China’s Rare Earth Restrictions on Japan Revive Fears of Economic Coercion and Supply Chain Warfare
China has effectively halted exports of several critical heavy rare earth minerals and gallium to Japan for months, reviving memories of a similar confrontation...
Xi Hosts Putin as China Projects Stability Amid Global Tensions and Energy Uncertainty
Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing to host Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing just days after former United States President Donald Trump completed...
China Economic Growth Slows as Retail Sales and Factory Output Weaken in April
China experienced a noticeable slowdown in economic momentum at the start of the second quarter as factory output, retail sales, and investment activity all...
Xi Warns Trump on Taiwan as China United States Trade Talks Advance
Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Donald Trump opened a high stakes summit in Beijing with optimistic language on trade cooperation but...
Is Taiwan Already Independent? Understanding the China Taiwan Dispute
The issue of Taiwan remains one of the most sensitive and strategically important disputes in international politics. The debate over whether Taiwan is already...
China Warns US Over Taiwan Arms Sales Ahead of Trump Xi Summit
China renewed its strong opposition to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan ahead of the high profile summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese...
Trump Xi Summit Highlights Path to US China Competition Without Conflict
The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing comes at a time of growing strategic rivalry between the...
China Escalates Pressure on Paraguay Over Taiwan Relations
China has intensified its diplomatic rhetoric against Santiago Peña following his recent visit to Taiwan, reflecting Beijing’s growing efforts to isolate Taipei internationally and...
Trump to Raise Taiwan Arms Sales and Hong Kong Rights Issues in Xi Talks
United States President Donald Trump has announced that discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing will include two highly sensitive issues in US...
Taiwan’s Fear of Strategic Bargaining Reflects Growing Uncertainty in United States China Relations
Taiwan’s growing concern ahead of the summit between United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping highlights the increasingly fragile nature of...