How Trump could deal with the dragon in the room
Three ways to counter China by ‘strengthening enforcement, mobilizing investment and lowering barriers’
The Long Read
DeepSeek will not chip away at Silicon Valley’s sway
The rise of China’s start-up sparks debates on AI development and challenges to US dominance
China’s threat cuts deep into global security networks
Undersea cables sustain international Internet traffic, financial transactions and military systems
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ will hasten China’s domination
His legacy will be Beijing’s ‘consolidated influence across much of the world’
Diplomatic shift targets the West’s ‘Great Game’
Special envoys have become a crucial pillar in Beijing’s bid to assert influence across the globe
China’s export machine is wreaking havoc in Asia
‘The effects are felt especially strongly’ in the region’s ‘developing, middle-income economies’
Trump’s ‘wrecking ball’ sparks ‘seismic’ chain reaction
His ‘bizarre suggestion that China, Russia and the US halve defense budgets’ will be seen ‘as weakness’
Musk’s deep China ties risk complicating US policy
In contrast to the Beijing ‘hawks in the new White House cabinet,’ the Tesla billionaire is an ‘outlier’
Trade war takes another twist amid Trump’s tariffs
China warns Washington that this ‘cannot solve the US problems and does not benefit either side’
Building BRICS for a new world order led by China
The group’s growth raises questions about whether the United States leadership will be challenged