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US-China relations
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Mark 2025. It’s the year China became a peer power to America
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.
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China society
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How young Chinese learned to stop worrying and love themselves
18 Dec 2025 - 9:30AM
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European Union
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A complicated new EU-China showdown is quietly taking shape
18 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
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United States
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For Trump, the only communists to really dislike are those at home
The limited discussion of China in the new US national security document indicates that the US president’s focus is on domestic challenges to his authority.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan, South Korea, on October 30. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
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China still needs Nvidia’s advanced AI chips – but for how long?
Beijing seems determined to take up the challenge of building most parts of the AI supply chain domestically.
17 Dec 2025 - 5:12PM
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Banking & finance
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Global finance is quietly moving east
The IMF’s Shanghai Centre will not alter global finance overnight but shows that Asia’s voice in shaping international financial norms is growing louder.
16 Dec 2025 - 4:30PM
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Taiwan
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Momentum for peaceful reunification across Taiwan Strait is growing
Recent shifts in Taiwan’s political environment and international attitudes suggest the time is right for cross-strait engagement.
16 Dec 2025 - 9:30AM
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China-EU relations
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Why China-France ties are blossoming in an era of global uncertainty
As Paris pursues strategic autonomy and Beijing seeks national rejuvenation, both powers are poised to reimagine a new global order.
16 Dec 2025 - 7:10AM
US-China relations
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US global retreat shows Japan’s folly in defying China
The new US security strategy has sent shock waves through its allies and leaves Japan exposed.
15 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
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Asia housing and property
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After vitalising its property market, India must shore up its weaknesses
The sustainability of the real estate boom will depend on how well New Delhi can address lingering gaps in affordability and infrastructure.
15 Dec 2025 - 5:43PM
China economy
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China’s Politburo swaps emergency economic surgery for preventive care
Last year’s meeting focused on survival, but now the emphasis is on unlocking factors to let the domestic economy thrive.
15 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
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People walk through a shopping area in Beijing, on February 18. By breaking down local barriers, China aims to unlock the latent potential of its domestic market. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations
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US is rewriting its China policy under national security strategy
For Beijing, that means less theatrical confrontation in Asia but more potential contestation in Latin America, supply chains and technology.
14 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
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War and conflict
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Only true repentance from Japan can resolve East Asia’s ‘memory wars’
It is important that Japan, China and South Korea collectively reckon with the legacy of military aggression and wartime atrocities.
13 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
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China economy
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How China is cementing its central role as the architect of green tech
Beyond climate leadership and capacity building, China is rewriting its own energy system – and the global energy order.
11 Dec 2025 - 4:30PM
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China-EU relations
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How France and China offer an alternative to zero-sum diplomacy
As the countries stake their relationship on sustainability and hi-tech cooperation, they are building a new template for bilateral ties.
10 Dec 2025 - 7:11PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan gaze at the Dujiangyan irrigation system, a Unesco World Heritage site in Sichuan province on December 5. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy
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As UK-China ties warm, Hong Kong can be a natural bridge
China’s innovation and influence present exciting opportunities for both nations, and Hong Kong plays a unique role in this equation.
10 Dec 2025 - 5:21PM
China technology
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Why the Global South is embracing Chinese AI
The US champions AI as an autonomous agent, a content creator. China exports a vision of AI as a digital nervous system for the real economy.
10 Dec 2025 - 10:26AM
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China-EU relations
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How Nexperia became a casualty of the US-China trade war
Unless the two superpowers reach a long-term solution to trade tensions, smaller companies and economies will get caught in the crossfire.
10 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
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Dutch economy minister Vincent Karremans arrives for a cabinet meeting in The Hague, Netherlands, on November 7. Photo: EPA
Africa
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How China can help Africa build human capital
To truly harness their potential, countries across the continent seeking to industrialise must develop education and infrastructure in tandem.
9 Dec 2025 - 5:47PM
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Climate change
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How Hong Kong can distinguish itself as a climate finance hub
The city should lead by directing capital to projects that modernise grids, electrify transport and accelerate green supply chains.
9 Dec 2025 - 9:30AM
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China-EU relations
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In reaching out to China, European states can’t keep acting alone
The idea of an autonomous bloc engaging Beijing from a position of strength and independence collapses when its toothless leaders visit.
8 Dec 2025 - 9:06PM
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China-Russia relations
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Despite their strong ties, Russia and China are emotional opposites
Moscow is haunted by a longing for Western approval in contrast to Beijing, which focuses on borrowing what works and changing what doesn’t.
8 Dec 2025 - 11:41AM
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Diplomacy
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How China can ensure Tazara rail deal in Africa is a win-win
The Chinese-funded rail upgrade benefits Tanzania and Zambia while securing China a trade corridor and access to critical African minerals.
7 Dec 2025 - 5:38PM
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Technology
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Does AI’s rise have to mean job losses? East Asia tells a different story
Studies from Vietnam to South Korea show AI adoption has not cannibalised jobs. Instead of simple mechanisation, economies are synergising.
7 Dec 2025 - 9:30AM
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Climate change
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Fashion industry must tailor climate plans to Asian suppliers’ reality
Efforts to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions in the fashion industry will not work if they rest on a Western design paired with Eastern sacrifice.
7 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
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