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Will Japan’s Pivot to Central Asia Erode Chinese Influence in the Region?
On December 20, 2025, Japan and the five Central Asian nations (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) convened the Central Asia plus Japan Dialogue...
China’s 2026 Legislative Agenda and the Push for a “Force-Free” World Order
The 2026 Two Sessions in China (the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the National People's Congress) serve as a strategic platform for consolidating...
How the Iran War Tests China’s Middle East Strategy
The war involving the United States, Israel and Iran represents one of the most significant geopolitical crises confronting China’s Middle East policy in recent...
The Missile Saturation Gambit: China’s Strategy to Lure American and Israeli Firepower into a Costly Trap
This new intelligence and military analysis, unprecedented in the world of military warfare, may be based on a controversial analytical view of what it...
China Raises Defence Spending as Military Modernisation Push Accelerates
China will increase its defence spending by 7% in 2026, continuing a steady military buildup aimed at modernising the armed forces by 2035 even...
China Scales Back Taiwan Flights Ahead of Possible Trump–Xi Meeting
Chinese military air activity around Taiwan has dropped sharply in recent weeks, marking a rare lull in a campaign of near-daily aerial manoeuvres that...
Xi Unveils China’s New Economic and Tech Power Blueprint
China’s political leadership gathered in Beijing for the annual session of the National People's Congress, where President Xi Jinping unveiled an expansive blueprint outlining...
Beijing Readies to Hand Over New ECOWAS Building
Beijing's decades-long policy decision to expand Chinese presence in Africa has, largely, transcended into gifting buildings. The African Union and Africa's CDC to Zimbabwe's...
China Seeks Dialogue With U.S., Warns It Will Defend ‘Red Lines’
Speaking ahead of the annual session of the National People's Congress, parliamentary spokesperson Lou Qinjian said China is ready to promote dialogue and stabilise...
Maintaining a Deterrence Strategy for the Philippines in the Scarborough Shoal
The South China Sea is one of the most tempestuous regions today due to numerous provocations that could lead to heightened diplomatic standoffs and...