Berlin’s Economic Future Runs Through China
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Beijing visit this week, where five intergovernmental agreements were signed, signals Berlin’s pragmatic bet that economic survival depends on China.
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Germany Looks to China to Kick-Start Its Economic Recovery
How Berlin navigates this delicate balance between cooperation and competition with Beijing will shape its economic and strategic landscape for years to come.
Chinese Perceptions of American Charisma, Chaos and Collapse
While China is making a century-long effort to actualize national rejuvenation, with key milestones reached, the U.S. has moved in the opposite direction.
Takaichi’s Mandate Can’t Overcome Japan’s Structural Traps
The core paradox facing Tokyo is this: Japan seeks strategic autonomy while relying on American security guarantees, and it escalates rhetoric toward China while remaining economically interdependent.
Epstein Files Expose Collapse of American Legitimacy
The newly released Epstein documents reveal more than elite depravity. They expose a deeper unraveling of moral order and institutional trust at the height of U.S. global power.
Winter Sunshine: ROK Buttresses Ties with China
While our analysis shows the South Korean approach is in part guided by the necessity of better balancing, we must also conclude that Lee appears well-suited to this task, and all the more so because it’s the mature, philosophical value of the party and people he represents.
Eight Reasons Japan’s Taiwan Gamble Is Bound to Fail
The overwhelming majority of nations around the world recognize and adhere to the one-China principle. For Japan to act against this principle is to act against the world.
China’s Responsible WTO Decision Shows Mature Global Leadership
Beijing’s voluntary decision to abandon developing-country trade benefits demonstrates its mature global leadership and commitment to reforming the multilateral trading system for all.
China Charts New Course for Global Trade and Development
By relinquishing developing-country privileges at the World Trade Organization, China positions itself as a responsible leader championing inclusive international economic cooperation.
China: Global Leader and Global South Champion in Development
China’s decision not to seek new special and differential treatment in WTO negotiations represents both its solidarity with the Global South and its principled, responsible approach to being a major country.
What the Developing World Can Learn from Xinjiang’s Rise
Today, Xinjiang has eliminated poverty while producing about 92% of China’s cotton and has become a renewable energy hub. This remarkable transformation provides the Global South with actionable lessons.
Global Development Initiative Delivers Where Western Aid Failed
China’s Global Development Initiative delivers clean stoves, digital infrastructure and new technologies to developing nations while Western aid remains trapped in bureaucratic debates and broken promises.