September 23, 2026
China may make a bold, decisive move that the grandstanding American president can’t resist.
September 23, 2026
US AI giants such as Anthropic are reshaping U.S. politics in ways that serve their own interests, at the expense of the national interest.
September 18, 2026
Money is backed by military power: that is why the dollar still dominates. China’s RMB is rising fast, but its armed forces remain untested in war.
September 18, 2026
What if a great power grew stronger by making others stronger? Is it wishful thinking China peddles to perplex the world, or something the country is already practicing?
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September 18, 2026
What if a great power grew stronger by making others stronger? Is it wishful thinking China peddles to perplex the world, or something the country is already practicing?
September 15, 2026
The real risk for China isn’t a Mongolian cutoff.
September 10, 2026
The question is no longer whether Brazil should deepen its cooperation with China, but how.
September 10, 2026
Fifty years watching China: a Swiss sinologist on two civilizations and one world.
September 10, 2026
The West refuses to decline. The Global South must stop waiting and start preparing.
September 10, 2026
In 2026, Mao Zedong will still be revered by young people in China, not just as a mere worship, but as a deeper level of identification
September 9, 2026
The key lies not in material strength, but in unity between officers and soldiers, a mass line, organizational capacity and willpower.
September 9, 2026
In 1968, Mao turned Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination into a question about world revolution.
September 8, 2026
When the U.S. gloats about how its dominance of the plasma supply can threaten China, it should pay closer attention to the social costs it is already bearing at home.
September 8, 2026
While seeking a greater international role, India should first strive to eradicate poverty at home and raise living standards.
September 2, 2026
A nation’s rise begins in factories but can end on Wall Street. Over the past 500 years, four great powers followed a similar path. Is this a warning China can avoid?
August 31, 2026
“Latino” emerged as a U.S. racial category shaped by empire and labor exploitation.
August 28, 2026
As US debt soars past $40tn and investor confidence wanes, Chinese economist Chen Ping argues China’s asset-backed borrowing and green bonds offer a credible alternative.