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Wenran Jiang
Wenran Jiang, the founding director of the China Institute and Mactaggart Research Chair Emeritus at the University of Alberta, is an adviser at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy.
Wenran Jiang, the founding director of the China Institute and Mactaggart Research Chair Emeritus at the University of Alberta, is an adviser at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy.
China not only forced a trade war backdown, it displayed its hi-tech military might from the waters off Australia to the skies near Japan.
Hawkish statements might placate the Japanese prime minister’s base, but they will only put Beijing on alert and risk isolating Tokyo.
If China backs down or fails to enforce its controls effectively, it will undermine this policy and cast doubt on other tools it wields.
Kim has ensured North Korea is no longer isolated. The question remains whether he can also overcome the country’s economic woes.
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The call was not a thaw but an intervention to prevent a collapse of this vital relationship – a necessity imposed by geoeconomic realities.
The EU could have shown up to confront Putin and engage on Ukraine. China could have chosen true leadership over coalitions of convenience.
Centuries of shared identity, security integration and cultural allegiance bind these nations irreversibly to the US strategic architecture.
Instead of disengaging to focus on China, Trump’s America is more deeply involved in Europe’s defence and the Middle East than before.
Sabre-rattling might rally a domestic political base, but true statesmanship lies not in inviting disaster but in mastering its prevention.
As the US gambles on swift military might to advance its interests, China navigates a treacherous diplomatic landscape with hard choices.
It’s not just trade, tech, student visas and academic collaboration – the military stakes are rising too in this contest of endurance.
Beijing must juggle regional stability, global trade tensions and its standing as a responsible major power.
