Washington undergoes a sea change in the Pacific
A major United States policy shift is aimed at combating China’s increasing role in the island chains
The Long Read
Xi’s legacy project is a winding road to debt
China’s signature foreign policy program has left economic-strapped nations struggling to repay Beijing loans
Unemployment crisis is China’s ‘wake-up call’
Economic slowdown and the Covid-19 pandemic have wreaked havoc among young job seekers
Age is more than a number for China’s elite
But the chances of President Xi Jinping stepping down from the top job is ‘virtually nil’
China and US rush to build BRICS and blocs
A trade and economic divide is increasingly emerging as relations between Washington and Beijing deteriorate
China throws a military tantrum in the Taiwan Strait
Why would one of the ‘freest societies in the world’ want to be ‘liberated’ by an autocratic state?
US-China tech war bytes amid Taiwan tension
High-stake chips put Beijing and Washington on a collision course over the island’s semiconductor giant TSMC
Is the West sleepwalking into a war with China?
Policy-makers need to tread carefully as a conflict between Beijing and Taipei would dwarf Russia’s war in Ukraine
Beijing will be the real winner of the Ukraine war
Why we need to understand the ‘immense threat’ to the West posed by the Chinese Communist Party
Beijing’s big battle to rein in ‘big tech’
Developed nations will be watching China’s approach to dealing with digital giants such as Alibaba and Tencent