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China’s Trade Surplus and the Reconfiguration of Global Trade under Strategic Competition
Trade Beyond Markets
Market efficiency and liberal economic principles are no longer the main factors influencing international trade. Rather, it has evolved into a more...
The CPEC Effect: Why China and Pakistan Are Resetting Security
This interaction on January 7, 2026 between Wang Xiaohong and Mohsin Naqvi, which took place in Beijing, stirred an event which China and Pakistan...
Kenya Secures Duty-Free Access to China in Preliminary Trade Deal
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Kenya struck a preliminary trade deal with China that would grant 98% of its exports duty-free access to the Chinese market, the Nairobi...
Carney Praises Xi, Signals New Era in Canada-China Ties
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney traveled to Beijing for a four-day visit, the first by a Canadian leader since 2017, aimed at recalibrating bilateral...
Blockade Politics: How U.S. Control of Venezuela Is Choking China’s Oil Lifeline
China’s oil imports from Venezuela are expected to decline sharply from February as U.S. enforcement measures disrupt crude shipments. The downturn follows Washington’s declaration...
China Targets U.S., Israeli Cyber Firms in Security Clampdown
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Chinese authorities have instructed domestic companies to halt the use of cybersecurity software from several U.S. and Israeli firms, citing national security concerns,...
Beijing Bans Nvidia’s Powerful AI Chips in Leverage Play
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Chinese customs authorities instructed agents this week that Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips are not permitted to enter China, while government officials summoned...
Trump’s Fossil Fuel Push Risks Ceding Global Clean-Energy Leadership to China
President Donald Trump has doubled down on fossil fuels as the cornerstone of U.S. industrial policy, rolling back environmental regulations, expanding oil and gas...
U.S. Greenlights Nvidia AI Chip Exports to China in Major Policy Shift
The Trump administration has formally approved the export of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, marking a significant shift in U.S. technology export...
China Ends 2025 With Record $1.2 Trillion Trade Surplus Despite Trump Tariff Shock
China closed 2025 with a record trade surplus of nearly $1.2 trillion, highlighting the resilience of its export-led growth model even as trade tensions...