4 d. ago Honored to be Quoted in Royal Danish Defence College Report: “China as a Global Military Power”

Honored to be Quoted in Royal Danish Defence College Report: “China as a Global Military Power”  Andrew S. Erickson

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7 d. ago Drones, Rare Earths, and Risk: How China Shapes Global Military Power

Drones, Rare Earths, and Risk: How China Shapes Global Military Power  Modern Diplomacy

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8 d. ago China’s ‘smart authoritarianism’ has upended ideas about autocracies’ limitations. The West must cooperate to respond

China’s ‘smart authoritarianism’ has upended ideas about autocracies’ limitations. The West must cooperate to respond  Chatham House

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8 d. ago ‘Internal affair’: China dismisses reported US mediation in Japan row

Beijing has warned against foreign interference in its internal affairs following reports that US President Donald Trump privately pressed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to dial back her rhetoric on Taiwan. During a call on Tuesday, the US leader urged Takaichi not to provoke China, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cited government officials. While reportedly briefed on Takaichi’s domestic political constraints, Trump asked her to “temper” her tone, but stopped short of...

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1 week ago Post APEC, Chinese scholars weigh limited easing in China–U.S. rivalry & Trump’s new G2 pitch

Post APEC, Chinese scholars weigh limited easing in China–U.S. rivalry & Trump’s new G2 pitch  Pekingnology

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1 week ago Grains Lower in Holiday Mode, Fading China Sales: Cattle Limit Down

Grains Lower in Holiday Mode, Fading China Sales: Cattle Limit Down  AgWeb

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1 week ago Chaos at Hong Kong Palace Museum, Japan’s tourism debacle: 5 weekend reads

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘Disaster’: Egyptian exhibition at Hong Kong museum descends into chaos 2. ‘Limited alternatives’: why Japan will struggle to replace China’s tourists 3. Malaysia’s poorest state prepares a poll shock for the prime minister 4. China team simulates large-scale electronic warfare against Musk’s...

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1 week ago Bright, roomy China Palace buffet offers great service, limited selection

Bright, roomy China Palace buffet offers great service, limited selection  Midland Daily News

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1 week ago ASML allegedly offered to spy on China for the US — company proposed being 'Washington’s eyes and ears in China' after breaking gentlemen’s agreement on limiting DUV sales to country, says new book

ASML allegedly offered to spy on China for the US — company proposed being 'Washington’s eyes and ears in China' after breaking gentlemen’s agreement on limiting DUV sales to country, says new book  Tom's Hardware

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2 w. ago ‘Limited alternatives’: why Japan will struggle to replace China’s tourists

Japan will find it hard to replace the revenue lost if Chinese tourists keep avoiding the country amid a diplomatic row over Taiwan, a subsidiary of the data provider Fitch Solutions warned on Friday. A sustained drop-off in visitor numbers from China would “significantly impact” Japan’s retail and tourism industries, as Chinese tourists were not only Japan’s largest source of overseas visitors but were also higher-than-average spenders, subsidiary BMI said in a research note. In the short term,...

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2 w. ago Kaplan’s Revenge: The Geographical Limits on China’s Maritime Ambitions

Kaplan’s Revenge: The Geographical Limits on China’s Maritime Ambitions  Maritime Fairtrade

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2 w. ago AEF ETF: Diversification Limitations Despite Avoiding China (NYSE:AEF)

AEF ETF: Diversification Limitations Despite Avoiding China (NYSE:AEF)  Seeking Alpha

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2 w. ago ‘Close the loopholes’: US officials urge tougher chip rules to limit China gains

Washington should tighten its export controls by adding inspection staff and plugging loopholes to slow Beijing’s chipmaking advances and curb evasion efforts with support from allies such as the Netherlands and Japan, US lawmakers and experts said on Thursday. Such actions should be deployed, including empowering the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to close trade loopholes and also targeting China’s national champion firms in the semiconductor sector as well as their US subsidiaries,...

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2 w. ago As power balance tips to China, world needs a fairer financial system

This month, the Russian Academy of Sciences completed a study assessing the comprehensive strength of 193 countries across economic, technological, demographic, military, infrastructural and other dimensions. This annual assessment of national power is conducted using advanced methods of multivariate statistical analysis. The latest results, calculated for 2025 and 2026, show the global balance of power has finally shifted from the United States towards China. Also, several regional power cores...

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2 w. ago Top Links 926 America's polarized prosperity. Germany's industry in the doldrums. China's military power struggles & Auden on the dialectic.

Top Links 926 America's polarized prosperity. Germany's industry in the doldrums. China's military power struggles & Auden on the dialectic.  Chartbook | Adam Tooze

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3 w. ago South Korea’s Yoon accused of goading North into conflict to justify martial law

South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk-yeol, removed from office and arrested earlier this year for attempting to impose martial law, is facing new charges alleging he sought to provoke North Korea to justify his failed power grab. Prosecutors say Yoon and senior aides orchestrated risky military operations near the border to draw a retaliation from Pyongyang, which they hoped would legitimise the emergency decree Yoon signed on December 3 while still in office. Those operations allegedly...

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3 w. ago ‘Create instability’: Yoon accused of provoking North Korea to justify coup

South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk-yeol, removed from office and arrested earlier this year for attempting to impose martial law, is facing new charges alleging he sought to provoke North Korea to justify his failed power grab. Prosecutors say Yoon and senior aides orchestrated risky military operations near the border to draw a retaliation from Pyongyang, which they hoped would legitimise the emergency decree Yoon signed on December 3 while still in office. Those operations allegedly...

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3 w. ago Will China’s new aircraft carrier tilt the power balance in the western Pacific?

Now that the Chinese navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has entered service there could be a change in the power balance in the western Pacific, the South China Sea and even the Indian Ocean, according to experts. The Fujian – China’s third aircraft carrier – was commissioned last Wednesday in Sanya, Hainan province, in a grand ceremony overseen by President Xi Jinping, state media reported on Friday. It is the first Chinese warship equipped with an electromagnetic catapult...

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4 w. ago Senate measure would support limits on AI chip sales to China

Senate measure would support limits on AI chip sales to China  Roll Call

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4 w. ago High stakes on the high seas as US, China test limits of military power

High stakes on the high seas as US, China test limits of military power  Fox News

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