3 h. ago Don’t expect Greenland crisis to realign EU with China, former US diplomat says

While there may be hopes in Beijing that Washington’s attempt to acquire Greenland has strained transatlantic ties and might draw European countries closer to China, a veteran US diplomat said such a fundamental realignment was unlikely. The core task of the European Union’s foreign policy will remain navigating intensifying US-China rivalry while seeking a workable balance between the two, according to William Klein, a former charge d’affaires at the US embassy in China. Addressing a seminar at...

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20 h. ago Issue Brief on “Navigating the Triad: India’s 2025 Dynamics with Washington, Beijing, Moscow”

Issue Brief on “Navigating the Triad: India’s 2025 Dynamics with Washington, Beijing, Moscow”  Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)

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34 h. ago How Trump’s Venezuela strike humiliated Russia and worried China

US President Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela and the kidnapping of the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, have put Russia and China – widely considered two of Caracas’ most important international partners – in a difficult position. If they do not significantly reduce ties with the Latin American nation, they risk Washington’s retaliation. But who has more to lose, Moscow or Beijing? Unlike previous American leaders, Trump has not made any pretence about protecting democracy and human...

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3 d. ago Opinion: Why is Mark Carney in Beijing? Blame the weather in Washington

Opinion: Why is Mark Carney in Beijing? Blame the weather in Washington  The Globe and Mail

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3 d. ago Trump pick for South America command sidesteps China questions at Senate hearing

Days after the operation that abducted then Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump’s nominee to command US forces in Latin America dodged pressure from senators to endorse a military-first plan to counter China’s growing influence in the region. Lieutenant General Francis Donovan, who is nominated to lead US Southern Command (Southcom), repeatedly declined to say whether Washington should rely mainly on force projection to push back against Beijing’s expanding footprint. The...

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4 d. ago China’s slowing growth, bilateral tensions top American business concerns in 2026

Concerns about China’s slowing economic growth and “strained” Beijing-Washington relations rank as the top two concerns among members of the American Chamber of Commerce in China this year, according to a chamber survey released on Friday. The growth concern was raised by around two-thirds of the 368 respondents, making it the leading issue, the annual China Business Climate Survey found. Fifty-two per cent of respondents reported being profitable or very profitable last year, 6 percentage...

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6 d. ago Nvidia stock gets Washington’s green light for H200 China sales — but Beijing adds a snag

Nvidia stock gets Washington’s green light for H200 China sales — but Beijing adds a snag  TechStock²

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6 d. ago Carney Heads to Beijing as Canada Tests New Ground Amid Strains With Washington

Carney Heads to Beijing as Canada Tests New Ground Amid Strains With Washington  Sri Lanka Guardian

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7 d. ago Outlook 2026: Trade drama will shift from Washington to Beijing

Outlook 2026: Trade drama will shift from Washington to Beijing  OMFIF

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9 d. ago Can Peru keep both China and US onside in an increasingly volatile environment?

Last weekend’s US raid on Venezuela has shone a spotlight on the wider strategic concerns in play in South America, including the US-China rivalry in countries such as Peru. The country is a key hub for mineral exports to Asian markets, but it has tried to maintain a balance between Beijing and Washington. China had funded a strategically important port on Peru’s Pacific coast, but it had remained “broadly aligned” with US interests, analysts said. Washington also regards it as part of its...

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1 week ago China and US can strike ‘balance’ in Venezuela, says US energy chief Chris Wright

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said there was room to balance roles for both the United States and China in Venezuela to allow for commerce but that Washington would not allow Beijing to have major control over the Latin American country. In an interview on Fox Business Network, Wright also said he expected to see Chevron quickly grow its activities in Venezuela, with ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil also looking to play a constructive role. “I think you will probably see some long-term...

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1 week ago China Shock 2.0: Beijing’s embassy in Washington drops music video, mocks US trade fears

China Shock 2.0: Beijing’s embassy in Washington drops music video, mocks US trade fears  Telegraph India

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1 week ago The US, Venezuela and why China is even less keen on talk of a G2

When Donald Trump alluded to the Group of Two before meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea in October, his choice of phrase was widely seen as Washington’s acceptance of Beijing as its peer. Diplomatic observers said the US leader’s terminology at the time was ill-suited for Beijing’s strategic calculus. And following America’s military operation in Venezuela, China would appear more likely to reject any talk of a G2, they added. Analysts also said Beijing would seize on the...

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1 week ago The Maduro effect: regime change fears grip Asia’s autocrats after US raid on Venezuela

The United States’ dramatic capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro at the weekend has sent shock waves across Asia, where analysts say authoritarian rulers, now deeply wary of Washington’s motives, are likely to draw closer to Moscow and Beijing. US special forces stormed Maduro’s residence in Caracas early on Saturday morning, seizing the Venezuelan leader and his wife before flying them to the US, where both face federal charges of narcoterrorism and drug trafficking. Washington has long...

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1 week ago Meta’s Manus news is getting different receptions in Washington and Beijing

Meta’s Manus news is getting different receptions in Washington and Beijing  TechCrunch

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1 week ago Meta’s announcement about Manus is being met with varied responses in Washington and Beijing

Meta’s announcement about Manus is being met with varied responses in Washington and Beijing  Bitget

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2 w. ago Xi Jinping makes veiled swipe at US for ‘hegemony undermining international order’

Chinese President Xi Jinping said major powers should take the lead in respecting the development path of other nations in a veiled swipe at the United States for raiding Venezuela and taking its president, Nicolas Maduro, to New York. Xi made the remarks which add to Beijing’s earlier criticism of Washington’s attacks on Venezuela when meeting visiting Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin on Monday. “The world today is undergoing changes and turbulence not seen in a century, with unilateral acts...

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2 w. ago Beijing to Washington: Release Maduro immediately ᐉ News from Fakti.bg

Beijing to Washington: Release Maduro immediately ᐉ News from Fakti.bg - World  fakti.bg

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2 w. ago Trump to meet US’ China envoy after call with Japan PM Takaichi as Taiwan drills conclude

US President Donald Trump is meeting US Ambassador to China David Perdue at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Friday, rounding off a day of diplomacy that began with a call with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The engagements come at a delicate moment for the administration as it seeks to align its “America first” regional approach amid a deepening diplomatic rift between Tokyo and Beijing over Taiwan, and following Washington’s recent approval of its largest-ever arms sale to the...

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2 w. ago Can Beijing and Washington shield their planned state visits from Taiwan tensions?

Tensions over the Taiwan Strait are likely to persist in 2026, but analysts expect Washington and Beijing to manage risks to ensure that reciprocal state visits planned for the new year are not derailed. Beijing launched massive live-fire drills around Taiwan on Monday and Tuesday, less than a fortnight after Washington announced its largest-ever arms sale to the self-ruled island. The People’s Liberation Army said the drills served as a warning to “independence forces” and against external...

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