Why the fentanyl crisis is rooted in the Opium Wars
‘Defeat signaled the start of the ‘century of humiliation’ in China when the country was colonized’
The Long Read
Trade War II will put US-China relations to the test
It will depend less on Donald Trump’s opening gambit and ‘more on how Beijing responds’
Xi Jinping will stop the rise of China – not Trump
‘The paradox of Xi’s supremacy is that he has made the country more vulnerable to turmoil and decline’
Fractures show in the fragile US-China relationship
Trump’s ‘administration is likely to present even more serious challenges’ for Beijing and Washington
China-backed elections in Myanmar will be a sham
The State Administration Council remains Beijing’s ‘best alliance option’ in the civil war
Chasing an elusive South China Sea code of conduct
Intensified military activity in the disputed waters undermines a peaceful pact between ASEAN and China
Foreign investors buffeted by China’s winds of change
Major global groups are struggling to retain market share as the ‘rules of the game’ shift
Trump’s ‘America First’ plan and a new world order
The guardrails that constrained his first term have either been swept away or will be bent to his will
Will the next human on the moon speak Mandarin?
‘China’s space program is moving at speed without significant failures or delays’
Is the United States facing a new ‘Axis of Evil’?
Concerns are growing about the emerging partnership among China, Russia, Iran and North Korea