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When Wang Yi Speaks, It’s Not Just China’s Foreign Minister Talking

Wang’s unprecedented consolidation of roles has made the Two Sessions press conference the most authoritative foreign policy signal Beijing...

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Why the US Strikes on Iran Won’t Derail the Trump-Xi Summit

The institutional machinery driving the Beijing summit is already too far advanced to reverse, and the Iran crisis has made holding it more urgent,...

03.03.2026 5

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How Trump’s 2026 National Defense Strategy Approaches Taiwan and China

The new strategy pairs "denial defense" with a strategic silence on Taiwan to maximize executive leverage. Yet this design rests on a dangerous...

27.01.2026 0

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Why Beijing Won’t Be Emboldened by the ‘Venezuela Precedent’

China’s coercion threshold is set by its own internal logic – not by external “precedents.”

08.01.2026 7

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How Chinese Analysts Interpret Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy

Far from celebrating an American retreat, Beijing’s strategists are reading the NSS as a blueprint for leaner – and potentially more dangerous –...

12.12.2025 10

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How the Trump-Xi Summit Led to a Blow up in China-Japan Ties 

A tactical truce with the United States has redirected China’s coercive pressure toward Tokyo and across the Taiwan Strait.

25.11.2025 3

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Why Viral Western Takes Still Misunderstand China’s Political Economy

Both the “engineering state” and the “mayor economy” framings obscure the critical mechanics of China’s growth machine.

18.09.2025 10

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