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……
In recent years, debates on China’s military trajectory and regional security risk have often centered on People’s Liberation Army (PLA) elite reshuffles, anti-corruption campaigns, and the internal g……
A Rollercoaster of a Year
For those interested in current affairs and history it is fun but perhaps foolish to try and judge what current events and what time periods really contribute to a meaningfu……
The New Realities
Last month this column looked at the shambolic UK China policy, or lack thereof. For over a decade the UK has floundered when it comes to conducting a sensible and consistent China……
I. Japan’s Strategic Language Under Prime Minister Takaichi
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s embrace of the phrase “A crisis in Taiwan is a crisis for Japan” (台湾有事は日本有事) marks not a rhetorical revival……
President Trump posted the term “G2” in reference to the U.S. and China on Truth Social before and after his meeting with President Xi Jinping in South Korea on October 30. On October 31 (U.S. Eastern……
On October 28, Xinhua released the full text of the “Proposal of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development.” Presented amid accelera……
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