China’s economic recovery coming out of the zero-COVID policies at the beginning of this year has stalled. The economy only grew at a seasonally
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Five Ways China Will React to the Gaza Firestorm
Positioning itself as a global leader, China is under pressure to succeed where so many others have failed and find a way out of the tragic, deadly
Beijing Anger-ometer, October 2023: A Knife to Hegemony
Brushed off from spending the tens of billions of dollars that it borrows from China on infrastructure it would actually like to build, Pakistan saw
How China’s Investment in the Pan Amazon Operates
The increasing presence of Chinese companies in South America has become an issue of concern among social and political analysts. Security specialists
Is Taiwan a Country? It’s More Complicated Than You Might Think
Joshua Holzer, Westminster College Defining what is and isn’t a country is a lot more complicated than many people would realize. Take the case of
Where Next for Chip Sanctions Against China? Expect Further Tightening After Four Taiwanese Companies Found Helping Huawei
This week, four Taiwanese companies were found to be “helping [Chinese tech firm] Huawei Technologies Co. build infrastructure for an under-the-radar
Forget the South China Sea. ‘Goodwill’ and Self-Interest Will Sell the Philippines to China
Step into Manila’s Binondo district from the south, and its culture is so rich and fascinating you must enter it twice. Passing under one gate, you
Australia and Indonesia Should Better Their Battery Cooperation
Lithium-ion batteries, composed of minerals including lithium, nickel and cobalt, have the potential to be game-changers in decarbonization. But their
Can China Win the Chip Wars?
In their latest year-on-year predictions for the worldwide growth of semiconductor revenue, the International Data Corporation (IDC) has estimated
Five Things That the West Doesn’t Understand About China’s Foreign Policy
Tom Harper, University of East London China’s capacity to surprise Western politicians was demonstrated recently, when Chinese leader Xi Jinping
Human Rights in Hong Kong, September 2023: Goose-Stepping in the Truth Vortex
After a summer spent learning to goose-step under police direction, 60 patriotic schoolchildren returned for Hong Kong’s new academic year, performing
Human Rights in China, September End, 2023: Asian Games, #MeToo, Assad and Astana
In the land where the Olympic auspices now regularly give cover to the destruction of peoples, the Asian Games commenced in Hangzhou on September 23