Beijing is left wary of Japan’s ‘China hawk’ Takaichi
The LDP leader is poised to be the next Japanese prime minister and the first woman to hold the office
United States
Why winning the space race will protect Taiwan
Chinese satellites could blind the American military’s ‘eyes-in-the-skies’ over the island
China sparks the rise of the ‘electrostate’ era
The dominance of ‘petrostates’ is coming to an end in the age of renewables and the energy transition
Europe is ready for an economic brawl with China
Poland’s move to derail Chinese exports highlights how to stop Beijing’s support for Russia’s illegal war
China cracks down online amid US free speech row
Beijing tightens its censorship grip as Washington goes to war with Europe on freedom of expression
Forget the new world order, it is already here
Military realignments and growing trade tensions will make it difficult to assemble durable alliances
Free trade or freeloaders in the global trade row
As Trump abandons the rulebook, does the global trading system have a future elsewhere?
Xi’s warning to Trump in the march of the autocrats
China’s president issues a blunt message about ‘Cold War mentality’ to his gang of deplorables
Xi and Modi make strange political bedfellows
China’s president whips up a new Cold War after smiling and joking with the Indian prime minister
Asia needs a NATO-style alliance to combat China
A swift collective response is crucial in dealing with crises such as the South China Sea disputes