As the world enters 2026, the economic relationship between the United States and China remains defined by expectations on the part of President
Trump
The U.S. and China Try Again on Fentanyl
The Trump Administration emerged from its summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) in Busan, South Korea at the end of October with strong
Taiwan’s President Needs to Stop Being a Try-Hard
For nearly every world leader, appealing to Trump has been an adjustment. Zelensky put on a suit. Starmer dangled a palace visit. South Korea’s
Taiwan Remains MAGA’s Open Question
On April 21, near the end of a first 100 days that saw the Trump administration curiously preoccupied with annexing Canada and Greenland, a caller
Trump to Xi: If You Invade Taiwan, I Will Bomb Beijing
Audio has emerged from the campaign trail last year of U.S. President Donald Trump saying he told Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) that he would bomb
Malaysia’s Retraction of Support for Huawei-Powered Sovereign AI Project Reveals an Upside of Trump’s Technology Policy
Last week, a Malaysian official announced the first ever deployment of DeepSeek and Huawei Ascend-powered AI servers at a national scale outside of
Is Trump Turning on His Band of Tech Bros?
According to a recent report by Axios, Vice President JD Vance is set to play a key role in regulating big tech, a cornerstone of President Donald
Trump Tries to Force Xi’s Hand With Rapidly Accelerating Tariffs
In the past day, tariffs on China have jumped from 54% to 125%. U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2.0 China policy is shaping up to be a supercharged
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
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
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
Abandonment or a Return to Strategic Ambiguity?
Ever since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election last year, Taiwanese have feared, quietly or out loud, that he will suddenly say without











