms 

July 6, 2026June 18, 2026 by Joshua Kurlantzick
Pete Hegseth | Secretary of Defense | United States

Beijing will seize on demands by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in his Singapore speech

Categories Behind The News Tags American Bullying, Beijing, Council on Foreign Relations, Defense Risks, News, Taiwan Question, The Long Read, Washington Leave a comment

Debt debris, the ‘Muskonomy’ and the Moon race

June 18, 2026June 17, 2026 by China Factor Staff
Elon Musk | Trillion | Dollar | Man

The US might still end up losing the Lunar dash to China, despite having the trillion-dollar man

Categories Talking Point Tags AI Bubble, China, Debt Black Hole, News, Space Race 2.0, United States Leave a comment

Consumer spending has finally collapsed in China

June 17, 2026June 16, 2026 by China Factor Staff
China | Spending | Shrinks

Booming exports fueled by state-funded subsidies are crashing into a domestic slump

Categories Talking Point Tags Beijing Policy, Debt Crisis, Export Fallout, News, Property Crash, Spending Slump Leave a comment

Australia in the sights of China’s military machine

June 16, 2026June 15, 2026 by China Factor Staff
China | DF-27 | Missile

Leading report reveals the dangers facing Canberra amid Beijing’s massive defense spending program 

Categories Talking Point Tags Australia Warning, China Backlash, Missile Strike, News, Taiwan Threat Leave a comment

China-US energy wars and Taiwan’s balancing act

June 15, 2026June 12, 2026 by Philippe Le Billon
China | US | Energy | Rivalry

‘The strategic goal is energy systems that are affordable and cannot be blocked or held hostage’

Categories Analysis Tags China, Energy Risks, Fossil Fuel Grip, News, Taiwan, The Conversation, United States Leave a comment

China Shock 2.0 evokes fears of an EU ‘rust belt’

June 11, 2026June 10, 2026 by China Factor Staff
China | EVs | Export | Market

Economic powerhouse Germany is ‘losing roughly 10,000 manufacturing jobs per month’

Categories Talking Point Tags China Shock 2.0, Industrial Overcapacity, Made In Europe, News, Trade War Leave a comment

Is the sun starting to set on the ‘American empire?’

June 10, 2026June 9, 2026 by China Factor Staff
China | United States | Empire

The Iran War will have major implications for allies who have come to depend on US security guarantees

Categories Talking Point Tags Geopolitical Risks, Global Security, Iran War, News, US-China, World Order Leave a comment

China’s Great Wall 2.0 is going up at breakneck speed

June 9, 2026June 8, 2026 by China Factor Staff

Beijing is aiming to lock in its economy and at the same time lock out the rest of the world

Categories Talking Point Tags Economic Risks, Europe, Export Flood, News, Trade War, United States Leave a comment

Europe’s squeezed between China and the United States

June 29, 2026June 5, 2026 by Kerry Brown
China | Europe | United States

Forget the ‘often-floated idea of a G2,’ there needs to be talk of a G3 that includes Europe

Categories Commentary Tags China, EU, News, The Conversations, The Long Read, Trade Tensions, UK, United States Leave a comment

China keeps peddling lies about Tiananmen massacre

June 5, 2026June 4, 2026 by China Factor Staff

No one knows how many died. In 2017, it was reported that at least 10,000 protesters were killed

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights Outcast, News, Political Accountability Leave a comment
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