You can’t understand the world without understanding China. No country has had a less predictable, more dynamic impact on the world in the past 40 years — and the next 40 will be no different.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced plans to visit eight Pacific Island nations this week, matching — or perhaps greatly outdoing — Biden’s recently unveiled economic and security plans for the region.
Joe Biden has said the U.S. would intervene militarily if China invaded Taiwan. He also unveiled a new economic initiative in the Indo-Pacific.
China’s Foreign Ministry has a long history of using colorful language to tell off it foreign critics. Today’s wolf warrior diplomats and spokespeople are continuing the tradition.
In this week’s China-Russia update: With tensions between Kazakhstan and Russia rising, China may be looking at how to best preserve its limited — but not unimportant — regional interests. China is also in talks with Russia over a major crude purchase, although it continues to largely comply with sanctions.
In the years before Trump, the China-Israel relationship was at its closest. But U.S. officials have recently warned against potential security threats. Where will China-Israel cooperation go from here?
Aaron Friedberg's U.S.-centric approach to the question of strategic engagement with China wildly overestimates actual American influence in the region.
Pro-independence politicians and groups blamed China’s pro-unification threats for the shooting at a Taiwanese church near Los Angeles on Sunday, and demanded action from both the Taiwan and U.S. governments.
A foiled suicide bombing against Chinese nationals in Pakistan is yet another attack that rattled Beijing, but will probably also strengthen its resolve.
China has not uttered an official peep of criticism of Russia for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, but it seems to be signaling that it would like to be seen as a neutral party.
Zhao Lijian rebuked a recent warning from the United States to Angola and other African governments not to use equipment made by Huawei.