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How Asia can strengthen its trade, manufacturing as Trump returns
Staying ahead will require diversifying in hi-tech sectors, boosting workforce resilience and advancing sustainable supply chains.
14 Nov 2024 - 5:58AM
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Trump’s rise signals the end of US global leadership
13 Nov 2024 - 10:30PM
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Trump may end the Ukraine war but no one is walking away a winner
13 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM
World Opinion
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Here’s how the G20 can be more than a talk shop
While the grouping did a good job of dealing with the 2008 global financial crisis, in recent years, collective action has been sorely lacking.
13 Nov 2024 - 4:30PM
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Brazil’s Economy Minister Fernando Haddad shakes hands with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the G20 economic ministers’ meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 26. The G20 summit is scheduled for November 18-19. Photo: AFP
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Why US influence in Southeast Asia could decline under Trump 2.0
Despite Trump positioning himself as a peacemaker, his foreign policy agenda is likely to push allies in Asia further away.
13 Nov 2024 - 5:30AM
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World Opinion
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China or the US? The world need not choose a hegemon
Middle powers from India to Nigeria can lead on many pressing issues and offer a multipolar vision that doesn’t depend on superpowers.
12 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM
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Why a new approach to diabetes treatment is desperately needed
Current widely used treatment approaches are not fit for task as they ignore the idiosyncrasies in diabetes that can arise in each patient.
12 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM
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China’s marine conservation efforts prioritise symbolism over substance
Beijing’s maritime policy underscores the global tension between environmental goals and the pursuit of natural resources.
12 Nov 2024 - 5:30AM
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Short-finned pilot whales swim in waters off China’s Hainan province, on July 6. Photo: Xinhua
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Trump 2.0 is likely to be worse for China and the global economy
While Trump’s rhetoric and policy sometimes diverge, this time around there may be more reason to take him literally.
11 Nov 2024 - 11:50PM
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Trump will ask Asia-Pacific what it can offer. Leaders must think hard
From support for the US military industrial complex to countering China, leaders must start deciding their trade-offs, bottom lines and no-go areas.
11 Nov 2024 - 7:08AM
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South Korea may find itself stranded as North Korea’s sole adversary
Pyongyang is being emboldened by its defence pact with Moscow while US support for Seoul is expected to be diluted under Trump.
10 Nov 2024 - 9:44PM
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Under Trump, the US will forfeit the global clean tech race to China
As a climate crisis denier ascends to the American presidency, the green technology momentum is picking up in China and around the world.
10 Nov 2024 - 5:20PM
Workers produce offshore wind turbines in Fuqing in China’s Fujian province, on August 8. Photo: Xinhua
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China can be a force in global aviation if Comac rises to challenges
Boeing’s and Airbus’ issues give the Chinese planemaker an opening, but geopolitics may affect certification in the US and Europe.
10 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM
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China can build bridges as Trump’s America builds walls
Regardless of Trump’s approach, Beijing should avoid withdrawing from the world and instead seize the opportunity to attract global talent.
10 Nov 2024 - 5:30AM
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World Opinion
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Does Trump’s election signal a crisis of legitimacy for democracy?
If the US is a bellwether for what is to become of democratic governance worldwide, then grounds for alarm are well founded.
9 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM
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Transactional Trump may well improve US-China ties
The new US president is likely to negotiate a second-phase trade deal, seek China’s help to end wars, and keep the Taiwan status quo.
9 Nov 2024 - 5:51AM
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How Republicans turned economics into a vote-winner
Despite sounding the alarm on Trump’s fiscal policies, Harris’ campaign was unable to reach enough Americans struggling to make ends meet.
8 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM
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Trump 2.0 signals more drawing of lines between West and the rest
In an all-of-economy bid to upgrade the US defence ecosystem, all global goods and services could be subject to security scrutiny.
8 Nov 2024 - 5:20PM
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US-China war diplomacy vital as North Korea complicates Ukraine fray
The scale and speed of Pyongyang’s reported troop deployment to Russia strongly suggests premeditation. The US and China must act to prevent escalation.
8 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM
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Trump’s return as president marks the end of American exceptionalism
Trump’s second term will mark a turn in US foreign policy towards a transactional approach and hasten the start of a multipolar world order.
8 Nov 2024 - 7:12AM
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For a closely divided United States, a coin toss would have sufficed
Despite the political parties’ efforts to position themselves as offering a genuine contrast, the candidates only presented an illusion of choice.
7 Nov 2024 - 11:37PM
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Trump doubling down on conflict with China won’t end well for the US
Under a broadened definition of national security, presidential actions have been taken that would have been unimaginable only a decade ago.
7 Nov 2024 - 6:40PM
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North Korea’s support for Russia won’t be a game changer in Ukraine
Pyongyang’s support for Russia is part of a public relations campaign for Kim Jong-un, who has his eye on Russian supplies and tech.
7 Nov 2024 - 6:01AM
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Open Questions series
Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’: Taiwan’s former unofficial US envoy
21 May 2024 - 11:54AM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’: Taiwan’s former unofficial US envoy
21 May 2024 - 11:54AM
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