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
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Taiwan sifts through strategic lessons of Iran war
Key issue is not whether the US would act in a China conflict, but how it would manage multiple crises
Winds of change gust through China’s green politics
Beijing is seizing the ‘opportunity to write the energy rulebook for the global low-carbon economy’
Culture vultures and the rise of China’s soft power
‘Museum boom reflects a strategy that links heritage, urban development and creative industries’
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
Ports in a storm fueling China’s maritime expansion
It would be naive to treat all projects as politically neutral by ruling out covert military ambitions
China bets on the face of cheap AI to hook the world
Think-tank Freedom House describes the country as having the ‘worst conditions for internet freedom’
Wang’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ howls erupt over Japan’s stance
Beijing has turned the page on its aggressive diplomatic posturing – except when it comes to Tokyo
Critics of Starmer’s trip to China miss two key points
The British PM landed to a fanfare of trumpets, even as the main chorus back home was dismissive
‘Are You Dead?’ craze highlights cultural shift
Behind its sudden popularity lie deeper social transformations, including demographic changes