China’s New GDP Range Target is a Balancing Act
By Dan Steinbock
China’s new growth target of 6.5-7% will ensure more flexibility amid deceleration at home and stagnation in the West. It...
3 reasons China could be an alternative mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
The intensified Israeli-Palestinian conflict in May should open our eyes to the failures of the international community to end this cycle of violence.
Getting...
Blunting China’s Bid for Primacy
By Andrew Latham
“There is little doubt then that the Western and Chinese foreign policy communities have come to see the “rising China” phenomenon in...
China’s Coronavirus Outreach: Turning a Black Swan Around
By Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
As its war against the coronavirus (COVID-19) at home ebbs, China has begun extending medical aid to hard-hit countries abroad....
In Re-Electing its Government, Taiwan has Kept the Status Quo, but the Victory Hides...
By Kai-Ping Huang
After months of intense campaigning, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) emerged victorious in the 2024 Taiwan presidential election, securing an historic third...
China, the Future and it’s Challengers
By Miguel A. Ariño & Mª Luisa Blazquez
Although the economic and social evolution of China in the last three decades has been remarkable, there...
How G20 Meeting could Defuse the World Trade Risk
By Dan Steinbock
This weekend G20 trade ministers shall meet in Shanghai. It is an opportunity for China to pave the way for the G20...
Philippine 2022 Election amid elevated US-China Tensions
By Dan Steinbock
Overshadowed by US-Sino friction and xenophobic rhetoric, the 2022 election campaigns are getting ugly. Old elites hope to derail...
Here Is the Path to Peace in the South China Sea
By Hu Bo
President Xi Jinping's meeting with US President Barack Obama provides a rare opportunity for benign interactions to take place that allow for...
Chinese Balloon Saga Is Part of a Long History of U.S.-China Tensions
By Ronald W. Pruessen
It’s not surprising the recent Chinese “weather balloon” incident has set off alarm bells.
Concerns inevitably mounted as the massive sphere slowly and very...
