South East Asia

West vs. China Conflict Avoidable, Says Biden as G7 Summit Wraps

Wrapping up a three-day summit with allies of the Group of Seven leading democracies, U.S. President Joe Biden sought to reassure China that conflict with the West is avoidable, even as the G7 ramps up pressure to push back against Beijing’s rising military and economic security threats. “I don’t think …

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How Europe’s Colonial Legacy Is Fueling Tensions In South China Sea – Analysis

There is not a day that goes by without breaking news on escalating tensions in the South China Sea, as regional powers like Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia increasingly contest China’s efforts to exert dominance of the strategic waterway through which moves a fifth of global trade. Yet beneath these …

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Security Situation In Afghanistan Requires Increased Pakistan-US Relations – OpEd

The security situation in Afghanistan has been a cause of concern for many years. Since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the country has been embroiled in conflict and instability. The Taliban, which was ousted from power, has made a comeback in recent years, and the security situation in …

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Goodbye to the American Century – China, India, and the Emerging New World Order

Not so long ago, political analysts were speaking of the “G-2” — that is, of a potential working alliance between the United States and China aimed at managing global problems for their mutual benefit. Such a collaborative twosome was seen as potentially even more powerful than the G-7 group of …

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China Wants to Thread the Needle on Ukraine

Beijing Struggles to Balance Its Ties to Russia and Europe On April 21, China’s ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, proclaimed that whether Crimea is part of Ukraine “depends on how the problem is perceived.” He added more fuel to the fire by saying that “ex-Soviet countries don’t have an effective …

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China and the Axis of the Sanctioned – How America’s Divide-and-Rule Strategy in the Middle East Backfired

A photo Beijing released on March 6th of Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a seismic shock in Washington. There was the Secretary-General of the Chinese Communist Party standing between Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, and Saudi National Security Adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban. They were awkwardly …

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To Compete With China on Tech, America Needs to Fix Its Immigration System

Washington Must Make It Easier to Recruit and Retain Top Talent When the U.S. Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act in August 2022, it committed $53 billion to fund semiconductor research and manufacturing in the United States. As a result of this legislation, advanced chip manufacturers have been racing …

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The Three Levels Of Decoupling With China: Governments, Businesses, Market – Analysis

Since American media first used the term “decoupling” to describe the trend of U.S.-China relations in 2019, “decoupling with China” has become a shadowy and uncertain line in the development of the world’s political and economic fields. It has spread from the U.S. to multiple countries and regions, including the …

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US-China Rivalry Exacerbates US Corporate Risk – Analysis

It’s been more than two decades since US officials recognized the challenges of China’s return to strategic significance. When he ran for president, then-Governor George W. Bush said, the United States “made a mistake [in] calling China a strategic partner … We need to be tough and firm.” A focus …

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China’s Response to Türkiye’s Volatile Authoritarianism

China has become a global power, but there is too little debate about how this has happened and what it means. Many argue that China exports its developmental model and imposes it on other countries. But Chinese players also extend their influence by working through local actors and institutions while …

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