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Both sides are sending positive signals ahead of a Thursday meeting, but a temporary truce may be more likely.

Trump’s aggression in Latin America has given a powerful boost to Beijing in the Pacific.

From Japan to Pakistan, the deals keep coming.

The latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal.

U.S. military planners are caught in an impossible dilemma.

How Labubu dolls became China’s first contemporary cultural export. 

China’s complex new rules take on the entire world at once—and give Trump an opportunity.

The threat to Moscow’s oil earnings is huge. But will it be enough?

Ties between organized crime syndicates and Chinese intelligence run deep.

Billions for Buenos Aires, and support for Argentine farmers, is not sitting well in the U.S. heartland.

It’s the first of many possible personnel changes during this week’s party meeting.

Despite a recent boost in ties, history shows that Islamabad is a fickle friend in South Asia.

In Asia, soft power rests on a divisive, spiky fruit.

The deal to sever China’s ties to the Panama Canal could boost its influence elsewhere in the region.

Washington and Beijing both believe they can manage the chaos. Neither can.

Putin’s proposed arms control extension is good for Russia and China, but bad for America.

Tight cooperation with Beijing and Tehran is giving Moscow an edge on the critical weapons.

Anti-Black videos speak to popular prejudices.

Beijing’s new export controls take a page from Washington’s playbook.

A soft-power breakthrough amid an escalating hard-power rivalry.

People’s Daily has laid out an optimistic scheme for industrial transformation.

The U.S.-China trade war has just escalated—again.

A decade of cutting-edge investment hasn’t translated into growth.

Taiwan’s pushback on chip production underscores continued U.S. dependency.

Nobody knows what the impact of the world’s biggest hydropower project will be.

More sanctions on LPG and “shadow fleet” tankers indicate more maximum pressure on Tehran.

A report suggests that Islamabad continues to use its critical minerals to attract U.S. financing.

Chinese resistance to fascism was more than a Communist triumph.

The U.S. president is drawing ever more from Chinese autocrats’ playbook.

This week’s holiday shows the Chinese public’s immense appetite for travel.

Well-founded or not, Beijing’s fear of a U.S. decapitation strike could prove dangerous. Washington should help mitigate it.

Beijing’s gains could eventually erode Washington’s battlefield advantage.

Rare earths and strategic interests entice the U.S., India, and China.

Beijing’s control of rare-earth minerals will force Trump to find new leverage.

Moscow pivoted to the east a decade ago, but it is now besmitten—or captive.

Australia has bucked the trend of shrinking U.S. security commitments.

The biggest implications of recent protests in the border region relate to security.

Thousands of national security employees will continue working through the shutdown, but there are broader implications.

It’s not the economy, stupid.

There are several options for dealing with the Trump administration.

The death of actor Yu Menglong has started a cycle of censorship and rumor.

Beijing will still retain considerable influence over the U.S. version of the app.

New Delhi still faces many obstacles on its path to great-power status.

Artificial intelligence is not the most important part of the U.S.-China technology race, yet it receives the most attention in Washington.

Electric cars were a punchline here just a few years ago. Thanks to Chinese companies, that’s not the case anymore.

Taking a lesson out of China’s playbook, Vietnam is building militarized islands.

The island’s de facto ambassador to Washington on Trump, China, defense spending, and more.

Dan Wang’s account of an engineering state mixes the grand and the intimate.

A discussion with Adam Tooze about his essay on the end of development.

EU measures to kneecap energy, banks, and defense firms contrast with Washington’s passivity.

Mutual dependence is a rare source of stability in U.S.-China relations.

New subsidies aren’t selling young people on the future.

The dollar isn’t getting dethroned—yet—by outside rivals, but Trump may be doing their work for them.

“American interests in the region are also at stake.”

Can the latest round of negotiations find a deal that sticks?

Trump should strike a deal with Southeast Asia to secure imported U.S. AI chips.

Russia and Iran have proved weaker than many thought. So will China.

But the United States is catching up, with new weapons set to come online soon.

China’s military parade was just another display of a long-standing relationship.

Beijing should act to rein in a $2 billion industry.

The collateral damage from the ICE raid on a Hyundai plant is yet another example of Trump’s counterproductive strategy.

The end of development.

The West’s aid model was always a mirage. It’s time for a realistic alternative.

What a fixation with immortality says about two aging autocrats.

The Indian leader’s visit to China caps a nearly year-long effort to ease bilateral tensions.

China’s real message was on display in its military parade, not the empty pageantry of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Wednesday’s parade proved the regional military balance has irrevocably changed.

Beijing is rapidly eclipsing Moscow’s role in Central Asia.

Decarbonization isn’t just about technology and markets—it’s a geopolitical revolution.

As Washington turns its back on wind and solar, Beijing is racing ahead.

Xi Jinping is trying to link past, present, and future.

New Delhi has other options, and the standoff with Washington may not last.

What to watch for during Modi’s first trip to China since 2018.

Beijing’s influence efforts can be surprisingly small-scale.

A new book argues that the world’s two biggest economies need a bit more of each other’s cultures.

Washington needs to move quickly if it hopes to compete in this critical industry.

The United States is pressuring developing countries to make a binary choice without making itself a better choice.

New Delhi is making a bad bet on Beijing as its relationship with Washington sours.

China and the U.S. are competing for influence in the troubled region.

Taipei needs to spend more on defense and invest more in the U.S.

Advances in clean energy are compensating for new construction.

Washington’s switch to accommodating Moscow’s geopolitical goals sends an ominous signal.

Strange processes determine what does—or doesn’t—get published.

Beijing is speeding up plans to create systems it can monitor.

Local leaders are driving an economic race to the bottom.

In the long Asian wars, being the victor in 1945 meant little.

With tariffs on one side and shakedowns on the other, the U.S. president is upending years of China consensus.

Seven-party talks in Beijing leading to a U.N.-backed peacekeeping force could help secure peace.

Nvidia and AMD show how deals get done in Trump’s Washington.

But the Pentagon is hoping it can change that.

The planned December vote won’t be democratic, but it could dislodge a key junta leader from power.

So far, it’s more signals than sanctions.

The Chinese capital is uniquely vulnerable to weather events, especially amid climate changes.

Certain behaviors suggest it may be preparing to adopt one of the Cold War’s most dangerous policies.

By improving business ties with Beijing, New Delhi is advancing its economic interests amid uncertainty from Washington.

Firms don’t want Huawei’s domestically produced alternatives—but might have no choice.

A cynical realism resonates today, but there is a model for fusing power and values.

The sudden U.S. attack on Iran could complicate China’s Taiwan calculus.

A recent meeting shows the message that Xi wants to send to private industry.

The latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal.