How do young people in Taiwan view Cross-Strait relations?
Young men in Taiwan must ramp up their battle skills. From 2024, they will be conscripted into...
How do young people in Taiwan view Cross-Strait relations?
Young men in Taiwan must ramp up their battle skills. From 2024, they will be conscripted into...
Can China match America's soft power?
China is conducting a sustained global campaign to promote its interests. In some cases, it tries...
China has grand plans for Africa. It has pledged to increase its investment in the continent,...
China’s leaders have claimed that the country will contribute to one third of global economic...
China and Australia - A relationship in flux
Australia is facing the most challenging strategic circumstances since the second world war,...
Is the British government betraying Hong Kong?
The British government appears to be taking a position of "robust pragmatism" towards China....
What is South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol's view on China?
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol received widespread praise in the international media for...
China’s fraught relationship with the G7
The 2022 summit of G7 leaders in Cornwall ended with a series of rebukes for China’s actions in...
De-risking and decoupling - what do the terms really mean?
Every field has its jargon and the field of Sinology - or China studies - has many special terms....
Will there be a thaw in US-China relations?
When Joe Biden went to Hiroshima for the G7 summit in May, he declared that there will soon be a...
There are allegations that China has been interfering in the Canadian political system and...
How will Joe Biden handle China if he wins a second term?
President Biden is pursuing re-election for a second term, urging voters to give him four further...
Xi Jinping’s quarrel with liberal values
Xi Jinping challenges the liberal values of the west and hopes to forge a new world order which...
What drives the US Republican Party’s agenda on China?
The Republican politician who chairs Washington’s Select Committee on China, Mike Gallagher, has...
Does China need more economic stimulus?
China’s economy is struggling to regain momentum following the pandemic. Dwindling export demand...
Has Xi Jinping’s leadership left China on shaky ground?
Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, China has been asserting itself as a confident and strong...
The transatlantic alliance, known as NATO, is looking to the East. The leaders of Japan and South...
Why did Joe Biden call Xi Jinping a dictator?
Joe Biden has used tough language about Xi Jinping, saying he “does not have a democratic bone in...
How does China view developments in Russia?
Russia and China claim to have a “no limits” partnership. Nevertheless, the invasion of Ukraine...
Why does China reject U.S. calls for military dialogue?
The Pentagon says that China has repeatedly turned down its requests to hold high level talks...