The Middle Way
China's business ties with the Middle East are getting ever closer, underpinning its growing diplomatic efforts in the region.
Philippe Le Corre on Europe’s Role between the U.S. and China
The academic talks about how the EU can pursue its own strategy towards China, what its approach to the Taiwan situation should be, and the...
ASEAN Between the U.S. and China
It's unfair to expect South East Asian nations to decouple from the world's second-largest economy.
What Taiwan Wants Us to Know
The Taipei government is keen to show the island is more than a political football between the U.S. and China.
Dicey Debt Collection
A look at the murky world of debt collection in China, where strong-arm tactics and often violent threats have created a stigma that will not...
Chun Han Wong on How Xi Jinping Has Changed China
The journalist talks about Xi Jinping's rise to the top; how he keeps his rivals at bay; and what could happen after he finally steps...
Cable Cutters
On February 2, a Chinese fishing vessel cut one of the two subsea internet cables connecting the Matsu islands to Taiwan. Six days later, an...
Spilling the Tea on the SLD
The way we talk about the U.S. and China rivalry could do with less sports-style commentary and more rounded analysis.
The Art in Diplomacy
The U.S. and China are trying to figure out how to handle antiquity repatriations.
Aluminum Foiled
In 2000, the U.S. was the world’s top producer of aluminum. Today, it’s the ninth-largest. The toppling, of course, is due to China, which came...
Nicholas Burns on Managing the Competition with China
The ambassador to China talks about the airing of grievances; the military-to-military stalemate; and if there is really a 'thaw' in U.S.-China relations.
China’s Youth Unemployment Problem
Record-breaking figures for joblessness among young workers weaken the Chinese economy's near- and long-term prospects.