Delivering on Low Expectations
We've had a fantastic relationship. We've gotten along. When there were difficulties, we worked it out. I would call you, and you would call me. And whenever we had a……
A Summit of Managed Rivalry, Not Reconciliation
President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing should not be read as a revival of the older era of U.S.–China engagement. Nor should it be mistaken for a ge……
Summit
In mid-May, if all goes as planned and nothing needs to be delayed or cancelled Donald Trump will travel to Beijing to meet CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping. Originally planned for mid-April ……
In Taiwan, meetings of this kind are never judged simply by whether they take place. They are judged by who appears to set the terms, who gains symbolic advantage, and whether Taiwan’s own democratic ……
In recent weeks, few issues have generated as much controversy in Taiwan as the visit of Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-Wun to China. Public reactions have been swift and polarized, reflecting n……
The Upheaval
Since the return of Donald Trump to the White House this column, while primarily focused on China has closely followed the dramatic and lasting changes which Trump’s administration has c……
During China’s annual “Two Sessions,” the government released the Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China. Among its chapters,……
1. Energy Geopolitics: Strategic Pressure in a Reconfigured Supply Chain
Two recent developments involving Washington have drawn considerable attention in the global energy landscape. In Venezuela, t……
Beijing’s Currency Wishlist
The Financial Times reporting on a recent essay in the CCP’s leading ideological journal Qiushi that Xi Jinping had called for China’s currency, the renminbi, to be a “pow……
January 2026
A month ago this column considered whether the 2025 could have been the pivotal year when the global power balance switched from the United States to China. Since then and almost on a d……
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