U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that a deal to divest TikTok from its Chinese parent company will get done before the April 5
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Surprise Chinese Drills ‘Advance On’ Taiwan
China launched drills around Taiwan on April 1. Based on Chinese media coverage and military propaganda packages, the exercises appear to be the first
China Coast Guard Carries Out Drills Around Taiwan as Part of Wider Exercises
China’s Eastern Theater Command, a joint-command structure which includes the Taiwan Strait, released a statement about the drills announced this
Snooker: China’s Soft Power Success Story
China’s soft power game is a regular subject of critique. The argument goes that for a country of its size and economic power, its cultural impact
Facing Increasing Chinese Dominance in Mature Chips, U.S. Searches for a Path Forward
With less than a week to go until tariff “liberation day,” U.S. President Trump’s technology strategy might soon come into sharper focus. One
How Elon Musk’s SpaceX Secretly Allows Investment From China
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Tim Cook’s Transpacific Balancing Act
One of the world’s most important diplomats was in Beijing this week attending the China Development Forum: Apple CEO Tim Cook. That Cook’s name is
In a Multipolar World, Are India and Sweden a ‘Serious’ Prospect in the Indo-Pacific?
As U.S. President Donald Trump pulls back U.S. support from Ukraine, alongside many soft power projects, the signal has gone out to other countries
Human Rights & China: March 19, 2025
Forty Uyghurs Deported to China At least 40 Uyghurs have been deported to China from Thailand, following a battle over their right not to be sent
As Trump Pivots to China, India Sits in the Middle
At the start of his second term, one of the first guests U.S. President Donald Trump invited to the White House was Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Europe Tempted by Closer Relations With China Following Trump’s Hostility, but Barriers to Cooperation Persist
Read part two of the series here. While U.S. Vice President JD Vance left Europe reeling at the Munich Security Conference last month, Chinese
The ‘Taiwan Representatives’ Handpicked by China at the Two Sessions
At China’s annual Two Sessions, a group of so-called representatives of “Taiwan Province” were handpicked by Beijing. Who are they, and what do they