Premier Li’s Summer Davos recipe tastes of hypocrisy
He talks of a ‘mega-sized consumption powerhouse’ as domestic demand stalls and exports explode
United States
Verbal warfare intensifies between Taipei and Beijing
China condemns President Lai Ching-te’s speech, branding it ‘full of lies, hostility, and provocation’
Riding a wave of superpower strife in troubled waters
How Beijing turned the South China Sea into a ‘bubbling geopolitical hot spot’ with its ‘nine-dash line’
Trade, Trump and tariffs hang over the G7 summit
‘China is expected to feature prominently in the discussions, both explicitly and indirectly’
China-US friction triggers an unexpected windfall
Rivalry between Beijing and Washington could have significant benefits for the Indo-Pacific region
Saving the planet and China’s grip on green tech
Is Beijing’s ‘overcapacity’ problem the solution to the climate challenge facing the world?
Chinese naval task force creates a storm in Japan
Military buildup in the Pacific Ocean and the East and South China Seas highlight China’s threat
Southeast Asia’s balancing act and revisionist forces
How the region can cope with Trump’s United States, Xi’s China and Putin’s Russia in the new world order
Xi trumps Trump and cripples global supply chains
China’s leader ‘must be encouraged at just how weak the response has been to rare earth’ restrictions
China and the United States ramp up verbal warfare
Beijing hits back after Secretary of Defense Hegseth’s warning about Indo-Pacific ‘balance of power’