The Art of Strategic Engagement
Engagement provides intelligence, reveals intentions and prevents the kind of mutual ignorance that transforms manageable competition into existential conflict.
May 14, 2026
Could Trump-Xi Summit Be a Major Relationship Thaw?
Joint efforts in fields such as medicine, biotechnology, and new energy technologies — including thermonuclear fusion — could bring substantial benefits to both societies. These are areas that carry profound implications for the future of humanity, and cooperation could accelerate progress in ways that competition alone cannot achieve.
May 13, 2026
The World Wants the U.S. to Be Better—It Can Be, If It Lets Go of Outdated Thinking
Hard power and soft power are abundant in both countries. There is no reason they cannot more publicly and successfully work together. But old habits die hard, to borrow a cliche, and Washington is too often stuck in that mindset.
May 13, 2026
Xi-Trump Summit Cannot Solve Everything, But It Can Still Prevent Disaster
A successful meeting would not eliminate distrust between Beijing and Washington. It would simply prove that responsible statecraft still exists in an increasingly fractured international system. That alone would qualify as meaningful geopolitical progress.
May 13, 2026
Debunking the BRI “Debt Trap” Narrative
Western debt-trap narratives misinterpret China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Eurasian connectivity boosted by the initiative could offer Europe a strategic pathway to shared prosperity.
May 12, 2026
Living Archive of Global Exchange
From the enticing grasslands and rugged mountains of the north to the ancient ruins and surviving cities of the Silk Road, Xinjiang offers a legacy of movement—of people, goods and communication—and of the ways that movement has shaped, and is shaping, societies.
May 12, 2026
Attempts to Smear China’s Poverty Alleviation Gains Are Futile
The fact is that China adopts a holistic approach to measuring poverty across multiple dimensions, including education, healthcare, housing and other welfare, rather than just income thresholds.
May 11, 2026
Powering Industrial Growth
Public-private partnerships and strategic investments are transforming the economy and creating opportunities for youth in Uganda.
May 11, 2026
Mind the Gap!
BCI technology is racing from research labs into clinical and everyday applications never before seen.
May 9, 2026
Classics at a Click
Digitisation, AI and new cultural experiences are breathing new life into ancient Chinese books and bringing them closer to readers.
May 8, 2026
Where the Axe Didn’t Fall
When Americans talk about cutting fat, watch what they keep. They increased funding for anti-China activities. And that tells you more than any U.S. State Department white paper ever could.
May 7, 2026