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Bian Qingzu says the 2026 U.S. midterm elections could shape the trajectory of U.S.-China relations and test the durability of recent efforts to stabilize ties. chinausfocus.com/foreign-pol…
Wang Youming of Tsinghua University argues that a new era of global governance is emerging, driven by shifting power dynamics among major global actors. chinausfocus.com/foreign-pol…
Rapid advances in AI are reshaping technological competition and challenging existing governance frameworks, says Li Yan of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations. chinausfocus.com/peace-secur…
Brian Wong argues that ASEAN countries are rethinking their security strategies as regional risks and global uncertainties continue to grow. chinausfocus.com/peace-secur…
Jia Qingguo says the recent Beijing summit helped stabilize U.S.-China relations and created new opportunities for cooperation, even as deep structural challenges remain. chinausfocus.com/foreign-pol…
Professor Zhao Minghao says the recent bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China suggests a cautious effort to stabilize relations. chinausfocus.com/foreign-pol…
Sun Chenghao and Zhang Xueyu argue that the recent U.S.-China summit signals an attempt to put guardrails on bilateral tensions while expanding practical cooperation. chinausfocus.com/foreign-pol…
David Shambaugh says the recent leaders' summit helped stabilize U.S.-China relations, even though it produced few concrete agreements.
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David Shambaugh says the recent leaders' summit helped stabilize U.S.-China relations, even though it produced few concrete agreements. chinausfocus.com/foreign-pol…
Israel’s tech-driven success is increasingly colliding with a deeper drive to expand territorial control, says Zhu Zhaoyi, Executive Director of the Institute of Middle East Studies at Peking University HSBC Business School.
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Sanctions are driving China to accelerate alternatives to the dollar-based financial system as U.S.–China rivalry moves into the core of global finance, writes Sujit Kumar Datta. chinausfocus.com/peace-secur…
‘Epic Fury’—the Trump administration’s strikes on Iran—have pulled the U.S. deeper into a costly Middle East conflict. China’s restraint and refusal to act as a crisis enforcer reflects true great-power composure in a volatile moment, says Shou Huisheng.
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The Arctic’s new power struggle may hinge less on territory and more on who can actually operate there, writes Nong Hong, as military drills, shipping routes, and infrastructure reshape competition in the High North. chinausfocus.com/peace-secur…
Dan Steinbock argues the U.S.-Iran energy crisis is evolving from a commodity shock into a broader geopolitical realignment, with Asia facing the greatest economic strain. chinausfocus.com/finance-eco…
Sajjad Ashraf argues that years of U.S. intervention, strategic overreach, and close alignment with Israeli priorities have steadily eroded American credibility in the Middle East and beyond. chinausfocus.com/peace-secur…
The Iran and Ukraine wars are shifting great-power competition beyond the battlefield. Xiao Bin highlights how control over energy routes, infrastructure, and supply chains is now the real front line. chinausfocus.com/peace-secur…
Under pressure from Trump, NATO is entering a period of quiet transformation rather than collapse. Jade Wong examines how Europe is preparing for a more fragmented alliance — and even a possible “European NATO.” chinausfocus.com/peace-secur…