China’s ‘Asian Century’ Promise and the Strategic Need to Woo India
At a recent foreign policy roundtable in London, a prominent Chinese public intellectual clarified that the Chinese leadership does not view India’s rising status...
To Beijing, U.S. Deterrence Has Become Clichéd
At this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent mixed signals. On one hand, he emphasized that China is the biggest threat...
The Strategies, Challenges, and Countermeasures of Hong Kong’s City Diplomacy
Globalization has woven the world into a vast interconnected web, with cities acting as its key nodes. These urban hubs facilitate extensive transnational and...
Trade Over Tensions
Recent diplomatic overtures between Pakistan and Afghanistan, catalysed by China’s strategic mediation, signal a transformative phase in their historically complex relationship. The Beijing trilateral...
How Beijing’s Digital Strategy Is Reshaping Global Rules – And What Europe Should Do About It
Abstract: China's digital rise is more than a domestic modernization effort. It is a geopolitical strategy aimed at reshaping global norms, standards, and governance...
Current Status of Relations Among China, Japan, and South Korea
The intricate and multifaceted matters of normative relations among the nations of the Northeast Asian countries, even though they are entangled in specific issues...
Trade Pact with U.S. Sparks Rhetorical Shift in China’s Media and Politics
The Chinese-American agreement, mediated by Swiss mediation in Geneva, resolved several trade issues between the two sides by suspending a portion of customs duties...
Rising Chinese Nationalism: Analysis of the Political-Economic Structure
April and May 2025 witnessed a unique graph in US – China relations oscillating from tariff wars to grudging friendship between the two. While...
Talking “works far more than tariffs” – says top Chinese diplomat
The Chinese ambassador to Belgium has expressed concern about “rising tensions” caused to world trade as a result of President Trump’s tariffs on many...
Between Rivalry and Interdependence: Navigating Japan-China Relations in the Indo-Pacific Era
The intricate dynamics between Japan and China form a complex web characterized by historical grievances, economic interdependence, and geopolitical rivalry. This duality manifests itself...