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Open Questions series
Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM
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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish
5 Oct 2025 - 8:13AM
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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
11 Aug 2025 - 9:13AM
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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AM
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss
10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AM
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM
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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish
5 Oct 2025 - 8:13AM
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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
11 Aug 2025 - 9:13AM
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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AM
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss
10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AM
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Japan
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Japan’s economic security push heralds rising protectionism in Asia
The emphasis on securing supply chains and stockpiling critical resources is no substitute for free and open trade and investment.
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US-ally trade wars
Mexico’s 50% tariff shock shuts Asia’s North American trade bypass
20 Dec 2025 - 1:30PM
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US-China relations
Rubio swaps hawk for diplomat in year-end pivot on China
20 Dec 2025 - 6:53AM
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Ukraine war
Rubio says won’t force deal on Ukraine as Europeans join Miami talks
Trump envoys are meeting officials from Kyiv and Moscow, but the question of ceding territory remains a stumbling block in negotiations.
20 Dec 2025 - 11:11AM
Israel-Gaza war
UN declares Gaza famine over, but ‘situation remains critical’
Meanwhile, Oxfam says hunger in Gaza remains ‘appalling and preventable’, accusing Israel of blocking aid from humanitarian agencies.
19 Dec 2025 - 10:36PM
Coronavirus pandemic: All stories
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Six years on, are we better prepared for the next pandemic?
Preparedness plans remain a work in progress while health budgets have been sliced by urgent demands and US withdrawal weakens global coordination.
19 Dec 2025 - 8:58PM
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Myanmar
Are Myanmar hospital air strikes a bid to ‘intimidate’ voters ahead of poll?
The junta has been emboldened to strike as China, Russia and the US are looking the other way to serve their own interests, analysts say.
19 Dec 2025 - 5:31PM
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US-China trade war
Trump signs defence bill restricting investment in Chinese tech, military firms
Key provisions target contracts with Chinese biotech companies and outbound investment in technologies with military applications in China.
19 Dec 2025 - 2:54PM
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US-China relations
US arms deal supports Taiwan’s effort to reassure Trump on defence burden
Weapons package underpins Taipei’s move towards an asymmetric ‘porcupine’ strategy as Washington presses allies to do more.
19 Dec 2025 - 10:30AM
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US-China trade war
China reportedly sticking to its soybean deal with US, but worries remain
Beijing secures 7 million tonnes of soybeans, passing halfway mark of its US purchase agreement. However, little has been shipped so far.
19 Dec 2025 - 10:36AM
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US-China relations
US highlights Panama security ties as China-linked canal ports deal stalls
US envoy’s coastguard visit near Panama comes as Beijing presses for Cosco control and Washington pushes back.
19 Dec 2025 - 4:59AM
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Ukraine war
Russia deploys nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile to Belarus amid Ukraine talks
Russian state media says it would take the weapon only 17 minutes to reach Nato headquarters in Brussels.
19 Dec 2025 - 3:57AM
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Japan
Japan vows never to possess nuclear weapons, rebuffing official’s idea
The government’s response came after a senior security official suggested that Tokyo needed nuclear arms to deter potential aggressors.
19 Dec 2025 - 2:56PM
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US-China relations
As Trump upends US foreign policy, analysts see fresh openings for China
After a turbulent year, experts expect continued disruption to reshape global influence, testing alliances and altering the balance of power.
19 Dec 2025 - 1:19AM
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The Philippines
Philippines to get up to US$3.5 billion defence aid to counter ‘serious threats’
A US senator says the support for Manila and other allies reflects the threats posed by China and its partners in the ‘axis of aggressors’.
18 Dec 2025 - 10:12PM
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China-EU relations
Discriminatory and egregious: China blasts EU’s subsidy crackdown
Commerce authorities vow to defend firms such as Nuctech and CRRC, while Beijing continues talks with Brussels over EV tariffs.
18 Dec 2025 - 9:30PM
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Pandas
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Japan to be without pandas for first time in 50 years
While the twin pandas were born in Japan, they belong to China under a loan agreement and are set to return by February 2026.
18 Dec 2025 - 7:31PM
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Cambodia
Thai-Cambodia border dispute reignites with bombing claims of casino hub
Cambodia accuses Thailand of bombing Poipet amid escalating border disputes, prompting Asean emergency talks and global ceasefire appeals.
18 Dec 2025 - 4:26PM
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Japan
Steppe in the right direction? ‘Japan is back’ in Central Asia with new summit
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the leaders of five Central Asian nations are expected to establish a new framework for cooperation in AI.
18 Dec 2025 - 5:41PM
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Bangladesh
Bangladeshi politician’s threat targeting India’s northeast deepens row
His claim of Delhi’s election interference comes days after a leader of the 2024 uprising in Bangladesh was shot in Dhaka.
18 Dec 2025 - 5:52PM
United States
Trump gives himself high marks in 2025 report card, with his eyes on 2026 fight
In a White House speech, the president claimed economic and foreign policy wins while urging voters to back his agenda in the midterms.
18 Dec 2025 - 3:39PM
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European Union
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A complicated new EU-China showdown is quietly taking shape
For now, both sides still need each other and there is nowhere else to turn. But behind this reliance, irritation and paranoia are rising.
18 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
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China-Japan relations
Chinese tourist arrivals to Japan lose momentum amid tensions: official data
Mainland visitor numbers rose just 3% in November after flight cuts and travel warnings took effect as diplomatic strains escalated.
18 Dec 2025 - 9:14AM
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Accidents and disasters in China
How will Jimmy Lai’s conviction affect China-UK ties, Starmer’s planned visit?
Outcome of ex-media tycoon’s Hong Kong trial poses stern test for Labour government’s balancing act with Beijing, observers say.
17 Dec 2025 - 11:17PM
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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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Britain
‘Big step forward’: UK rejoins Erasmus exchange programme in post-Brexit reset
After a five-year absence, the UK returns to the EU study abroad scheme, with 100,000 people estimated to benefit in the first year alone.
17 Dec 2025 - 7:11PM
Ukraine war
Trump administration readies new sanctions if Putin rejects peace deal
The new measures could arrive this week, targeting the tankers and traders fuelling Putin’s war as peace talks reach a critical stage.
17 Dec 2025 - 6:31PM
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China trade
China bets big on copper processing, but ‘weaponisation’ risks are low: analysts
Beijing views copper as critical for EVs and AI, but a reliance on imported ore limits China’s ability to use the strategic metal as leverage.
17 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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