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Vietnam between two strategic lines: Maintaining autonomy after Shangri-La Dialogue 2025
The 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue, held in late May 2025 in Singapore, continued to clearly reflect the escalating strategic tensions between the United States and...
China Mediates Between Iran and Israel in Bid to Halt War Under Xi’s Global Security Initiative
China's response was to strongly condemn Israel's actions, which violate all basic norms governing international relations. The Chinese Foreign Ministry considered the attacks on...
Mandarin in South African Schools: A Case of Neocolonialism?
Authors: Charles Matseke and Nokuthula Kumalo*
The introduction of Mandarin as an additional language in South African schools has sparked contentious debates about the lingering...
China Weighs In on Israeli-Iran Conflict as U.S. Support Emerges
The Israeli military announced the commencement of airstrikes against dozens of targets across Iran, claiming they were directly linked to the Iranian nuclear program...
The Bear vs. The Panda: The Ultimate Trade War of the Century and its Implications
Tariffs are an economic instrument aimed towards curbing unrestricted imports of foreign goods and strengthening an environment that promotes domestic production of the previously...
Chinese Stance on “Yalta 2.0”
In today’s fast-changing world, where uncertainty and power rivalries are on the rise, some voices are calling for a return to old-style diplomacy—a new...
Vietnam and China Should Resist Being Pawns in the US Indo-Pacific Strategy
As the United States continues to expand its Indo-Pacific Strategy, Vietnam and China—two neighbors with deep historical, cultural, and economic ties—must remain vigilant against...
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...
Sixth-Generation Fighters: Redefining Air Power in a Tense World
In an era of rising global tensions, air power remains critical to national security and deterrence. To illustrate the stakes, consider the 2025 India-Pakistan...
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...