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China must invest big at home to boost prosperity

February 23, 2026January 22, 2026 by Yixiao Zhou

Productivity growth will need to compensate for a smaller workforce as the population shrinks

Categories Analysis Tags China, News, Public Sector Debt, Shrinking Population, Stagnating Domestic Demand, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

Will Japan move quickly to build nuclear weapons?

February 2, 2026January 16, 2026 by Lewis Eves

Why Beijing’s concerns are unfounded for now, despite rising tension between China and Taiwan

Categories Behind The News Tags Asian Allies, China, News, Nuclear Weapons, Taiwan, The Conversation 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

Nvidia deal signals Trump’s shifting priorities

December 15, 2025December 12, 2025 by Peter Draper Nathan Howard Gray

His ‘decision to allow sensitive exports to China is stunning and challenges how trade controls work’

Categories Behind The News Tags China, News, Russia, Sensitive Technologies, The Conversation, United States Leave a comment

Latin America is new hot spot in China-US rivalry

December 11, 2025December 10, 2025 by Tom Harper

Trump’s campaign against Venezuela threatens ‘the influence Beijing has built across the region’

Categories Analysis Tags China, Latin America, News, The Conversation, Trump, Venezuela Leave a comment

Europe is wide open to China’s economic blackmail

December 15, 2025November 27, 2025 by Gracia Abad Quintanal

The EU will need to find new sources of rare earths to break Beijing’s monopoly on critical minerals

Categories Viewpoint Tags Communist Party of China, European Union, News, Rare Earths, The Conversation, The Long Read, Three-Way Tariffs, United States Leave a comment

Platform power and state surveillance in China

November 24, 2025November 21, 2025 by Ausma Bernot

‘Super-app’ WeChat is now a crucial policing tool – its security role will only deepen in the future

Categories Analysis Tags China, Digital Surveillance, News, Police App, The Conversation Leave a comment

President Xi is gambling on high-tech dominance

December 1, 2025November 6, 2025 by Shaoyu Yuan

‘Underpowered consumer spending and mounting economic risks’ take a backseat in China’s economic plan

Categories Behind The News Tags China, Economic Challenges, Five-Year Plan, Geopolitical Risks, News, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

Long and winding road to catch China’s EV juggernaut

October 27, 2025October 24, 2025 by Pietro Micheli

BYD wants to be known as a technology company with an ultra-fast charging system that races past rivals

Categories Behind The News Tags Brand Names, Electric Vehicles, News, The Conversation, United Kingdom Leave a comment

China and the US plunge into a rare-earth crater

October 15, 2025October 14, 2025 by Marina Yue Zhang

Beijing creates a closed-loop ecosystem that pulls in Australia’s materials and exports finished goods

Categories Behind The News Tags China, Critical Minerals, Global Governance, News, Rare Earths, The Conversation, Trade War, United States Leave a comment
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