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Who Controls the Chips, Controls the World: The Silicon Cold War
The great power struggle of the twenty-first century is no longer waged in battlefields or oil markets. It is now fought in the microscopic...
BRICS Moment: Can the Global South’s Silver Lining Deliver?
When the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, and China first met in Yekaterinburg in 2009, the acronym “BRIC” was still fresh from Goldman Sachs’...
Taiwan Says China Spent $21 Billion on Pacific Drills in 2024, 40% More Than Year Before
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China has sharply expanded its military activities in the Taiwan Strait, East and South China Seas, and Western Pacific, according to Taiwan’s armed forces....
The Role of SEZs in CPEC Phase-II
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has been a long-term strategic collaboration between China and Pakistan. It will now be in a second phase that marks a...
The Rising of Chinese Pop Culture: Labubu against K-Pop and Anime
Asia's popular culture wave that for two decades has been dominated by two giants. South Korea with its K-Pop wave and dramas, and Japan...
Critical Minerals and Critical Security: U.S. Military Dependence on China’s Rare Earths
On August 26, Monday, during the meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at the White House, Trump threatened China to impose 200 percent...
Beijing’s Annual Victory Day- The New Hotspot for Sanctioned Leaders
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China will hold a large-scale “Victory Day” parade on September 3rd, an annual parade marking Japan’s surrender in 1945 and the end of World...
China Calls Trilateral Nuclear Disarmament Talks with US, Russia ‘Unreasonable’
BEIJING, Aug 27 - China has criticized the US and Russia for asking the country to join nuclear disarmament negotiations. China's foreign ministry spokesperson,...
With Gulf Trade Deal Stalled, China Turns to Saudi Arabia for Closer Ties
BEIJING, Aug 27 - China's commerce minister, Wang Wentao, has urged closer ties in new energy and capital markets in talks with Saudi Arabia's...
Weaponization of Rare Earths: A New Theatre in US-China Competition
Resource competition has intensified between the two great powers, the US and China, due to trade and tariff wars. Recently, both the countries have...