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Brics
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What Brics lacks in unity, it makes up for in flexibility
Despite lacking geopolitical alignment, Brics captures a prevailing mood among emerging economies that won’t fade away any time soon.
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Diplomacy
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North Korea is not Iran. The same pressure tactics won’t work
14 May 2026 - 8:08AM
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China economy
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Why the world needs China to save more, not less
13 May 2026 - 4:30PM
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US-China relations
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US’ scientific self-harm will only help China
While Washington slashes funding for the sciences, Beijing is clinching its lead in everything from patent applications to publications.
13 May 2026 - 9:30AM
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A researcher checks the control wiring at a laboratory in the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, on January 21. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations
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US maximum pressure tactics unlikely to work with China
As the Trump-Xi summit approaches, China will be going into negotiations with a new diplomatic posture.
13 May 2026 - 8:52AM
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US-China relations
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Opposing Taiwan independence is in America’s own interest
During Trump’s visit, Washington has an opportunity to send a restrained but clear signal that it is willing to work with China to manage risks.
12 May 2026 - 8:30PM
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Just because Brics isn’t a coherent bloc doesn’t mean it’s impotent
The grouping has a future, not as a binding structure demanding policy alignment but as a tool for members to enhance leverage and maximise options.
12 May 2026 - 7:43AM
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Diplomacy
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Latin America is reassessing the benefits of warm ties with Beijing
From Honduras to Cuba and Venezuela, leaders are taking a more transactional view of what relations with Beijing really bring.
11 May 2026 - 9:31PM
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US-China relations
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China shouldn’t view a tired US as signifying a Europe ready to pivot
As fractures within the US’ network of alliances deepen, China’s strategic window opens a little wider, with some key caveats.
10 May 2026 - 8:30PM
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China economy
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Can China engineer a price recovery that doesn’t make people feel poorer?
The producer price uptick offers a policy window: if reinforced by household demand and expectations, it could kick off a broader recovery.
10 May 2026 - 4:30PM
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China economy
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Rise of China complicates ‘authoritarian’ vs ‘democratic’ binary
As China’s trajectory exposes the limitations of labels inherited from another era, understanding how governance systems work is more important.
10 May 2026 - 9:30AM
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A large screen shows news footage of China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe collecting a sample from the far side of the moon, in Beijing, China, on June 4, 2024. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations
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China’s challenges in engaging with the US during the Middle East war
China needs the global system to succeed. So it must not get entangled with Iran nor jeopardise US relations over Taiwan.
10 May 2026 - 10:08AM
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US-China relations
As I see it
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Has China just ended the end of history?
As China continues to thrive, Western observers are beginning to rethink past assumptions about the country’s future.
9 May 2026 - 9:30AM
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United States
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Thanks to Trump, the gloves are off. There may be no new global order
With the UN, IMF and World Bank mired in old power structures, universities could be the platform to shape how the global future unfolds.
9 May 2026 - 5:30AM
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China-EU relations
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China unsurprisingly puts its own interests first. Can Europe do the same?
As Beijing seeks to influence Europe, Brussels must shape on its own competitiveness agenda and policy aims for engaging with China.
8 May 2026 - 9:28PM
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China economy
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Prepare for ‘China shock 3.0’ to the global food economy
Imagine China applying the same industry policy playbook for electric cars, solar panels and AI to agriculture and food self-sufficiency.
8 May 2026 - 4:30PM
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Asean
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Why China’s warning over military blocs is finding listeners in Asia
For regional governments, strategy is about preserving options. China has read this instinct carefully and given it a diplomatic vocabulary.
8 May 2026 - 5:30AM
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China economy
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China wants its provinces to compete, but not get in each other’s way
Beijing wants provinces to compete, but not across identical wish lists. Whether that works will become visible over the next five years.
8 May 2026 - 12:06AM
An aerial view of the Maerdang Hydropower Station on the upper reaches of the Yellow River in Qinghai province in 2024. The central government wants provinces like Qinghai to find their rightful place in national development, instead of becoming yet another manufacturing base. Photo: Xinhua
China economy
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The rise of China’s scientist-entrepreneurs
The ascent of a new class of entrepreneurs signals a shift in China’s growth model, from property-driven expansion towards innovation.
7 May 2026 - 10:13AM
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Diplomacy
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As power flows through submarine cables, law of the sea must evolve
The global commons of the seabed is in effect being governed by private actors with the capital and tech to build and maintain cable systems.
6 May 2026 - 8:52PM
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Japan
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The domestic dynamics driving Japan’s remilitarisation
Sanctions, diplomatic warnings and aggressive rhetoric create a perilous loop, reinforcing the very domestic tendencies China seeks to deter.
6 May 2026 - 9:30AM
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Diplomacy
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How China-Gulf ties can turn energy vulnerability into sustainability
Hormuz tensions are a reminder to start building a better, more sustainable energy order before the next crisis hits; Hong Kong can help.
6 May 2026 - 5:30AM
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A man walks beneath solar panels at the Al Dhafra solar power project south of Abu Dhabi in 2023. Photo: AFP
US-China relations
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America builds AI, China uses it. That gap may decide the future
The US still leads in AI development but lags in large-scale deployment behind China, which is rapidly becoming the leader in implementation.
5 May 2026 - 4:30PM
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US-China relations
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How US tech hegemony is locking out the Global South
The world deserves better than a monopoly that builds walls and hobbles development.
5 May 2026 - 5:30AM
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China-EU relations
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‘Made in Europe’ law sets stage for an economic showdown with China
The proposed legislation is seen as discriminatory to China and could also hurt Chinese interests in non-EU European states.
4 May 2026 - 8:30PM
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