US vs China – “semiconductor arms race” in microelectronics
In a recent article, Foreign Affairs - a New York-based journal of international relations, predicted the inevitability of an "economic arms race" between the...
When and how will the Korean War end?
This issue is gaining momentum again, after reports that Beijing supports Seoul’s plans to officially confirm the end of the 1950-1953 Korean War. A...
New US sanctions on China: enough is enough
Enough is enough! – this is the first thing that comes to mind when you get the news about the move by the US...
US-China trade talks – «starting from scratch»?
Public interest in US-China trade talks has acquired secondary importance in recent months, just as American restrictions regarding China – Donald Trump’s brainchild. Trump...
China “a full-fledged strategic adversary” to NATO?
There has been more speculation on this issue following a statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the effect that in 2021 the...
China’s “two sessions”: Outcome and new agenda
The 4th Session of the 13th National People’s Congress, the highest organ of state power, and a session of the National Committee of the...
US-China relations status irreversible?
This kind of question emerged after US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said in an interview published by The Wall Street Journal that the...
Will EU and US be able to ally against China?
The issue arose immediately after The Financial Times announced the EU’s desire to create a new global alliance with the United States, supposedly to...
Sanctions war around Hong Kong – who will be the winner?
US President Trump has signed into law a sanctions bill to punish China for the situation in Hong Kong, and an executive order that...
Hong Kong security law in action: What next?
As expected, the Hong Kong security law, unanimously passed by the Chinese parliament and signed by President Xi Jinping, came into effect on June...