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China Pledges Seventeen Billion Dollar US Farm Goods Purchase Amid Trade Reset
China has committed to purchasing at least seventeen billion dollars worth of agricultural products from the United States over the next three years, according...
US – Iran Energy Shock Damage Is Spreading in Asia
In the Asian shock, four transmission channels play a role. In the case of oil, elevated risk premium is coupled with physical tightening via...
Trump, Xi and Europe’s Macedonian Moment
In the marble halls of Beijing’s Great Hall of the People this week, President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping concluded a summit many...
Trump’s China Visit and Xie Feng’s Taiwan Narrative Explained
The interview given by Chinese Ambassador to Washington Xie Feng to Newsweek on May 5, 2026, represents a pivotal moment in the ongoing Sino-American...
After the Iran War: Seven Dynamics That Will Define the New Middle East
Every major war in the Middle East has left the region permanently altered in ways that nobody fully anticipated at the time. The 1948...
Trump’s Iran Brinkmanship Hits a Wall as Conflict Stalemate Deepens
During his first year, U. S. President Donald Trump's aggressive negotiating style led to some gains with other countries, but when it comes to...
Trump Returns From China With Trade Stability but No Major Breakthrough
President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing highlighted a shift in U. S.-China relations after the trade tensions of the previous year. The summit between...
China Says Trump Visit Trade Deals Are Only Preliminary
China's commerce ministry called the trade agreements made during U. S. President Donald Trump's recent visit "preliminary. " Trump met with President Xi Jinping,...
Trump Says Xi Agrees Iran Must Reopen Strait of Hormuz, but China Offers No Action
U. S. President Donald Trump stated that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, although China did not confirm...
Targeting Infrastructure, Shaping Memory: The Political Consequences of Modern Warfare in Iran
About two months have passed since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, yet the conflict has proven far more complex than...